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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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How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)

Get rid of those old accounts before they cause a problem.

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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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Does Discord Notify When You Kick Someone?

Read this if you're considering removing someone from your Discord server.

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How to Remove Your Profile Picture From TikTok

Go back to how it was.

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Blink Security Cameras and Doorbells Are 50% Off for Labor Day

Keep tabs on your home without breaking the bank.

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Google Photos Update Will Help You Hide Private Pictures

Locked Folders now works on iOS and offers cloud backups.

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How to See Exactly Where a Photo Was Taken (and Keep Your Location Private)

Your iPhone or Android phone can display the location a photo was taken when you view the image properties.

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How to Make Your Reddit Profile Private

You have multiple ways to make your profile a bit more private.

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How to Generate SSH Keys in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Creating SSH keys is easy, and you have a few different ways to do it.

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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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Does WhatsApp Notify When You Screenshot?

Usually not, but there's one exception.

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How to Log Out of Reddit on Mobile and Desktop

It's just a matter of a few clicks or taps.

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Can My Cloud Provider Peek At My Files?

I always feel like somebody's watching me

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How to Completely Remove Your Online Presence

Privacy-focused apps, better browsing practices, and data broker opt-outs are all ways to scrub as much information as possible from the internet.

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Google Will Help Delete Your Personal Data From the Web

Google's updated privacy tools will alert you if your personal information is found in search results.

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PSA: Scammers Are Using Parking Meter QR Codes to Rip You Off

Make sure those high parking fees are going to the city, not scammers.

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