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How to Install and Log In to Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

By Avram Piltch last updated

By default, Windows 11 requires you to have or create an account.

Windows
Tile exploit could let stalkers follow you with your own tracker

By Nathaniel Mott last updated

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found design flaws in Tile location trackers that can be abused to stalk their owners.

Cybersecurity
a screenshot of the Find My Parking Cops web app
Entire website dedicated to helping San Francisco motorists avoid parking tickets goes live

By Jowi Morales Published

This web app tracks the locations of issued parking tickets in real time using the City of San Francisco's own parking ticket payment portal.

Cybersecurity
Cookies everywhere
The end of EU-imposed cookie consent pop-ups could be nigh

By Mark Tyson Published

The plague of cookie consent alerts, banners, and pop-ups that have added a sliver of sandpaper to web surfing since 2009 might be eradicated in December.

Software
hacker in front of computer
Recertified HDD vendor goHardDrive caught leaking thousands of customer details

By Jowi Morales Published

Developer Michael Lynch accidentally discovered a privacy vulnerability exposing the details of thousands of customers online.

Cyber Security
Windows 11
Microsoft trims File Explorer's account-based content in Europe

By Jowi Morales Published

Microsoft is removing a couple of features from a Windows 11 24H2 Preview Build in Europe to comply with the GDPR.

Windows
China USA
Chinese-made DeepSeek AI model records extensive online user data

By Matthew Connatser Published

From personal information to hardware specifications to even how you type, DeepSeek says it’s collecting swathes of data from its online users.

Artificial Intelligence
Incognito?
Google updates Chrome Incognito Mode disclaimer in wake of $5 billion data collection lawsuit

By Mark Tyson Published

Google Chrome Incognito Mode disclaimer gets updated as the firm recently agreed to pay a huge $5B settlement for tracking users without explicit consent and won’t want to pay any more.

Software
Brain Waves
Scientists Reconstruct 'Another Brick in The Wall' From Patient's Brainwaves

By Francisco Pires Published

Orwell's Thought Police would love to be more than fictional characters right now.

Tech Industry
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European Parliament Preps AI Regulation Targeting Apps Like ChatGPT

By Ash Hill Published

MEPs have proposed new regulation that addresses how AI applications are to be classified and what practices are no longer permitted.

Artificial Intelligence
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