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Update Windows NOW!
If you’re running Windows 10 … well, you have my sympathy. But that aside, you need to patch your system[…]
Read moreLaser-hacking voice-assistants
Who knew? Microphones respond to light waves as well as sound waves. This allows hackers to attack voice-assistant technologies such as Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, sometimes from a considerable distance.
Read moreLocation, location, location history
Who knew? Turning off Location History on Google doesn’t actually turn off location history. That, at least, is the basis[…]
Read moreThe Dark Side of Facebook
“The biggest surveillance-based enterprise in the history of mankind.” In a hugely popular post titled The Ultimate Retaliation: Pranking my[…]
Read moreSmartphones: The Abuser in Your Pocket
The first three questions in the Am I In An Abusive Relationship questionnaire take on a whole new meaning if[…]
Read moreThe Spyingest Windows Ever
Windows 10 is without doubt the “spyingest” Windows ever. Visit Settings > Privacy and you’ll find 25 separate privacy settings,[…]
Read moreWeb of Spies
How to check out who is secretly checking you out Lightbeam is a simple browser add-on for Firefox that lets[…]
Read moreThe iPhone hack: What you need to know
A few days ago, one of Google’s security teams called Project Zero revealed a chilling and truly massive hack of[…]
Read moreClutter-free Web Browsing
Firefox has a great little built-in tool that most users don’t know about. It’s called Reader View and it’s right[…]
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