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Google needs to stop blocking VPNs on Android Auto – Here’s how to fix it
I never thought I’d need to deal with this. I’ve been using Android VPNs for years now, and after getting a new car, I wanted to hit the roads and blast some Sleep Token. As you can imagine, I hit something of a snag – Android Auto blocks your connection…
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Web scraping is becoming a major issue — and these are the most scraped websites around today
New research has revealed the scale of the growing problem of web scraping across some of the world’s biggest websites. Smartproxy’s report of the most scraped websites of 2024 claims social media pages make up more than one-quarter (27%) of the most scraped sites. During 2023 and the first three…
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Tabletop gamers hit by data breach affecting Roll20 gaming site
Online tabletop and role-playing game company Roll20 have revealed suffered a data breach that resulted in sensitive user data being exposed. The company confirmed the news in an FAQ post published on its website, noting an unauthorized individual accessed its systems on June 29, using a compromised admin account. From…
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Passwords are passé: GenAI demands new methods of digital security
Passwords might seem like a relatively recent, internet-age phenomenon, but the first digital password dates all the way back to 1961. Other significant events that year: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the earth, construction began on the Berlin Wall in East Germany, and the Beatles…
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A recent Microsoft data breach also let Russian hackers compromise US federal agencies
The cybersecurity breach that hit Microsoft in late 2023 also impacted the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), and the Peace Corps. The comapony notified both organizations about the breach in March 2024, and has even warned USAGM that the attackers might have…
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Microsoft settles lawsuit claiming it punished employees for taking protected time off
Microsoft has agreed to a $14.2 million settlement to resolve allegations of discriminatory practices against some employees who took protected leave, but were reportedly punished for doing so. The Civil Rights Department (CRD) of California has been investigating whether Microsoft had violated the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and…
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