Why Your Privacy Score Matters More than Ever

Credit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:54:09 +0000

Not so long ago, a report stated that ‘130 million Aadhaar numbers were exposed online’ by just a…

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Meta and TikTok consider charging users for ad-free experience

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Meta

Tags: facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: X

Tags: Youtube

Tags: TikTok

Social media companies are offering or thinking about paid subscriptions in exchange for removing ads.

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A week in security (August 7 – August 13)

Categories: News

Tags: Zoom

Tags: YouTube

Tags: Chrome

Tags: TikTok

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Cloudflare

Tags: robocallers

Tags: security advisor

A list of topics we covered in the week of August 7 to August 13 of 2023

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YouTube makes sweeping changes to tackle spam on Shorts videos

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: shorts

Tags: video

Tags: spam

Tags: scam

Tags: comments

Tags: replies

Tags: block

Tags: remove

YouTube is making drastic changes to combat a a growing tide of spam comments on the Shorts video category.

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A week in security (May 8-14)

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: ad block

Tags: sponsored tweets

Tags: Twitter

Tags: fake BBC News

Tags: AVLab assessment

Tags: Google

Tags: Google Passkey

Tags: MSP

Tags: Patch Tuesday

Tags: Discord

Tags: RedStinger

Tags: tech support scam

Tags: Aurora stealer

Tags: Invalid Printer loader

Tags: MSI

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Brightline

Tags: ransomware review

Tags: Allan Liska

Tags: Lock and Code S04E11

The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14.

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YouTube is testing ad blocker detection

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: youtube

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: network

Tags: ad industry

Tags: block

Tags: blocker

Tags: adblock

Tags: malware

Tags: malvertising

Tags: intrusive

Tags: popup

Tags: affiliate

We take a look at YouTube’s testing of ad blocking detection and why it might not be popular with users.

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YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children’s data

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: ICO

Tags: data

Tags: children

Tags: YouTube Kids

Tags: gathering

Tags: collecting

Tags: safety

Tags: privacy

The complaint asserts that YouTube collected “the location, viewing habits and preferences” of up to five million children.

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The rise of multi-threat ransomware

Categories: News

Tags: ransomware

Tags: malwarebytes

Tags: youtube

Tags: video

Tags: multi-threat

Tags: single threat

Tags: double threat

Tags: triple threat

Tags: encrypt

Tags: extortion

Take a look at our ten minute video walkthrough of ransomware issues and concerns.

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