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News archive: 2019

December

Tuesday, December 31st, 2019

12/31 : Wyze Camera, Customer Database Leaked

Friday, December 27th, 2019

12/27 : Windows 10 Updates Could Get Big Change

Thursday, December 26th, 2019

12/26 : Report: Most Facial Recognition Software 'Racist'

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019

12/24 : Facebook Stops Using Phone Numbers for Advertisements

Monday, December 23rd, 2019

12/23 : How to Fix: Move System Partition to C

Friday, December 20th, 2019

12/20 : How to Fix: Stop Neighbors Stealing WiFi

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

12/19 : Windows 10 File Explorer Bugs Cause Concern

Wednesday, December 18th, 2019

12/18 : Report: Vladmir Putin Still Using Windows XP

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

12/17 : Pirate Jailed for 'All-in-one' Movie Streaming Site

Monday, December 16th, 2019

12/16 : How to Fix: Cannot Remove System Mechanic (Manual Uninstall)

Friday, December 13th, 2019

12/13 : Explained: How to Use Roboform (Step by Step)

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

12/12 : Critical: Font Bug Affects All Versions of Windows

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

12/11 : House Passes Robocall Bill (Finally)

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

12/10 : FBI Warns: Smart TVs a Major Security Threat

Monday, December 9th, 2019

12/09 : How to Fix: ScreenConnect Will Not Install 'Package Installation' Error

Friday, December 6th, 2019

12/06 : Mozilla Removes Security Extensions by Avast!, AVG

Thursday, December 5th, 2019

12/05 : Android Malware Extracts Passwords from Any Legit App

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

12/03 : Facebook, Google Photos to Allow Data Sharing

Monday, December 2nd, 2019

12/02 : How to Fix: Recycle Bin Won't Empty (Won't Delete Files)

November

Friday, November 29th, 2019

11/29 : How to Fix: Windows 10 Black Screen Before Login

Thursday, November 28th, 2019

11/28 : Firefox to Fight 'Fingerprinting' Tracking

Wednesday, November 27th, 2019

11/27 : Buggy SSD Hard Drives Could Self-Destruct in 3 Years

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

11/26 : Win10 Update Blocked by Qualcomm Wifi, Antivirus

Monday, November 25th, 2019

11/25 : How to Fix: MEDIA_ERR_UNKNOWN Chrome, Firefox, Etc

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

11/22 : How to Fix: Convert Windows Disk to Mac (Format HFS+)

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

11/21 : 'Windows Update' by Email is Actually Ransomware

Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

11/20 : Android Malware Records Calls, Tracks Location

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019

11/19 : Man Jailed for Attacking Millions of Websites

Monday, November 18th, 2019

11/18 : How to Fix: Remove 'Sim card is not from Verizon' Permanently (Android)

Friday, November 15th, 2019

11/15 : How to Fix: Path too Long, Cannot Delete

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

11/14 : Arbitrary Phone Searches Banned at Border

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

11/13 : Google to Label Slow Loading Sites

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

11/12 : Google Play to Use Third Party Security to Scan Apps

Monday, November 11th, 2019

11/11 : How to Fix: KB4522355 Won't Install (Win10 1903)

Friday, November 8th, 2019

11/08 : How to Fix: Cannot Uninstall AVG Secure Browser (Won't Remove)

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

11/07 : Chromium-based Edge Browser to Launch January 2020

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

11/06 : Firefox to Block Infuriating Notification Requests

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

11/05 : Explained: What is Mesh WiFi? vs Extender, Router?

Monday, November 4th, 2019

11/04 : How to Fix: NAS, Robocopy ERROR 5 (0x00000005) Changing File Attributes

Friday, November 1st, 2019

11/01 : How to Fix: Disable Controllers in Kodi 18 (Leia)

October

Thursday, October 31st, 2019

10/31 : Google Stops Indexing Adobe Flash Content

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

10/30 : New Malware Hides Inside Audio Files

Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

10/29 : 21 Rogue Android Apps Need Removing

Monday, October 28th, 2019

10/28 : Scammed by Fake Norton Antivirus, Lifelock? Here's What to Do

Friday, October 25th, 2019

10/25 : How to Fix: Seagate NAS Reset Admin Password

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

10/24 : Facebook Faces $35B in Facial Recognition Lawsuit

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

10/23 : Microsoft Unveils New 'Secured-core' PC Protection

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

10/22 : Samsung Fingerprint Scanner Has Major Flaw

Monday, October 21st, 2019

10/21 : How to Fix: Clear Google Play Store Badge / Notification (Stuck)

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

10/17 : New Windows Defender: Tamper Protection, Plus More

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

10/16 : Chrome to 'Freeze' Unused Tabs, Reduce RAM Usage

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

10/15 : How to Fix: Windows 10 Safe OS Phase Error

Monday, October 14th, 2019

10/14 : Android Malware Changes Own Icon to System Apps

Friday, October 11th, 2019

10/11 : MUST SEE Video - Indian Tech Support Scammers Infiltrated!

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

10/10 : New Malware Infects Legit Downloads On the Fly

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

10/09 : Twitter Accused of Data Violation in Ad 'Mix Up'

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

10/08 : Latest Win10 Update Breaks Printing, Crashes Explorer

Friday, October 4th, 2019

10/04 : Scammed by Expert4help.com? Here's What to Do

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

10/03 : New Privacy Controls for Maps, Assistant, Youtube

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

10/02 : Major VOIP Security Flaws Discovered in Android

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

10/01 : Words With Friends DB Hacked; 620M Accounts Leaked

September

Thursday, September 26th, 2019

09/26 : Latest Internet Explorer Bug a Massive Risk

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

09/25 : How to Fix: Yum [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - 404 Not Found

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

09/24 : 'Right To Be Forgotten' Dropped Outside Europe

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

09/23 : Google Responds to Device 'Eavesdropping' Claims

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

09/19 : Study Reveals Smart Gadgets Share Data Unexpectedly

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

09/17 : Latest Win10 Update May Break Internet Connectivity

Monday, September 16th, 2019

09/16 : Password Manager Bug Exposes Last Used Password

Thursday, September 12th, 2019

09/12 : Win10 Update Breaks Start Menu, Causes Orange Screen

Tuesday, September 10th, 2019

09/10 : Android User? Delete These Apps Now

Monday, September 9th, 2019

09/09 : Gov't, ISP Website Blacklisting to be Less Effective

Friday, September 6th, 2019

09/06 : Win10 Search, High CPU Lag Plague Latest Update

Thursday, September 5th, 2019

09/05 : Microsoft Backtracks on Disabling Adobe Flash

Wednesday, September 4th, 2019

09/04 : Use Chrome? Update Now to Fix Major Security Bug

August

Thursday, August 29th, 2019

08/29 : Facebook Tightens Political Ad Rules, But is it Enough?

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

08/28 : How to Fix: Delete, Stop Google Calendar Spam

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

08/27 : Explained: Do I need a VPN on a Public Network?

Monday, August 26th, 2019

08/26 : Chrome to Check Passwords Against Hacked Databases

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

08/22 : iPhones, VLC Player Both At Risk

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019

08/21 : Facebook To Reveal User Tracking Secrets

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

08/20 : Can Keyboard Sound Expose Passwords? Experts Say No

Thursday, August 15th, 2019

08/15 : Over 1 Million Fingerprints Exposed Online

Wednesday, August 14th, 2019

08/14 : Chrome, Firefox Ditch EV SSL Padlock System

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

08/13 : Scammed by Quick PC Experts? Here's What to Do

Monday, August 12th, 2019

08/12 : Apple Offers $1 Million For iPhone Hack

Thursday, August 8th, 2019

08/08 : 'Contractors' Listen to Live Skype Calls

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

08/07 : Tech Giants Could Face Massive Fines

Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

08/06 : Site Opens 100 Tabs to Fool Web Trackers

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

08/01 : Windows Recovery Disk May Become Obsolete

July

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

07/31 : iPhone/iPad Users: Update Immediately

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019

07/30 : Mega Hack Exposes Entire Population's Data

Monday, July 29th, 2019

07/29 : Explained: How do I Switch from GoDaddy? (Step-by-Step)

Thursday, July 25th, 2019

07/25 : Robocall Bill Passes House

Wednesday, July 24th, 2019

07/24 : Google Cracks Down on Rogue Browser Extensions

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019

07/23 : Google's Updated Incognito Mode May Break Paywalls

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

07/17 : New Router Exploit Auto-redirects to Rogue Sites

Tuesday, July 16th, 2019

07/16 : Shady Lawyers Uploaded Movies, Sued Downloaders

Monday, July 15th, 2019

07/15 : Google Admits Staff Listen to Google Home Recordings

Friday, July 12th, 2019

07/12 : Explained: Does Microsoft Send Virus Alerts?

Thursday, July 11th, 2019

07/11 : New Super Stealth Astaroth Malware Records Keystrokes

Wednesday, July 10th, 2019

07/10 : Chinese Giant Ditches Android OS

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

07/09 : Airline Fined $229 Million for Data Breach

Thursday, July 4th, 2019

07/04 : Premium Email Service Sparks Privacy Outrage

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

07/03 : Cloudflare 'CPU Spike' Glitches 16M Sites

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019

07/02 : Microsoft to Delete Purchased eBooks

June

Friday, June 28th, 2019

06/28 : Explained: Can I Remove Java Updates? Is it Safe? How?

Thursday, June 27th, 2019

06/27 : Florida Gov't Ransomware Tops $1 Million Payout

Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

06/26 : Revealed: Why Old-School USB Cables Never Fit the First Time

Tuesday, June 25th, 2019

06/25 : Report: Many Apps on Google Store are Fake, Scams

Friday, June 21st, 2019

06/21 : How to Fix: Disable All Windows 10 Notifications (or a few)

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

06/20 : How to Fix: Chrome Installation Failed 0x80070002 Error

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

06/19 : Firefox Users: Update Now to Patch Remote Execution Flaw

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

06/18 : Windows 10 Update Causes 'Black Screen of Death'

Monday, June 17th, 2019

06/17 : Samsung Raises Malware Alert for Smart TVs

Thursday, June 13th, 2019

06/13 : Would You Let Facebook Pay to Snoop on You?

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

06/12 : Would You Pay for Firefox? Mozilla Says 'Yes'

Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

06/11 : How to Fix: Mass Delete Gmail Inbox (Spam, Promotions, Etc)

Monday, June 10th, 2019

06/10 : Scientists: Internet Usage Affects Brain Waves, Memory

Thursday, June 6th, 2019

06/06 : Firefox Adds Enhanced Password Manager, Cookie Blocking

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

06/05 : Windows 10 Apps Plagued by Fake Tech Support Ads

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

06/04 : How to Fix: Patch BlueKeep Worm (XP, Vista, 7, Server 2008)

May

Friday, May 31st, 2019

05/31 : How to Fix: Can't Move Folder, Same Location (Windows 10)

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

05/30 : Microsoft May Move Beyond Windows

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

05/29 : Windows 10 May 2019 Update Brings Triple Trouble

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

05/28 : Ransomware Attack Linked to NSA Breach

Monday, May 27th, 2019

05/27 : How to Fix: Firefox Links Suddenly Open in New Window, Profile

Friday, May 24th, 2019

05/24 : How to Fix: VPN Disconnect While Torrenting (Exposes IP)

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

05/23 : Apple Vows Clearer Information on Slowed Phones

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

05/22 : Malware-Laden Laptop Sold as Artwork May Fetch $1M

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

05/21 : Google Cuts Ties with Major Android Manufacturer

Monday, May 20th, 2019

05/20 : How to Fix: Spinning Blue Circle in Windows 10

Friday, May 17th, 2019

05/17 : How to Update rdpwrap.ini (RDP Wrapper)

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

05/16 : Adobe Users Shocked By Legal Warning

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

05/15 : Researchers: Android Bloatware a Security Risk

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

05/14 : Supreme Court Rules on Apple's App Price Fixing

Monday, May 13th, 2019

05/13 : How to Fix: Block Windows 10 May 2019 Update

Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

05/08 : Scientists: Social Media Effects on Kids 'Trivial'

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

05/07 : Google's New Cookie Tracking Policy Raises Eyebrows

Monday, May 6th, 2019

05/06 : Apple Accused of Overhyping Battery Life

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

05/02 : Report: Most Of World Now Online

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

05/01 : Mobile Chrome Users Could Be Scammed

April

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

04/30 : Microsoft Ditches Major Windows 10 Revamp

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

04/25 : USB Sticks Could Block Windows 10 Update

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

04/24 : WiFi Hotspot App Leaks 2M Passwords, Many Residential

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

04/23 : Hugely Popular Android Apps Exposed As Scam

Thursday, April 18th, 2019

04/18 : MS Office Now Top Target for Hackers: Report

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

04/17 : Ad Blockers Could Be Hijacked

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

04/16 : Internet Explorer Bug Affects All Windows Users

Friday, April 12th, 2019

04/12 : How to Fix: Windows 10 Taskbar Unreadable (Text too Dark)

Thursday, April 11th, 2019

04/11 : Website Sign-Ups Hijacked by Email Spammers

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

04/10 : Microsoft Gives Up on USB Removal Warnings

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

04/09 : Microsoft Makes Windows 10 Updates Optional

Monday, April 8th, 2019

04/08 : Scammed by Smart PC Experts? Here's What to Do

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

04/04 : Facebook Asks New Users for Password to Email Account

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

04/03 : Microsoft adds 'Tamper Protection' to Windows Defender

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

04/02 : Facebook's News Feed to be a bit Less Mysterious

March

Friday, March 29th, 2019

03/29 : Scammed by Right PC Experts? Here's What to Do

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

03/28 : Google's New Amp Email: Good or Bad?

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

03/27 : Apple Devices Need 51 Important Security Updates

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

03/26 : How to Fix: Permanently Disable WiFi on Windows 10

Monday, March 25th, 2019

03/25 : ASUS Automatic Updates Compromised by Hackers

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

03/21 : Firefox Finally Blocks Autoplay Videos

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

03/20 : Report: Microsoft Bugs 'Most Exploited' by Hackers

Tuesday, March 19th, 2019

03/19 : Most Android Antivirus Useless: Report

Friday, March 15th, 2019

03/15 : Google Phones Become Seeing Eyes for Blind

Thursday, March 14th, 2019

03/14 : Web Creator Fears Dysfunctional Future

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

03/13 : Apple Wants To Block Police Phone Tracking

Friday, March 8th, 2019

03/08 : Google: Update Chrome Immediately

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

03/05 : No More Passwords: 'Keys' to Become New Standard

Monday, March 4th, 2019

03/04 : Online Chat Tool Charges a Penny Per Character

Friday, March 1st, 2019

03/01 : How to Fix: Install Software in Safe Mode (Windows 10)

February

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

02/28 : Bill Gates Predicts Breakthrough Technology

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

02/27 : YouTube Kids Videos Give Suicide Tips

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

02/26 : New Energizer Phone Has Beast of a Battery

Monday, February 25th, 2019

02/25 : How to Fix: Boot Windows 10 using Basic Display Adapter Driver

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

02/21 : Symantec: Popular Microsoft Apps Hijack PCs

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

02/20 : Report: Most Password Managers Not Secure

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

02/19 : Windows 7 Users: Get this Critical Update (due March)

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

02/14 : Popular VPN App Laced with Malware, Steals Data

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

02/13 : Russia May Cut Itself Off From Internet

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

02/12 : New Google On-the-fly Encryption Ultra Fast, Secure

Friday, February 8th, 2019

02/08 : How to Fix: TP-Link Storage Sharing Not Working

Thursday, February 7th, 2019

02/07 : Security Researcher Refuses to Share Bug with Apple

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

02/06 : Google to Tell Users if Passwords Hacked

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

02/05 : Facebook Fake News Fact-checkers Call it Quits

Monday, February 4th, 2019

02/04 : How to Fix: Disable 'Microsoft Recommends Installing this App' Request

Friday, February 1st, 2019

02/01 : Scammed by PC / Web Network Experts? Here's What to Do

January

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

01/31 : Robocalls, Spam Likely to Surpass Legit Calls in 2019

Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

01/30 : WiFi Could Provide Electricity, Charge Smartphone

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019

01/29 : Malware Makers Set Sights On Motion Sensor

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

01/24 : WhatsApp Restricts Message Forwarding to Combat Fake News

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

01/23 : Google Fined $50 Million For Data Violation

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

01/22 : Roll Away TV, Smart Sockets Among New Gadgets at CES

Monday, January 21st, 2019

01/21 : How to Fix: Your Device is Having Trouble Recognizing You (Windows 10 Fingerprint)

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

01/17 : Blind Man Wins Case Over Dominos App, Site

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

01/16 : Court Rules Against Forced Fingerprint Unlock

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

01/15 : Windows 7 No Longer Safe to Use in 2020 - Here's Why

Monday, January 14th, 2019

01/14 : How to Fix: Blank White Icons on Desktop (Windows 10)

Friday, January 11th, 2019

01/11 : The Truth Behind 'Undeletable' Facebook App

Thursday, January 10th, 2019

01/10 : Windows 10 To Reserve 7GB Extra Drive Space

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

01/08 : Microsoft Pays Price For Unwanted Update

Monday, January 7th, 2019

01/07 : How to Fix: Move MS SQL Databases to Another Drive, Partition

Friday, January 4th, 2019

01/04 : How to Fix: Acronis 2016 Won't Open, Load (Win10)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2019

01/03 : Islamic State Supporters Hijack Twitter Accounts

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019

01/02 : Mozilla Accused of Running Ads On Firefox

Tuesday, January 1st, 2019

01/01 : Apps Share Data With Facebook, Even if No FB Account
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