Signal, the secure messaging app beloved by millions of privacy-conscious users, is beta-testing an Instagram-inspired Stories feature. Who said cybersecurity couldn’t be fun? In an Oct. 5 post to a Signal community board about new beta features, the app announced testers would soon have access...
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October 9, 2022 albert
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Apple announced a handful of privacy-focused updates at its annual software developer conference on Monday. One called Private Relay particularly piques the interest of Chinese users living under the country’s censorship system, for it encrypts all browsing history so nobody can track or intercept the...
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According to recent numbers from the World Health Organization, roughly half of people aged 12-35 are at risk for hearing loss. That’s due in no small part to explosive growth in “personal listening devices” like smartphones. Young people are cranking up the volume on their...
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June 4, 2019 albert
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WhatsApp may soon have a new weapon in the fight against one of the most insidious forms of spam: shady links. The messaging app is testing a new feature that can detect suspicious links within messages and warns users before they click, a company rep...
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July 19, 2018 albert
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When a company’s founding partners share the names are Strumpshaw, Tincleton and Giggleswick you know you’re in for a ridiculous ride. ST&G are purveyors of maps that are a little bit naughty. Making maps highlighting lewd-sounding (yet totally real) place names in Britain, the U.S....
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