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<!–> NurPhoto/Getty Images Google reached a $23 million settlement on a class action lawsuit filed against the company for sharing users’ referrer headers, which include users’ search terms, with third parties. Although Google denies any wrongdoing in the settlement, it is still willing to pay you some money. Also: Best secure browsers to protect your privacy […] More
<!–> Getty Images/Tatyana Aksenova / 500px I’m a huge proponent of the thermal cameras built into smartphones. They’re a super handy tool for the DIYers, engineers, and technicians. They give you a superpower – the ability to see heat. Why is this useful? I’ve found a lot of reasons – from finding components that are […] More
<!–> Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Update (June 13, 2023): The vulnerability highlighted in the original article below has been resolved and it is no longer possible to break into an account using just a phone number, as far as we know. Vulnerabilities in the social media platform do exist, but Facebook now operates a […] More
<!–> NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images Meta has been instructed to remove a Facebook page containing content deemed egregious under a Singapore legislation that kicked in just this year. It marks the first time a social media platform has been directed to do so since the Online Safety Act took effect on Feb. 1. Also: US Surgeon General […] More
Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Overall, passwords are a hassle to deal with. Having to go through the effort of creating and remembering strong passwords only to have them eventually compromised can be frustrating. According to Google, over 60% of data breaches in 2021 involved stolen login credentials or phishing. Also: 3 ways to spot a malware-infected […] More
<!–> Getty Images/dowell Imagine logging in to your Bitwarden vault and not realizing someone is looking over your shoulder. You type your master password and gain access to all of the wonders within, but you’re unaware the person behind you now knows your master password. Also: How to use Bitwarden Send (and when you should) […] More
<!–> rafapress/Shutterstock Google recently removed a popular screen-recording app for Android known as iRecorder – Screen Recorder from the Play Store after it was revealed to be stealing information from users. The app debuted in the Play Store in 2021 and was seemingly harmless. However, an update in 2022 introduced malicious functionality to devices that downloaded the […] More
<!–> Getty Images/d3sign How often have you had a tax document, contract, application, assignment, will, or some other type of document that contained sensitive information – but that you still had to share with someone? That document might contain your Social Security number, bank account, or other information – which could be disastrous if the […] More
