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  • Jun 17, 2020

    Weekly Tech Roundup #10

    "The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity." - Clifford Stoll Is Dark Mode Such A Good Idea? I’ve decided to stop using dark mode across all of my devices, because research suggests that going to the dark side… read more »
  • Jun 16, 2020

    Bypass sites paywall WITHOUT addons? Is it possible?

    Yes, it is! With just a simple dot! It all began with a Reddit thread [1], in which visitors spoke about a strange bug in The New York Times paywall: Bypass the New York Times article paywall WITHOUT addons by… read more »
  • Jun 15, 2020

    How to monitor battery healt and optimize power consumption on Windows 10 laptops without additional softwares

    Starting from Windows 8, Microsoft added a useful feature that allows users to monitor laptop battery health. To generate a Battery Report on Windows 10, simply follow this steps: Open a Command Prompt as administrator. To do that, press Windows Key + X… read more »
  • Jun 12, 2020

    Weekly Privacy Roundup #10

    "I do agree that when it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth." - Edward Snowden IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology IBM will no longer offer… read more »
  • Jun 11, 2020

    Clive Thompson: The Secret History of Women in Coding

    From Ada Lovelace to the reVIVE's team, Clive Thompson traces the history of women in computer programming. In a great article for The New York Times, Clive Thompson retraces the history of women in computer science, starting from Ada Lovelace… read more »
  • Jun 10, 2020

    Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #10

    "The problem of viruses is temporary and will be solved in two years." – John McAfee, 1988 SMBleed: A New Critical Vulnerability Affects Windows SMB Protocol Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new critical vulnerability affecting the Server Message Block (SMB)… read more »
  • Jun 9, 2020

    Brave tries to clarify the "referral code" issue

    Yesterday I've talked about a strange behavior in Brave Browser, which adds referral codes in URLs when users try to open a "partnered" site. Few hours later the tweet [1] by Yannick Eckl , we have the answer from Brendan… read more »
  • Jun 8, 2020

    Brave Browser adds referral links to partnered sites?

    It appears so, even if you manually type the URL! Twitter user Cryptonator1337 discovered a strange behaviour of well known "privacy browser" Brave.When you type in "binance.us" (or "binance.com") in address bar, you end up getting redirected to "binance.us/en?ref=35089877", allegedly… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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Cybersecurity expert, software developer, experienced digital forensic analyst, musician