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| | | Slack Resetting Thousands of User Passwords After Learning 2015 Breach Was Worse Than Previously Known | | Gizmodo | Slack is resetting roughly 100,000 user passwords for accounts that were active in 2015. The company has only recently learned that an old security breach from four years ago was perhaps worse than previously thought. | | iOS 13: Here Are the New Security and Privacy Features You Might’ve Missed | | TechCrunch | In just a few weeks Apple’s new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, will be out. TechCrunch has taken iOS 13 for a spin over the past few weeks—with a focus on the new security and privacy features—to see what’s new and how it all works. Here's what you need to know. | | Data Security Doesn't Matter Until It's Too Late | | Forbes | In a 2019 poll that author Reed Wilson conducted, 94% of all business leaders were “extremely concerned” about security breaches causing data loss for their company. If recent reports are any indication, then clearly these leaders are right to be concerned. Interestingly, though, this same group of leaders responded very differently when asked what their plans were to keep company data secure—76% of leaders said their plan was to “hope it doesn’t happen to us .” | | Google Has Removed 7 ‘Stalkerware’ Apps from Its Play Store | | The Next Web | Google has pulled seven tracking apps from the Play Store after Avast, a cybersecurity company, found they allowed people to stalk on their employees, children, or partner. |
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| | | Google Keep Notes: 10 Tips and Tricks to Become a Master | | PC World | Google Keep Notes might be the most underrated of Google’s services. It’s more than just a place to jot down your thoughts—it’s also the missing link to bring Docs, Calendar, Photos, and the rest of Google’s services together. Here are 10 tips and tricks to unlock the full potential of Google Keep Notes. | | Wifi Extenders: How to Pick (and Set Up) the Right One | | Mashable | Trouble streaming Netflix? The problem could be WiFi dead zones in your home. One possible solution: WiFi extenders. |
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| | | Protecting Private Browsing in Chrome | | The Keyword | It's not a SaaS update, but it is a Google Chrome update. At the end of July, Chrome will remedy a loophole that has allowed sites to detect people who are browsing in Incognito Mode. This will affect some publishers who have used the loophole to deter metered paywall circumvention. |
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