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Product showcase: mSecure makes one vault do more than remember passwords

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Product showcase: mSecure makes one vault do more than remember passwords 2026-09-15 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec mSecure is a password manager and data vault for storing credentials and other sensitive information. It is available for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows, with data synchronization across supported devices. The app uses AES-256 encryption and a zero-knowledge […]

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WhatsApp Restricted Chat locks a conversation to your primary phone

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WhatsApp Restricted Chat locks a conversation to your primary phone 2026-09-14 at 11:08 By Sinisa Markovic WhatsApp is building a per-chat setting that keeps a conversation on a single phone. The setting, called Restricted Chat, sits in the Android beta distributed through Google Play as version 2.26.36.5, and it stops the app from syncing a […]

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What we know about the Revolut data breach so far

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What we know about the Revolut data breach so far 2026-09-14 at 10:02 By Mirko Zorz Someone impersonating a government agency, using an email address on that agency’s domain, obtained sensitive customer records from Revolut. The bank confirmed the incident on Saturday, September 12. The London-based fintech told TechCrunch that a limited number of customers […]

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Researchers built a $7 gadget for anyone paranoid about hidden cameras in hotel rooms

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Researchers built a $7 gadget for anyone paranoid about hidden cameras in hotel rooms 2026-09-03 at 12:23 By Sinisa Markovic Most of us, staying in a hotel room or a vacation rental, have wondered at least once whether we’re safe there, whether someone might be watching or recording us without our knowledge. The thought alone […]

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Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about

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Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about 2026-08-31 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Say you’re on the free plan and you ask ChatGPT to help you pick a mattress. An ad may turn up next to the answer, and it got there because of what you just asked about, plus […]

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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping

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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping 2026-08-28 at 12:28 By Sinisa Markovic Google introduced a batch of network security changes coming in Android 17, aimed at making it harder for network operators, snoops, and scammers to track what you do on your phone. “When you visit a website or […]

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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI

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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI 2026-08-24 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Proton’s AI Paper Trail is a free tool designed to make the information accumulated across AI conversations easier to see. It analyzes exported ChatGPT or Claude conversation data and produces a personal privacy report showing what […]

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse 2026-08-20 at 12:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing with early customers seeking greater certainty about how their data will be protected as AI systems become more capable. The system identifies patterns across related interactions while restricting OpenAI personnel from accessing the underlying content. […]

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity 2026-08-19 at 07:00 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI’s new Computer History feature turns recent Mac computer activity into memories ChatGPT and Codex can use, and it’s raising questions about privacy and security along the way. Computer History (Source: OpenAI) What Computer History does Computer […]

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Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with

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Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with 2026-08-12 at 16:47 By Sinisa Markovic Signal has introduced a feature called automatic key verification, giving users a new way to confirm that nobody has secretly interfered with their encrypted chats. “Signal is always end-to-end encrypted, and automatic key verification provides an additional, […]

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Product showcase: Enpass Password Manager breaks away from the proprietary cloud model

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Product showcase: Enpass Password Manager breaks away from the proprietary cloud model 2026-08-10 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Enpass is a password manager that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, identities, secure notes, software licenses, and other sensitive information in encrypted vaults. Vaults remain on the device or in a cloud storage service selected by the […]

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Digital executive protection is a strategic imperative for CEOs

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Digital executive protection is a strategic imperative for CEOs 2026-08-04 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Brian Hill, Field CISO, Client Advisory for BlackCloak, explains how attackers reach companies through the personal lives of executives. He describes a case where a draft report sat in an executive’s personal email […]

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Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault

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Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault 2026-07-30 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Dashlane is a password manager for individuals and families that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, personal information and secure notes in an encrypted vault. It also includes a password generator, password health reports, an authenticator, credential sharing, […]

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Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera

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Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera 2026-07-24 at 11:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s selfie video sign-in option verifies that an account owner is a real person and that the account wasn’t created or used by computer programs or bots for the purpose of abuse, such as spamming. It is not […]

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Product showcase: ZoneAlarm Mobile Security adds customizable content filtering to mobile security

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Product showcase: ZoneAlarm Mobile Security adds customizable content filtering to mobile security 2026-07-20 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec ZoneAlarm Mobile Security is a security app from Check Point designed to protect mobile devices against phishing, malicious websites, unsafe networks, and fraudulent links. It is available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and can run on Apple silicon […]

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Claude can now sign into websites with 1Password without exposing your credentials

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Claude can now sign into websites with 1Password without exposing your credentials 2026-07-17 at 12:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec 1Password has introduced 1Password for Claude, a beta integration that lets Anthropic’s AI assistant complete browser tasks requiring authentication without accessing users’ passwords or other secrets. The integration is available to paid Claude subscribers (Pro, Max, Team, […]

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Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research

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Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research 2026-07-14 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Smart home security research runs on a scarce ingredient: recordings of how real people use the gadgets in their homes. Getting that data means wiring up someone’s house and watching for months, which is slow, costly, […]

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Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core

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Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core 2026-07-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Teams that want their group chats off commercial platforms have a growing menu of self-hosted options. Chatto joined that group when its developer released the code under an open-source license and posted binaries for anyone to run on their own […]

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Most data brokers won’t tell you what happened to your deletion request

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Most data brokers won’t tell you what happened to your deletion request 2026-07-10 at 09:30 By Sinisa Markovic Data brokers collect personal details on most adults in the United States and sell them to buyers that include employers, landlords, insurance companies, and government agencies. California gives residents a way to push back. You can ask […]

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Product showcase: Protect your iPhone with McAfee Mobile Security

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Product showcase: Protect your iPhone with McAfee Mobile Security 2026-07-09 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec McAfee Mobile Security for iOS combines scam protection, web protection, VPN, Wi-Fi security, and device security checks in a single app. It is also available for Android. After downloading the app from the App Store, I created an account and […]

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