One of the major concerns with fraud today and in the future is deepfakes. At the RSA Conference, voice tech company Pindrop launched new features that improve voice analysis. These features can predict the age range of a caller and monitor fraudulent efforts to pass voice verification. A VP from the company explained that […]
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Essential privacy fix: Remove yourself from creepy people search sites
People search sites advertise their ability to find your friends and relatives, but they also allow others to find you. The sites have a range of personal information, not just name and address, but also family members, property records, employment info, and more. These sites are lightly regulated and often scammy. Never pay for […]
Is it time to swap your password for a QR code?
It is an interesting time in the technological world and the question has been asked, whether or not it’s time to switch out your password and use a QR code instead. There are a bunch of advantages to using a QR code because you simply don’t have to worry about remembering your password. The […]
Can You Plug a Surge Protector Into a Surge Protector?
While it might not be the safest thing possible, you technically can plug a surge protector into another surge protector. This is somewhat dangerous though because this increases the chance that you will overload the strip that is directly connected to the wall outlet. While many power strips offer surge protection, there are still […]
How to Back Up Files to External USB Storage in Windows 11
Backing up files to an eternal USB storage card in Windows 11 is actually pretty easy. The first thing that you need to do is set up a full hard drive copy of your backup. All you have to do fort his is go to back up and restore, plug in your external USB […]
Microsoft Says it Didn’t Mean to Put Ads in Windows 11 File Explorer (Yet)
Microsoft watchers know that the office giant regularly offers online build views and even debugging software updates for techies to download. Recently, however, a build was met with a negative outcry, presumably due to a mistake on the part of Microsoft. Insider fans expected a treat, as usual, when Microsoft revealed a Microsoft 11 […]
How to block text messages on Android
Landlines have long included a block caller feature, one that most users are up to date on and make regular use of. Most of us also regularly block access to our phones from Spammers that would otherwise fill our message box with irrelevant offers and data we don’t need. However, not all of us […]
Microsoft releases public preview of Windows Autopatch
For the past several weeks general public has been guessing what will the new feature offered by Microsoft be like when implemented. As a reminder, we are talking about the feature offered to the users of new versions of Windows that will keep their software updated at all times. The company stated the service […]
Delete Your Embarrassing Google Search History In Two Quick Steps – CNET
Just as company transparency is becoming a watchword, so is user privacy. Google, as always aims to het at the forefront of the cultural choice. Recognizing that privacy is in fact a concept dear to the hearts of millions of internet users, the search engine came up with a new feature. Unveiled in 2021, […]
Windows 11 has a weird bug that ‘overcharges’ laptop batteries
Windows 11 is something that is slowly rolling out. But that is because a whole new operating system is going to have some issues with it and they are trying to minimalize it. One of the issues that has been presented is that the operating system is overcharging batteries. While you are not getting […]
