WhatsApp just got a new feature bolstering its long-standing emphasis on users’ privacy: a “Chat Lock”…
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Google will start deleting inactive accounts later this year
Google said this week that it would start deleting unused and abandoned accounts at the end…
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NASA is headed for the moon next week, and it’s bringing lots of weird stuff
A rocket stocked with scientific instruments, technological gadgets, and… bitcoin (literally) is about to head for…
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Teen ‘cyber kidnapping’ victim found hiding near Utah canyon
Authorities have located a missing Chinese high school exchange student “alive but very cold and scared”…
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Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea
Since 2021, the EU and the nation of Georgia have highlighted a need to install an…
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All the products that Google has sent to the graveyard
At Google’s annual I/O developer’s conference, the tech giant announced a whole heap of AI-powered features…
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Default end-to-end encryption is finally coming to Messenger and Facebook
Years after plans were first announced, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is finally the default communications option for…
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Should kids use social media? US psychology experts share their do’s and don’ts.
One of the leading US mental health organizations, the American Psychological Association (APA), has issued its…
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YouTuber sentenced to prison after intentionally crashing his plane
In case any readers need reminding: please do not intentionally crash your small prop plane into…
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23andMe says a data breach affected nearly half of its 14 million users
A data hack affecting 23andMe users is reportedly far more severe than what representatives first admitted…
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Elon Musk says Twitter will delete inactive users’ accounts, which could include your dead relatives
On Monday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced plans to delete accounts that the company deems inactive.…
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Log into your abandoned Google account now
The end is nigh for many Google accounts. Beginning on December 1, “inactive” accounts that haven’t…
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