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• How secure is your most-used operating system?

  Posted on April 1, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  This is the April Fool’s edition of the newsletter.

  But don’t worry. I’m not going to try to trick you by saying that Microsoft made an announcement that it is giving up on Copilot and AI (with its huge investment, it won’t). Or by telling you that every tech vendor just announced that all security fixes will be free forever (after all, they want incentives for us to upgrade). Or explaining that suddenly, your major operating system is absolutely, positively secure and will remain so for the rest of our lives (check out the newest vulnerability tomorrow).

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.14.0, 2024-04-01).

  On Security Browser Extensions, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Virtual Machines, Web Browsers

• Browser security and privacy — with the right extensions

  Posted on May 15, 2023 at 02:44 CDT by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

  INTERNET

  

  By Lance Whitney

  Each browser offers its own settings for security and privacy, but you can often control these options better via third-party extensions.

  Managing your online privacy and security is always a challenge, especially as you browse different websites where you shop, bank, invest, and sign in to accounts personal or professional.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.20.0, 2023-05-15).

  Internet Browser Extensions, Internet tracking, Newsletters, Privacy, Security, Web Browsers