Security
Secure every aspect of your day-to-day life with our tips and tech hacks so you’re less vulnerable to data breaches and other cyber threats.
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If Your Galaxy Notifications Are Messed Up, Here’s the Fix
If the notifications on your Galaxy smartphone are all messed up, you’re not alone. As reported by Android Police, Samsung’s latest One UI 6.1 update has inadvertently affected notification categories on some users’ Galaxy devices, throwing their carefully curated alert settings out the window. Luckily, there’s a fix. Notification categories, or notification channels as Google…
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How to Block the New Ads Microsoft Added to Windows 11
I recently upgraded my “unsupported” PC to Windows 11 and was immediately bombarded with banner alerts, ads, and current affairs news that I’d rather not be force fed by my operating system. Windows 11 doesn’t exactly offer a pleasant experience out of the box, but you can adjust a few settings to fix most of…
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YouTube Is Cracking Down on Third-party Apps That Block Ads
YouTube is not having it with these ad blockers. Late last year, the company started going after these anti-advertising tools on desktop: Users with ad blockers enabled would see a pop-up warning them to disable the tool while watching YouTube. If they didn’t comply, the site would block videos from loading, and the ad blocker…
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These LG TVs Have Major Security Vulnerabilities
If you own an LG smart TV, you need to update your device’s software—now. Security research firm Bitdefender recently discovered vulnerabilities in LG’s webOS that open the door for hackers to take over your TV. That in itself is a problem, but the potentially worse consequences are that access to your smart TV could open…