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iCloud might be sending your photos to stranger’s computers

Microsoft’s newly announced iCloud for Windows app, which is intended to connect your iCloud to your Photos app on your PC, has already developed a glitch that is sending photos to the wrong users. Several users have reported instances on the MacRumors Forums where they have received someone else’s images when attempting to load their iCloud data onto a Windows device, and similarly had their own images sent elsewhere. Some users also detailed receiving corrupted videos that played back only black screens with scan…

Major tax services are sending your data to Meta and Google

A new report claims that Meta’s tracking Pixel has been used to collect your financial information when using popular tax filing services to send in your return. This is disturbing news for taxpayers that likely assumed these online tax services were keeping such information locked up securely. The types of data collected vary but are said to possibly include your filing status, adjusted gross income (rounded to the nearest thousand), and the amount of your refund (rounded to the nearest hundred). This information…

Tax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to Facebook

Meta's Pixel tracking tool is causing more headaches, this time for people filing their taxes online. The Markup has discovered that large tax prep services like H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer have been sending users' sensitive contact and financial information to Facebook through the Pixel. This sometimes included income data, filing statuses and even kids' college tuition grants. Intuit's TurboTax also uses the Pixel to send data, although that's limited to usernames and the last sign-in dates for given devices.…

Apple lets you practice sending emergency SOS texts via satellite in new demo mode

One of the most noteworthy updates Apple brought to the iPhone 14 series this year is Emergency SOS via satellite. It lets you send text messages to emergency services over satellite if you're in need of help and outside of cellular coverage. The company hopes you don't need to use the service, but in case you find yourself hurt and needing rescue in the wilderness, it can be frustrating if you're unfamiliar with a tool you were expecting to be helpful. Today, Apple is rolling out a demo mode of Emergency SOS via…

Stop sending WhatsApp photos on iPhone, Android the wrong way! Do THIS instead

Both the Android and iPhone users can send best quality photos via WhatsApp using a simple trick. Check it out below. More than having simple textual conversations over WhatsApp, the mobile application is also being used to share media files (images, videos, and more). However, when you share or receive any photo or video over the online messaging application, you must have noticed that the application compresses the size of the image leading to deterioration in its quality. Also, in order to share photos in good

Phishing scam pretends to be your boss sending you an email

One of the latest email scams is a simple yet masterful ploy that gets companies to give up money under the guise of communicating with senior members of an organization within an email chain. As reported by ZDNet, the scam is called a business email compromise (BEC) campaign and is described as a prompt where a nefarious actor, disguised as a company boss, sends an email that looks like a forwarded email chain, with instructions to an employee to send money. Targets of this type of scam are typically employees in…

NASA Is Sending a Rotorcraft to Titan in 2027. Here’s Where It Will Land. : ScienceAlert

Smothered in a hazy atmosphere that hides shallow lakes of liquid hydrocarbons, Titan is one weird world we're dying to look at up close. Which is why NASA is preparing to launch a robotic rotocraft to scope out the scenery in 2027.We now have a better idea of just what kind of scenery awaits NASA's Dragonfly mission.Due to arrive on Saturn's largest moon in 2034, the lander will eventually set itself down in the Shangri-la dune field near the Selk crater. Researchers describe it as a "scientifically remarkable area"…

Fitness model accuses Adam Levine of sending flirty messages

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Celebrity 'It makes me very sad that he is married and does this immature thing' Ashley Russell claims that Adam Levine messaged her on Instagram. Photo by instagram.com/ashleysfit_ /Instagram Article content Yet another woman has come forward to accuse Adam Levine of sending flirty messages over social media. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Fitness model Ashley Russell…

More women accuse Adam Levine of sending flirty messages

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Celebrity 'If any other girls have experienced this with him … I just think they should post it' Publishing date: Sep 21, 2022  •  15 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Maryka posted a series of screengrabs of an alleged conversation between herself and Adam Levine. Photo by nstagram.com/mvrykv_/ Article content Just days after an Instagram model accused him of cheating on his wife, two more models have claimed Adam Levine…

Scammers sending fake Microsoft emails about Queen’s death designed to steal your password

Cyber criminals are spreading a bogus message about the Queen's death which is designed to steal victims' sensitive usernames and passwords. While the nation is still in the mourning following the Queen's death on September 8, cold-hearted scammers have tried to take advantage of the outpouring of grief shown in the UK by spreading a fake email that is allegedly about a digital tribute to the Queen. The message, which was highlighted by experts at Proofpoint, pretends to come from Microsoft and when opened has a big…