The British government secretly asked Apple last month to give it a key to the end-to-end encryption it offers for iCloud backups of mobile devices—a key that would unlock any such backup in the world, The Washington Post reports. “The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking …
Read More »How to disable Google Chrome incognito browsing on Mac and Windows: 3 easy steps
Having an incognito mode is important in browsers like Chrome. Not only does it help you browse privately without leaving a trail of the websites you have visited, but it also provides a convenient way to access your preferred websites without having to clear your browsing history—a multi-step process that consumes time. However, if you are a let’s say, a …
Read More »Garmin Fenix 7 gets a public beta update with heart rate tweak and map fixes, but installing it will disable one crucial health feature
A new Garmin public beta has dropped for the Fenix 7 It features a new heart rate tweak and fixes to mapping Garmin has disabled the ECG feature in its public beta After a disastrous week that saw an outage render most of its devices useless for 24 hours, Garmin is trying to get back on track with its continued …
Read More »All it takes to disable Google AI Overviews are some curse words
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Google introduced AI Overviews last year to summarize Search results. Their reception has proved controversial at best, with users often looking for ways to disable them. Including profanity in your Search query appears to work quite well at immediately turning AI Overviews off. “Enough with this @!#?@! AI nonsense, already!” With as ubiquitous as …
Read More »Activision Will Let Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Console Players Disable Crossplay With PC as Cheating Complaints Ramp Up
Activision has addressed Call of Duty community complaints about cheating in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and confirmed plans to let console Ranked players disable crossplay with PC players. Cheating has become the hottest topic among hardcore Call of Duty fans following the release of Ranked Play in Black Ops 6 and Warzone with the launch of Season 1 last …
Read More »Bluesky Has Trending Topics Now (But You Can Disable Them)
As a holiday treat, Bluesky is finally adding trending topics to its site and app, although they’re currently in beta. The feature is a Twitter (now X) classic and has been on Threads for about nine months, so it’s a no-brainer for any new social media site trying to play catch up. However, Bluesky’s implementation is a bit clever—it lets …
Read More »Hackers exploit DoS flaw to disable Palo Alto Networks firewalls
Palo Alto Networks is warning that hackers are exploiting the CVE-2024-3393 denial of service vulnerability to disable firewall protections by forcing it to reboot. Leveraging the security issue repeatedly, however, causes the device to enter maintenance mode and manual intervention is required to restore it to normal operations. “A Denial of Service vulnerability in the DNS Security feature of Palo Alto …
Read More »How to Disable Copilot on Windows 11
How to Disable Copilot on Windows 11 Microsoft Copilot has become an integral part of Windows 11. Now, it combines Bing AI with advanced language models that make you more productive. However, despite Copilot’s advantages, some users don’t want to use it and prefer to disable it. If you, too, want to disable Copilot on your Windows 11, the guides …
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