Protection

If you’re having trouble copying a file to a drive in Windows, can’t delete files or are facing an action camera or dash cam that’s refusing to work with a microSD card, it could be that the storage is write protected. Some USB drives and SD cards (but not microSD) have physical switches which let you ‘lock’ the drive to stop any files being accidentally overwritten or wiped.  Sometimes these switches get moved to the locked position by accident, so have a look for a switch on your drive /  card and make sure it…

China will fully respect privacy and protect personal information in using the digital yuan, state media quoted a senior central bank official as saying on Sunday, as Beijing encourages greater adoption of e-CNY.Limited anonymity is a key feature of the digital yuan, Mu Changchun, director-general of the central bank's Digital Currency Research Institute said, noting it ensures reasonable anonymous transactions."On the other hand, it also prevents and combats illegal activities including money laundering, terrorist…

Redmi Note 11 specifications have been suggested through teasers shared online ahead of the October 28 launch. The new Redmi phone will come alongside the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+. Early teasers show that it will carry triple rear cameras and a glass back in matte finish. One of the teasers also shows that the Redmi Note 11 will come in a new colour option that could be called Misty Forest (machine translated). The phone also appears to have audio tuned by JBL.Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has released a series…

Under the new version of the ADPPA, Butler says, some forms of targeting would remain common, particularly targeting based on first-party data. If you shop for shoes on Target.com, Target could still use that information to show you ads for shoes when you’re on another site. What it wouldn’t be able to do is match your shopping history with everything else you do on the web and on your phone to show you ads for stuff you’ve never told them you wanted. Nor could Facebook and Google continue to spy on you by placing…

Tech titan Google on Thursday advocated free flow of information for global internet and digital economy, while cautioning against creation of "damaging or harmful impediments" on cross-border data transfers.Google's Global Chief Privacy Officer, Keith Enright said internet, by its very nature and functionality, reflects the ability to move data freely across jurisdictional boundaries, such as sending email, video conferencing, and various other features, all of which requires "free flow of data across borders".The…

Figure 6: Removing exceptions is but a tap of an X away. Image: Jack WallenAnd that, my friends, is how you can add extra tracking protection on Firefox for Android. Not only do I recommend switching to this open-source browser as your default, but I also suggest enabling the added tracking protection and only enabling exceptions for those sites that you must use and cannot function with stronger security. Figure 6: Removing exceptions is but a tap of an X away. Image: Jack…

StackCommerceThe following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation.Between accessing entertainment and social media accounts, everyone seems to be spending much more time in the cloud and online than ever before. And considering how much more frequent and severe cybercrime has become, it's easy to see why so many of us are using the most effective VPN services we can find.However, even that kind of protection doesn't…

LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD recently published its 2022 Social Media Safety Index, which claims that some of the major social media platforms are failing to safeguard users of the community. GLAAD evaluated the companies using 12 LGBTQ-specific indicators of online safety in regard to privacy, freedom of expression, and explicit protections. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok, all scored poorly on the group’s scorecard — less than 50% out of 100%. Algae-made glass…

Your AirPods case does a great job of charging, connecting, and protecting your AirPods — it deserves a little protection of its own. AirPod cases make it easier to carry your AirPods around in the charging case while also adding protection against dust, rain, accidental drops, and so on. The best cases also have openings so you can continue to use important AirPod features, like wireless charging. We’ve even made sure to include picks for every AirPod generation, starting with the AirPods 3!…

Mozilla Firefox 95 update is being rolled out with a new sandboxing technology called RLBox that is touted to enhance the browser's protection against malicious code. Mozilla says the new technology makes it easy and efficient to isolate potentially buggy code to make the browser secure so much so that even zero-day vulnerabilities in some cases are claimed to pose no threat to users on Firefox. Additionally, Mozilla has updated its bug bounty programme to pay researchers for bypassing the sandbox.Sandboxing is a…