A new pop-up from Meta is causing a stir. Facebook users who want to upload stories are prompted to share their photos for “cloud processing,” reports The Verge. But this also allows…
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Watch out! These 3 Internet travel scams can ruin your summer
Warmer weather often means travel—a fact that scammers know very well. You just want to plan your vacation, so they flood the internet with fake booking sites, phony emails, and bogus deal…
Begone, passwords! Facebook and Messenger finally add passkey support
Meta is now starting to roll out support for passkeys to all Facebook users on Android and IOS. Passkeys are a password-free authentication standard that is stored locally on your device, be…
The 15 most dangerous places on the Internet
The internet might be more sanitized than it was in decades past, but it’s still plenty dangerous. You’ve been warned that the web is a security minefield—that it’s easy to get in…
Is someone spying on your Facebook account? Here’s how to find out
Unless you fly strictly under the radar, your Facebook account has valuable data about you—like who you speak with the most and what you talk about. It can also be a treasure…
I’m a tech expert, but I still commit these 8 PC sins and mistakes
I have a confession to make: I don’t always do as I say. I’ve been a tech journalist for 20 years. Over those years, I’ve written countless how-to guides and advice columns,…
Is a hacker logged into your Google account? Here’s how to tell
If you live in a more populated area, you likely check your doors before bed to make sure they’re locked. The same idea is worthwhile to apply to your vital online accounts,…
This PC security guru fell for a scam. Here are 3 lessons from his mistakes
Humans aren’t infallible, as much as we’d like to be. That includes security experts, as Troy Hunt revealed yesterday. Turns out, the legend behind HaveIBeenPwned (a site that lets you see which…
Gmail is killing SMS-based 2FA login codes in favor of this instead
With around 1.8 billion active users worldwide, Gmail remains the most popular email service by far. Google was also one of the first to pioneer and popularize two-factor authentication (2FA). You know…
20 million OpenAI users hacked? Here’s how to stay safe, just in case
Have you ever tried ChatGPT? You may want to take a quick moment to freshen up your account’s security. A Russian hacker is claiming to have login data for over 20 million…