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Best encrypted messaging app 2021: Chat privately
While there are a number of messaging apps from which to choose, only a dozen or so have marketplace gravitas. The best-known and most-utilized are usually the ones that come with your smartphone: the Google, Samsung, and Apple Messages apps, the Facebook Messengers,...
The 25 most dangerous software vulnerabilities to watch out for
Mitre has released its rundown of the most widespread and critical vulnerabilities in software, many of which are easy to find and can be exploited by cyber criminals to take over systems, steal data or crash applications and even computers.The 2021 Common Weakness...
An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security
The shadowy world of private spyware has long caused alarm in cybersecurity circles, as authoritarian governments have repeatedly been caught targeting the smartphones of activists, journalists, and political rivals with malware purchased from unscrupulous brokers....
Google’s ‘about this result’ feature will now show why you got your specific search results
Google is updating its “about this result” feature for search results with an interesting new addition: context about how and why the company’s algorithm landed on the specific results for the links that it surfaces when you search for things.The company added the...
Robocalls still haven’t gone away, so here’s every method we know for stopping them
June 30 was an important date when it comes to the fight against the spam calls we all receive on a daily basis. As of a few weeks ago, all phone companies in the US are now required to start using Stir/Shaken technology. While it may sound like something out of a...
iOS 15 hidden features on iPhone: Here’s what Apple didn’t tell you
Later this year, your iPhone and iPad are going to receive a big update in the form of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, respectively. The updates include countless new features and changes such as improved privacy tools, a different approach to Do Not Disturb, and FaceTime now...
We’re loving these Android 12 hidden features. You can use them, too
Right on time, Google released the third public beta of Android 12 in the middle of July. The most recent update includes several new features, one of which is the ability to take a scrollable screenshot. According to the beta release schedule, Google will release...
Chrome will soon let you turn on an HTTPS-first mode
Google is working to make browsing more secure by soon offering an HTTPS-first option, which will try to upgrade page loads to HTTPS, the company announced on Wednesday. If you flip this option on, the browser will also show a full-page warning when you try to load up...
Apple’s latest iOS and macOS betas undo some of Safari’s controversial new design
Apple has released its third developer betas for the upcoming iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, and they bring some much-needed fixes to Safari — namely, undoing some of the more controversial changes introduced in the earlier betas. For macOS, that means a normal tab bar...