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Firefox 86 introduces Total Cookie Protection privacy feature, prevents cookies from being shared between websites

This is pretty nifty. Firefox 86, which was recently released by Mozilla, has added a new Total Cookie Protection privacy feature, which works as follows: Total Cookie Protection works by maintaining a separate “cookie jar” for each website you visit. Any time a website, or third-party content embedded in a website, deposits a cookie in […]

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Verizon announces it won’t cut off service due to billing, will waive late fees until June 30

With various wireless carriers easing billing restrictions during the pandemic, Verizon has followed suit, and announced on Monday that it will not disconnect individual customers and small businesses unable to pay their bills through June 30. The company has stated that service will not be terminated and that no late fees will be collected, the […]

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Fantastical updated to 3.0.1, adds fixes, addresses crashes

Fantastical is nifty. And it’s been updated of late. Fantastical, which functions as a hyper-powered calendar, can be activated with either a single click or keystroke. The application features a natural-language engine, allowing you to write in your own style. Other cool features include a location engine that locate the user and allow you to […]

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Twitter discloses bug that allowed for some iOS users’ location data to be shared

You’re not going to love this. Twitter on Monday disclosed a bug that in certain conditions resulted in an account’s location data being shared with a Twitter partner, even if the user had not opted in to sharing that data. The bug only affected a portion of Twitter’s iOS user base, the company says, and they’ve […]

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Verizon backs off on controversial data throttling plan set to begin in October

A little competition’s a good thing. According to The Verge, a statement from wireless carrier Verizon stated that the company will not be throttling 4G LTE data speeds for users grandfathered in to unlimited data plans, while at the same time announcing a buffed data plan promotion. In July, Verizon announced plans to expand its […]