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4149 news in this category

1. You will have to prove your age to Discord soon if you want an 'adult' experience

   By Karlston, February 10   

   • discord
   • age verification
   • 0 comments
   • 211 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 10

2. You've heard of carjacking – but what about carhacking?

   By aum, August 10, 2024
   • 1 comment
   • 1,330 views
   • 
   • Comment by andy2004
   • August 11, 2024

3. You’ll have to tell Instagram your birthday to keep using the app

   By Karlston, August 30, 2021   

   • instagram
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 2,316 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 30, 2021

4. Young hacker faces 20-year prison sentence for creating prolific Imminent Monitor RAT

   By aum, August 1, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,236 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 1, 2022

5. Your boss can monitor your activities without special software

   By aum, October 7, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,205 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 7, 2022

6. Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You

   By aum, September 25, 2023
   • 1 comment
   • 1,167 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • September 25, 2023

7. Your browser stores passwords and sensitive data in clear text in memory

   By Karlston, June 12, 2022   

   • browsers
   • 0 comments
   • 1,641 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 12, 2022

8. Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too

   By aum, December 31, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 1,298 views
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   • Added by aum
   • December 31, 2023

9. Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says

   By Karlston, April 19, 2022   

   • ios
   • tracking
   • 0 comments
   • 1,370 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 19, 2022

10. Your KeePass Master Password may be at risk, but a fix is coming

    By Karlston, May 18, 2023   

    • keepass
    • 0 comments
    • 1,780 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2023

11. Your logins could be among 180M just added to Have I Been Pwned - how to check for free

    By aum, October 27, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 442 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 27, 2025

12. Your next Phishing email may come straight from PayPal

    By Karlston, August 8, 2022   

    • phishing
    • 0 comments
    • 1,451 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2022

13. Your organization will soon be able to find out what extensions you have installed in Edge

    By Karlston, January 30   

    • microsoft edge
    • 1 comment
    • 253 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 30

14. Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords

    By Karlston, May 7, 2022
    • 1 comment
    • 1,460 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • May 8, 2022

15. Your tech support company runs scams. Stop—or disguise with more fraud?

    By Karlston, April 13
    • 0 comments
    • 201 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 13

16. Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.

    By Karlston, August 19, 2024   

    • smart tv
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • smart tv
      • ads
      • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 2,217 views
    • 
    • Comment by meohmy
    • August 27, 2024

17. Your Wyze webcam might have let other owners peek into your house

    By Karlston, September 9, 2023   

    • wyze
    • 0 comments
    • 1,375 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 9, 2023

18. YouTube adblock measures gets Edge very wrong

    By Karlston, October 12, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • youtube
      • ads
      • microsoft edge
    • 2 comments
    • 1,735 views
    • 
    • Comment by Ha91
    • October 21, 2023

19. YouTube confirms it has launched a global effort to crack down on ad blockers

    By Karlston, November 1, 2023   

    • youtube
    • adblockers
    • 2 comments
    • 1,984 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • November 2, 2023

20. YouTube confirms that it is testing out blocking ad blockers on the site

    By Karlston, May 11, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ad blockers
    • 0 comments
    • 1,558 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 11, 2023

21. YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer

    By Karlston, August 13, 2023   

    • youtube
    • 1 comment
    • 1,884 views
    • 
    • Comment by jayballs
    • August 13, 2023

22. YouTube improving viewer experience by showing fewer disruptive mid-roll ads

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025   

    • youtube
    • 0 comments
    • 1,139 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

23. YouTube intensifies crackdown on adblockers with this new restriction

    By Karlston, June 29, 2023   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,949 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2023

24. YouTube is bringing its age detection tech to the U.S. to identify minors

    By Karlston, July 30, 2025   

    • youtube
    • age verification
    • 0 comments
    • 462 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 30, 2025

25. YouTube is bringing unskippable 30-second ads to TV

    By Karlston, May 18, 2023   

    • youtube tv
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,706 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 18, 2023