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Windows Recall still screenshots sensitive data at times, test shows

When Microsoft introduced Recall for Windows 11, data privacy and protection experts were horrified. Why? Because Recall continuously takes screenshots of your screen and saves them on your computer, even if those screenshots contain sensitive data like passwords and credit card details. Back then, Recall was still in testing, and the backlash was enough to get Microsoft to postpone its…
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How to get Microsoft Office 365 for dirt cheap as a student

Free alternatives may exist for Microsoft Office components, but sometimes they can’t stand in for the original. And as a student, the new cost of $100 per year for a Microsoft 365 Personal account is pretty expensive—but fortunately, you may not have to pay to use the…
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Sonos owns up to “limited” reports of overheating Roam speakers

Interest in Sonos’s smallest portable speaker is heating up—literally—following word that at least one of the units came close to catching fire. A Sonos user on Reddit posted images of the “singed” and “bulging” USB port on the back of his Roam, a portable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a smart speaker. Sonos has acknowledged the problem, admitting to a “very low”…
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Whoa! There’s a 7-inch tablet in the palm rest of this new laptop

Multi-screen laptops are a thing, and have been a thing for a while. I vividly remember the ThinkPad W700DS, which had a pull-out, secondary screen years before people started packing USB monitors in their bags. But what about a laptop with a secondary touchscreen, in a convenient place, and a lot smaller than any similar design I’ve seen? The SZBox DSX156 uses a standard 15.6-inch 1080p screen…
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Proton Launches Free 2FA App with Native Desktop Support

Proton Releases Privacy-Focused 2FA App With Desktop Support Swiss-based privacy tech company Proton has officially launched Proton Authenticator, a new open-source two-factor authentication (2FA) app available across all major platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux…
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Dropbox is shutting down its password manager. Export your data ASAP

Earlier this week, Dropbox announced that it will be shutting down its password manager app, Dropbox Passwords, just five years after it first launched. The service shutdown will occur in several phases. Starting August 28th, Dropbox Passwords will become read-only in both the mobile app and browser extension, and auto-fill functionality will be discontinued. In other words, you’ll still be able…
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