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1. Mozilla is rolling out Total Cookie Protection to more Firefox users

   By Karlston, May 27, 2022   

   • mozilla firefox
   • tracking cookies
   • 0 comments
   • 676 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 27, 2022

2. The differences between Windows account PINs and passwords

   By Karlston, August 8, 2022   

   • windows
   • pins
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows
     • pins
     • passwords
   • 0 comments
   • 781 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 8, 2022

3. Network access to Pakistan’s top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum

   By aum, August 16, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 706 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 16, 2021

4. AT&T breach? ShinyHunters selling AT&T database with 70 million SSN

   By aum, August 20, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 779 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 20, 2021

5. A UK recruitment firm exposed sensitive applicants data for months

   By mood, May 23, 2021   

   • sensitive data
   • misconfigured
   • 0 comments
   • 1,008 views
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   • Added by mood
   • May 23, 2021

6. 23 Android apps caught leaking sensitive data of 100 million users

   By mood, May 22, 2021   

   • misconfigured
   • sensitive data
   • 0 comments
   • 1,167 views
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   • Added by mood
   • May 22, 2021

7. How to disable Lock Screen ads on Windows 11

   By Karlston, October 14, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • lock screen
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • windows 11
     • lock screen
     • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 1,467 views
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   • Comment by Kalju
   • October 14, 2023

8. 2021 looks to become another record year for the DuckDuckGo search engine

   By Karlston, June 17, 2021   

   • duckduckgo
   • 0 comments
   • 1,199 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 17, 2021

9. Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes 38 million data records

   By aum, August 23, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 733 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 23, 2021

10. Overseas hacker group hits email system of Chinese university

    By aum, June 22, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 654 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 22, 2022

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

    By Karlston, February 24   

    • gmail
    • verification
    • 1 comment
    • 213 views
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    • Comment by charlien
    • February 24

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

    By Karlston, February 25   

    • phishing
    • paypal
    • 0 comments
    • 229 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 25

13. Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking

    By Karlston, January 13   

    • google
    • fingerprinting
    • 0 comments
    • 302 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 13

14. PayPal's data sharing controversy: New setting raises privacy concerns

    By Karlston, October 2, 2024   

    • paypal
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 690 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 2, 2024

15. Here is another reason why you should never click on ads to download software

    By Karlston, August 2, 2024   

    • ads
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 601 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 2, 2024

16. YouTube on TVs reportedly showing ads even when pausing videos to more users

    By Karlston, September 12, 2024   

    • youtube
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 621 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 12, 2024

17. Windows has an 8-year-old security issue that is exploited and known by Microsoft for some time

    By Karlston, March 19   

    • windows
    • security issue
    • 0 comments
    • 154 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 19

18. First Bitwarden password manager update of 2025 improves password auto-fill

    By Karlston, January 16   

    • bitwarden
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 586 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16

19. Seeing Ads on YouTube? Google is testing server-side ads that break adblockers

    By aum, June 13, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 612 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 13, 2024

20. KeePassXC adds support for Passkeys, improves database import from Bitwarden and 1Password

    By Karlston, March 11, 2024   

    • keepassxc
    • 0 comments
    • 862 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 11, 2024

21. KeePass 2.56 released: options search and history improvements

    By Karlston, February 5, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 677 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 5, 2024

22. Google ends support for less secure passwords in third-party apps (workaround)

    By Karlston, January 20, 2024   

    • google
    • third-party apps
    • 0 comments
    • 664 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 20, 2024

23. How to watch age-restricted content on YouTube without signing in to your Google account

    By Karlston, January 19, 2024   

    • youtube
    • 1 comment
    • 1,198 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • January 19, 2024

24. Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users

    By Karlston, January 16, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • incognito mode
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • incognito mode
      • tracking
    • 1 comment
    • 632 views
    • 
    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • January 17, 2024

25. Google Chrome 132 update fixes 16 unique security issues

    By Karlston, January 16   

    • google chrome
    • update
    • 0 comments
    • 306 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 16