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Apple releases iOS 16, iPadOS 16 public betas

Apple on Monday seeded the first public betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, opening up the ‌iOS 16‌ beta testing process to the general public for the first time since the Worldwide Developers Conference. Developers have already had three betas, and the first public beta coincides with the third developer beta. Users who signed […]

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1Password 7.7 released, offers macOS Big Sur support, Apple Watch Unlock, other significant changes

If you’re a fan of 1Password, you’re going to like this. 1Password, the ubiquitous password locker program, has been updated to version 7.7. The new version, which incorporates support for macOS Big Sur, offers the following features and changes: Support for Apple Watch Unlock. If you’re using macOS 10.15 or later and using the latest […]

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Firefox update to version 70.0, adds Enhanced Tracking Protection features

The long-awaited Firefox 70 is here. And it’s added additional privacy features. The browser, which was updated on Monday, arrives with the following new features and changes: More privacy protections from Enhanced Tracking Protection Social tracking protection, which blocks cross-site tracking cookies from sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, is now a standard feature of […]

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Apple, Google, Mozilla block spying Kazakhstan root certificate in web browsers

Apple, Google, and Mozilla have begun blocking a Kazakhstan-based government-issued root certificate embedded in its websites. The root certificate attempts to spy on citizens and works to gain access to web browsers via its credentials. Per The Hacker News: “The root certificate in question, labeled as ‘trusted certificate’ or ‘national security certificate,’ if installed, allows […]

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Facebook confirms millions of Instagram users’ passwords were stored on company servers in an unencrypted format

And the hits just keep on coming for Facebook. As of March, Facebook announced that millions of its users’ passwords had been stored on company servers with no encryption. The company also stated that “tens of thousands” of Instagram passwords were also stored in the same unencrypted format. This number has now proven to amount […]