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1. Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft

   By Karlston, February 28, 2025   

   • microsoft copilot
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,203 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28, 2025

2. Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide

   By Karlston, February 28, 2025   

   • android tv
   • botnet
   • 0 comments
   • 1,155 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 28, 2025

3. Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary solution

   By Karlston, February 27, 2025   

   • microsoft
   • eu
   • 0 comments
   • 1,077 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 27, 2025

4. Microsoft Edge will also block uBlock Origin, but it may not be just yet (Update)

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • manifest v3
   • 2 comments
   • 1,872 views
   • 
   • Comment by SPECTRUM
   • February 28, 2025

5. Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • microsoft edge
   • manifest v3
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • microsoft edge
     • manifest v3
     • canary channel
   • 2 comments
   • 1,521 views
   • 
   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • February 28, 2025

6. Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS [and iPadOS]—here’s how

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • google password manager
   • ios & ipados
   • 0 comments
   • 1,041 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 26, 2025

7. Google is killing uBlock Origin. Here are your options.

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • google chrome
   • ublock origin
   • 6 comments
   • 1,963 views
   • 
   • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
   • March 3, 2025

8. Firefox continues Manifest V2 support as Chrome disables MV2 ad-blockers

   By Karlston, February 26, 2025   

   • google chrome
   • manifest v2
   • 2 comments
   • 1,474 views
   • 
   • Comment by DKT27
   • February 27, 2025

9. There is a new PayPal Phishing Scam that you need to know about (using real PayPal emails)

   By Karlston, February 25, 2025   

   • phishing
   • paypal
   • 0 comments
   • 1,090 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 25, 2025

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

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025   

    • youtube
    • 0 comments
    • 1,171 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

11. Ads Popped Up on Drivers’ Screens. There May Be More on the Way

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 1,043 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

12. Australia bans all Kaspersky products on government systems

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025   

    • kaspersky
    • australia
    • 0 comments
    • 1,017 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

13. How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history

    By Karlston, February 25, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 1,235 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25, 2025

14. Gmail: Google plans to end SMS verification in favor of QR codes

    By Karlston, February 24, 2025   

    • gmail
    • verification
    • 1 comment
    • 1,021 views
    • 
    • Comment by charlien
    • February 24, 2025

15. Microsoft Edge get three security patches in the latest update

    By Karlston, February 22, 2025   

    • microsoft edge
    • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,277 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 22, 2025

16. The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?

    By Karlston, February 21, 2025   

    • tp-link
    • routers
    • 1 comment
    • 1,473 views
    • 
    • Comment by Mutton
    • February 22, 2025

17. Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

    By Karlston, February 21, 2025   

    • apple
    • icloud
    • 0 comments
    • 1,105 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 21, 2025

18. Did Microsoft just try to gaslight us? The tech giant has seemingly backtracked on changes to the account sign-in experience.

    By Karlston, February 20, 2025
    • 1 comment
    • 1,164 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 22, 2025

19. WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

    By Karlston, February 19, 2025   

    • winrar
    • privacy
    • 9 comments
    • 2,107 views
    • 
    • Comment by mp68terr
    • March 3, 2025

20. Google Chrome's AI-powered security feature rolls out to everyone

    By Karlston, February 17, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • security
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • security
      • ai
    • 1 comment
    • 1,116 views
    • 
    • Comment by dabourzannan
    • February 17, 2025

21. Angry users react as Apple reportedly considers bringing ads to Apple Maps

    By Karlston, February 17, 2025   

    • apple maps
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,118 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 17, 2025

22. Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

    By Karlston, February 14, 2025   

    • reddit
    • paywall
    • 0 comments
    • 1,329 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14, 2025

23. Discord now lets you quietly block people

    By Karlston, February 10, 2025   

    • discord
    • 0 comments
    • 1,201 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 10, 2025

24. Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices

    By Karlston, February 9, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 1,027 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 9, 2025

25. AMD fixes bug that lets hackers load malicious microcode patches

    By Karlston, February 6, 2025   

    • amd
    • 0 comments
    • 1,278 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 6, 2025