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Though the department fixed this bug after being informed, it somehow exposed all the bank account and social security numbers of over 713,000 applications. Informing all the taxpayers about the incident, the department is offering a year of free credit monitoring to them. Exposing Taxpayers Data As TechCrunch reported, a researcher named Kamran Mohsin had spotted a bug in Florida’s Department of Revenue website that exposed the sensitive data of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers....

According to reports, the Commission is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft about this deal, considering it gives it an unfair advantage in the video games market. Similar investigations are being carried out by regulators of other nations, too, outside the US. Jeopardizing Microsoft’s Activision Deal Ever since Microsoft announced it’s acquiring Activision Blizzard, several regulators have jumped in to investigate the deal. One among them is the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has just completed the major parts of its investigation into this matter....

Reasons cited for this are increasing authoritative governments globally, which are cracking down on activists and free speech. Also, the lack of regulation in the domestic tech industry causing more misinformation to spread online. Threat to Internet Freedom Every year since 1973, a Washington DC-based democracy advocacy group called Freedom House is releasing a survey report on universal internet freedom, which determines the freedom of expression over the internet in every country....

The list includes South Korea, India, Indonesia, Russia, and Turkey in the top 5. Google said the majority of takedown requests were related to medical misinformation, defamation, harassment, and impersonation – all scoring new highs this time. Google’s Content Removal Report Every year, Google is approached by several governments with requests for taking down objectionable content, appearing in various sections of the internet. While most could be in Google’s search results, others could be in related or third-party services....

Google Assistant Driving Mode in Maps Google has announced this feature last year in its I/O event and showcased few snippets on how it would look like. While some have seen an option to this earlier this month, it’s just nothing but a redirection to Google Assistant. Now, as reported by XDA developers, a new navigational UI, just as seen earlier, has been found in the Navigation Settings of Google Maps....

This section also includes information on with whom the data is being shared, and for what purposes. These details should be uploaded by the respective app developers, and be updated whenever there’s a change. Any misinformation committed may lead to the app’s removal from Play Store, Google noted. Data Safety in Google Play Store In WWDC 2020, Apple announced Privacy Nutrition Labels – a dedicated section in App Store to make users know what information the apps are collecting, and with whom it’s being shared....

The warning banner is triggered whenever the user is opening an unknown file from the web, be it a Doc, Sheet, Slides, or Drawings. This comes after a lot of scammers in wild are using Google suite apps for crafting their phishing campaigns and stealing users’ sensitive data. Warning Banner in G-Suite Apps A phishing attack is one of the major and simplest means of obtaining someone’s information, which is used as the first step in many malicious campaigns....

But what can you do if you still want to use such blocked sites and bypass firewalls? Are you the one who wants to use such sites? Then don’t worry; we are here to give you some ways by which you can use blocked sites or contents. In addition, there are a few different ways to get around on the school or work’s blocked sites. Also Read- Best Free Firewall for Windows 11/10...

In fact, you can create it even if you don’t have any technical skills. But before creating a keylogger, let’s see what exactly is a keyword and what it does? What is Keylogger? It is a kind of mini software that runs on your system and keeps a record of every keystroke entered by the user and keeps an accessible record of that data in a log file. That log file is most of the time encrypted, so only you can access it....

Now, the feature has been rolled out on Instagram as well that lets you create avatars similar to how Bitmoji works and share it across stories and DMs on the Instagram app. Let’s dive into how to enable it and how you can share it via stories and DMs. Also Read- How to Remix Reels on Instagram How To Make Your Instagram Avatar? Let’s see how you can create your Avatar on Instagram using the step-by-step instructions mentioned below....

Since subscript and Superscript are essential features for any doc editing program, Google Docs added the feature a while ago. But most users are not aware of this new feature. So today, we will guide you on using the new Subscript & Superscript feature in Google Docs. After learning this feature, you can edit any doc file easily for either person or office use. How To Do Subscript & Superscript in Google Docs?...

To overcome this, one can enable 2FA on Xbox. 2FA adds an extra layer of security to your account. You will be asked to enter the code or the OTP that you get to access the account. In this article, we will be discussing how you can enable 2FA on Xbox. How to Enable 2FA on Xbox You can enable 2FA on Xbox from Microsoft’s official website. To do so, follow the steps given below-...

In 2021 tools related to Remote Desktop are in the hype, because everybody living work from home culture needs these features to access each other system files and make changes to them. There is no need to buy a third-party tool to use a remote desktop connection because windows already offer you this; you just need to enable this feature. So below, we will guide you on activating or enabling Remote Desktop connection in Windows 11 and help you connect to another PC....

This error can also occur when there is a problem with the Windows Registry or hardware, or the system might be infected with malware or virus. One of the most common reasons for getting the “MSVCP100.dll missing ” error is the system is not having the Visual C++ Redistributable patch installed, and so programs cannot run. This means the Visual C++ Redistributable was failed to install or was not installed correctly or that “MSVCP100....

If you often use the app then you can keep the app on your Windows screen. When you are using the calculator with other apps, you might lose the calculations. Or you don’t like to open the app again and again. So, at this time Always-On-Top mode is helpful for you. Always-On-Top mode helps you to keep the calculator always on top of your Windows screen. This feature is available only in Standard calculator Mode....

Yes, Microsoft downloads the new updates rolled out in your Windows 10 PC by default, which can charge your data balance abnormally sometimes. While some updates are petty and needless data to Install, some system updates may consume gigabytes of data, thus exhausting your data plan soon. So, if you want to stop them from happening, realize that you can pause the downloads for a month or just a couple of weeks....

When you switch or upgrade to Windows 11, you may not find this folder in the File Explorer, but that doesn’t mean it is not there. Like Windows 10, the Libraries folder is hidden by default. The good news is, that you can easily unhide the Libraries folder in Windows 11. This article discusses the steps to help you show or hide the Libraries folder in Windows 11. Above all, we will also discuss the steps to help you add more folders to the Library folder in Windows 11....

To the unknown, a Dev (developer) channel is a testing phase where the preliminary software builds are tried by developers and enthusiasts mostly. Since they’re initial versions, there will be many bugs to deal with, but it offers early insights into the software. The Dev channel’s next phase is a slightly better version where the user can see fewer bugs than that in the Dev channel. These will be proceeded with frequent development and be released as stable build one day....

Nowadays, people are more concerned about privacy so that no one can access their data without permission and feel safe when they perform any action over their browser or even in their system. Thankfully, Google Chrome offers some options or privacy settings to prevent the data from being stolen. The Privacy Settings in Chrome help block explicit ways of data collection without even the user’s permission. If you browse websites on Chrome and want to protect your data, you can turn on privacy settings; let’s discuss how....

Next Level of Hypocrisy? There couldn’t be a better example than this for hypocrisy. The Indian government, which started a campaign called Aatma Nirbhar Abhiyan last month, has urged its citizens to become more self-reliant by using the local products and exporting much rather than importing. This is more like the second phase of the Modi government’s Make in India plan and received positively by the citizens. But, the government doing opposite of it was just unimaginable!...