After browsers like Chrome, Firefox, etc are being blamed for collecting several identifiable user data, Brave emerged as a new browser that’s more privacy-centric and with the new revenue model. Brave blocks ads, scripts, and trackers by default and even reward users with their native cryptocurrency for clicking on their suggested ads. Findings and Apologies While this model gained popularity in the crypto community, a new finding from a Twitter user, Yannick Eich revealed that Brave creators are cashing by tuning certain domain searches into affiliate links!...

COVID-19 Data of Brazilians Exposed What’s turning more difficult than handling the COVID-19 is securing the data of its patients. While many government agencies and medical facilities with poor security standards are falling prey to hackers, some are inadvertently exposing the database of patients’ data. One such incident happened in Brazil, that exposed about 16 million COVID-19 patients’ data. This was discovered by a GitHub user, who spotted a spreadsheet belonging to an employee of Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paolo....

Bad News for VLC Media Player Users High-Risk Assessment The CERT Confederation has classified the vulnerability as critical and awarded the risk assessment “High” (Level 4). This is the second-highest warning level for security holes in the CERT. Unlike in June, however, no cases have yet become known in which the vulnerability has been actively exploited According to the warning, the vulnerability allows remote attackers to unnoticed code execution on the PC their victims....

With the bill still in parliament, it would force companies with messaging apps like Apple (iMessage) and Meta (WhatsApp, Messanger) to have a direct medium, that’d let users of both the different apps communicate seamlessly. Google’s RCS might be the solution if this happens. Interoperable Messaging Platform So far, popular messaging platforms like iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal have only allowed people to communicate only if both are using the same platform....

In a blog post, Facebook’s Integrity VP said that success in handling and removing the hate speech on its platform is a multi-year journey, in which there continually developing and building solutions. Facebook’s AI in Handling Hate Speech Over the years, Facebook grew to be one of the highly controversial online platforms for sharing data. Apart from allegations like the company is selling user data, we’re seeing growing concerns of hate speech prevailing on the platform....

For a long, Facebook, like any other app, allowed users to open a web URL on any third-party browser available in the users’ device of their choice. But now, it seems to have silently pulled down that support and forcing users to open links in its in-app browser by default. Opening Links in Third-party Browsers As social media platforms are meant to be connecting people, they let users share any media and text in the form of their respective URLs and not just direct uploads....

The first half of this year has a tally of more than 8,500 complaints registered as smishing attacks, making the threat significant and steadily rising over time. Asking the Americans to be vigilant, FCC listed tips on how to stay secure against smishing attacks. SMS-Based Phishing Attacks on The Rise A general phishing campaign is always thought to be made using an e-mail, where the threat actor embeds his malicious link in the phishing email and asks his targets to interact with it....

The worst thing about Windows 11 is its sensitivity to touch. The program will not start if there is even a little dust on the sensor. The problem is that the sensor isn’t actually sensing your touch but is also sensing repeated touch patterns. Many users noticed bugs and missing features in the new Windows version. Previous posts have discussed Windows 11 issues such as Scanner not working and missing clock and date, File Explorer lag, and Scanner not being able to detect fingerprints....

But, unfortunately, many users from all around the world started noticing that the reels section was not appearing on their Instagram. Well, the reason behind this why Instagram Reels is not showing is still unclear. But, now you need not worry because we have some tricks using which you can easily fix this issue. Therefore, make sure to follow the guide until you find the Reels on your Instagram application....

The victims alleged that their lives made a “living hell” due to the harassment campaign run by eBay executives and some other employees. They’re alleged to send disturbing items to the couple while threatening to kill them. Charging the eBay Executives Today, the US Justice Department has levied a penalty of $40,000 and a jail term of nearly 5 years against James Baugh – eBay’s former senior director of safety and security – for harassing the creators of eCommerceBytes newsletter, David and Ina Steiner....

Edit Office Documents Directly from Gmail From now, whenever you will see a file in an email, you will see an edit icon. Earlier, the users had to download the attachment, but now with the new update, it has become more convenient. For Google Workspace users, Google has expanded agreement with the office documents. Steps to Edit Office Documents Directly from Gmail Once you edit the attachment, the new editing feature will not convert the office files to Google Docs, but it will be available in the original file format....

Move Your Eyeballs to Define Your Words Under its “Experiments with Google,” Google has shown up with a new accessibility tool called “Look to Speak.” As named, it would let a user make his phone speak on his behalf through eyeball movement. To start with, users should install the app from Playstore and setup their desired phrases. Of not, they can go with the basic pre-set phrases in the app. You’ll be asked to add your face while initializing, where you can practice selecting the options through the movement of your eyeballs!...

Chrome 94 is now available in Android, iOS, Mac and Windows, and has reduced update cycle, HTTPS-First Mode, Sharing Hub, etc. While some are available on updating the app, some features need to be enabled manually. Here’s more about it; Chrome 94 Features In its blog post today, Google announced Chrome v94 with a lot of bug fixes, improvements, and features. Google solved 19 different security issues and 32 bug fixes in the Android version in the desktop version....

The service is free, but any media backed up will be accounted to your Drive account quota, and others like app data, SMS, phone date saves for free. This one-tap solution will easily store and transfer all your phone data while migrating. Backup by Google One in Android While switching to a new phone is exciting, transferring all the phone data is a hassle. But, over time, this has been simplified by many OEMs and services to make our lives easier....

Google Cuts Playstore Fees by Half For years, both Google and Apple were accused of eating a big chunk of developers’ revenues by charging high Playstore fees of 30%. These protests had gone viral last year when the popular game Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple legally on this. Epic Games has gathered enough supporters to wage a similar war against Google, which eventually resulted now. As per the new announcement, Google decided to cut the Playstore fees by half, to 15% for those developers earning less than $1 million in revenue a year....

These include capturing their app screenshots in as many form factors as possible and displaying them better instead of promoting only through words in the description. Also, Google showcased what the Play Store for large-screen devices and ChromeOS would look like. A Suitable Play Store for Large Screen Devices Google’s unveiling of the Pixel Tablet isn’t just a hardware show, but its dedication to transforming the underlying software too. Earlier, the company promised that it’d make a new software (as Android 12L) and even tune the existing software for smartphones to better suit the large screen devices....

The Android 13 Go Edition is aimed at low-end smartphones and is a super lightweight OS. Yet, it comprises all the essential features. The new Android 13 Go Edition comes with Material You design and Google Discover feed, which have been solely confined to standard Android editions till now. Android 13 Go Edition In August this year, Google rolled out the stable build of Android 13 after prolonged testing. Aside from having few security features, it’s more of a design update....

Hibernating is like a deep sleep and has thin differences between shutting down and putting your PC into sleep. When did, it stores all your current work into your drive (SSD or hard drive) instead of RAM and shuts down your PC. Thus, it fulfills both the purposes of shutting down and sleep. A major advantage of putting your PC into hibernation is saving power. Your PC doesn’t draw any power while in hibernation since it’s shut down, yet saves your work on a hard drive for later use....

It allows you to restrict access to apps and services for other people you have shared. During any emergency, you can use the safety check feature on your iPhone to reset the device entirely. If you think that somehow due to shared access, your account on any app has a chance of getting compromised, then the safety check will come to your rescue. It will sign you out of iCloud from all the Apple devices....

But, now you don’t have to worry because we are here with a complete guide on how to watch live NFL Football games on Firestick. So, if you are one of those, then make sure to follow the guide till the end. Also Read- How to Install ShowBox on FireStick & Fire TV Methods to Watch Live NFL Football on Firestick Although there are various methods that you can use to watch live NFL Football on your Firestick, all of them may not be advised to use as they are illegal....