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U.S. survey: 81% have shared passwords with romantic partners
First comes love, then comes… password sharing? It’s a fact of relationships in the digital age: Most couples divulge private login details to each other, often for convenience, but they also say ...
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Is Lensa safe? A privacy guide for using the Lensa app
Unless you’ve added “digital detox” to your list of New Year’s resolutions, you’ve likely seen a deluge of illustrated portraits of your friends popping up on your social media timelines. At...
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Dangers of social media for kids and how to protect them
If TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook were physical places, most parents wouldn’t let their children visit them alone. However, despite the majority of social media platforms requiring their users to b...
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Uses of blockchain (beyond finance)
Since the concept of a blockchain was first introduced in 2008 as part of a proposal for Bitcoin, it’s moved far beyond the world of cryptocurrency. Due to its ability to simultaneously offer full...
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How to check and remove malware on Android devices
Your Android phone is running slow. The battery drains faster than usual.. And those annoying pop-up ads? They’re everywhere. Maybe it’s just normal wear and tear—or maybe it’s malware. Malwar...
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Is FaceApp safe?
Everyone is posting beautifully rendered photos of themselves on social media right now thanks to Lensa AI, an app that uses artificial intelligence to create artful images of you. But before Lensa, t...
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What are passkeys? Here’s the next big sign-in method
Passwords have evolved over time, with companies requiring longer, more complex ones to deal with increased sophistication of hackers trying to break into accounts. Two-factor authentication has also ...
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What is a smart city?
The words “smart city” are practically foolproof conversation starters these days. Around the world, smart cities are implementing IoT devices, sensors, and other components to harvest data and gl...
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We asked OpenAI's chatbot to write about its maker
OpenAI has been in the news for its new chatbot, called ChatGPT. Ask the online service a question, and it can return a full essay using realistically human-sounding language in well-executed structur...
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Samsung lost its Android app-signing key—and didn’t replace it
This post was written by Pete Membrey, chief engineer – VPN technologies, ExpressVPN When you lose your house keys, it’s common practice to replace the lock on the door—especially if those keys ...
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