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You Can Now Sign Into Amazon with Passkeys

The company's passkey implementation is still a bit clunky, though.

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Tor Browser 13.0 Finally Adds a Landscape Aspect Ratio

It also fixes the "red screen of death" and offers new app icons.

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Vivaldi Will Block Chromium's Data-Collecting Topics API

Your browsing interests won't be shared with Google or advertisers.

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Update Your Apple Devices to Patch a Critical Zero-Click Exploit

The exploit has been used to distribute Pegasus spyware.

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The 2022 Lastpass Security Breach Just Got Worse

If you never changed your passwords the first time around, now is the time.

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How to Move Microsoft Authenticator to a New Phone

Did you just get a new phone? You'll have to transfer your 2FA accounts if you use Microsoft Authenticator.

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Proton Reveals What’s Next for Its Password Manager

A web app, login sharing, and more.

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WinRAR Has a Severe Security Flaw: Update Your PC Now

Hackers may exploit this flaw to enable arbitrary code execution.

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This Mac Utility Is Now Malware

Get rid of it, now.

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Microphone Jammers Promise Better Privacy, But How Do They Work?

You never know who might be listening.

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Encrypt Your Passwords Across Devices With pCloud Pass

This article is sponsored by pCloud.

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1Password's Update Makes Family Subscriptions Even Better

A good password manager is basically a necessity these days, and 1Password is one of the best ones out there.

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Toyota's New Data Breach Affects 260,000 Car Owners

Another day, another security breach.

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MSI Just Had a Security Breach

Not another one.

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How Is SSH Different From Telnet?

SSH is vastly more secure than TELNET, which ought to be retired.

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Uber Has Suffered a Data Breach, Once Again

We can't get a break, can we?

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How BIMI Will Make It Easier to Trust Email Messages

BIMI should help pave the way to a more trustworthy inbox once it's fully implemented.

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Firefox Relay Can Give You a Burner Phone Number for Spam

Protect your phone number online.

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