Chrome’s Malware Scanner

You haven’t been on the seedy parts of the internet recently have you? Naw, I didn’t think so. Guess what… I’ve recently gotten 2 viruses due to infected ads on song lyrics sites. I’ve personally seen proof you don’t have to be surfing p0rn to get malware on your computer, so here’s something you can…

Google Is Testing Self-Destructing Emails in New Gmail

By Romain Dillet, on 4/13/18 @ https://techcrunch.com Google is working on a brand new design for the web version of Gmail. TechCrunch’s tipster Chaim also discovered an interesting new feature in the new Gmail. You’ll soon be able to send expiring emails. Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/13/google-is-testing-self-destructing-emails-in-new-gmail/

ICYMI: Google … Links Duo to Google Accounts

By Stephen Achenck, 3/30/2018, from Android Police Google Duo is a little unusual among the company’s apps, as it identifies users not based on the Google account that connects you to everything from Gmail, to YouTube, to the Play Store, but instead uses your device’s phone number. Pretty much ever since it launched, we’ve been…

This New Web Standard Could Finally Kill the Password

From GIZMODO on 4/10/2018, by Sam Rutherford: Passwords are pretty archaic. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of companies including Google, Apple, Facebook and others, no one has figured out a uniform standard that would make it possible to do away with them entirely. Until, perhaps, now. Read more: https://gizmodo.com/this-new-web-standard-could-finally-kill-the-password-1825141127

The Dots Do Matter: How to scam a Gmail user

Posted by James Fisher on 4/7/18: I recently received an email from Netflix which nearly caused me to add my card details to someone else’s Netflix account. Here I show that this is a new kind of phishing scam which is enabled by an obscure feature of Gmail called “the dots don’t matter”. I then…

The End of Windows

From Stratechery, on Monday, April 2, 2018: The story of Windows’ decline is relatively straightforward and a classic case of disruption: The Internet dramatically reduced application lock-in PCs became “good enough”, elongating the upgrade cycle Smartphones first addressed needs the PC couldn’t, then over time started taking over PC functionality directly Read more: https://stratechery.com/2018/the-end-of-windows/