security
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You Need to Actually Double-Check What You’re Agreeing to When Installing Software
Slow down: You might not want to say yes to everything.
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Amazon Rolls Out Passkeys as Big Tech Bids Farewell to Passwords
You can now use passkeys to sign into your Amazon account, the company announced on Monday. Amazon is following suit from other big tech players who are moving away from passwords and towards biometrics, such as your fingerprint or face, as well as pins to secure your digital identity. “While passwords will still be around…
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There’s Finally a Way to Silence Spam Calls on WhatsApp
If you’ve received spam calls from random numbers, there’s some good news. Meta has a new WhatsApp feature that silences all unknown calls by default.
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People Sure Are Bad at Creating Passwords
Bad password habits are hard to break. In the olden days of the internet, many of us got used to repeating the same, easy-to-remember password on every site, so we’d never have to worry about getting locked out. And recent data suggests plenty of people have yet to learn better, even if the era of…