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• UK government ignites debate over privacy vs. safety

  17-01-2022 18:28
  
  Most technologists understand that end-to-end encryption in messaging keeps people safe and empowers commerce. But the UK government is launching a publicity blitz to have that layer of protection removed.The decision will affect every nation the UK does business with, including those that still value the right to privacy and free speech.Privacy versus safety
  Rolling Stone reports the UK has developed an emotive ad campaign around child safety to build support for its argument. Of course,
  
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• 20 years after Gates’ call for trustworthy computing, we’re still not there

  17-01-2022 12:42
  
  Do you feel more secure? Is your computing experience more trustworthy these days?Seriously — you’re reading this article on a computer or phone, connecting to this site on an internet shared with your Grandma as well as Russian hackers, North Korean attackers, and lots of teenagers  looking at TikTok videos. It’s been 20 years since then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates wrote his Trustworthy Computing memo where he emphasized security in the company’s products.So are we ac
  
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• How to handle Windows 10 and 11 updates

  17-01-2022 12:00
  
  Confused about how updates work in Windows 10 and Windows 11? Join the club. Since Windows 10 was first released in 2015, Microsoft has transformed what was once a straightforward procedure into an ever-changing, often complicated process that varies according to whether you have Windows Home, Windows Pro, or an enterprise or education edition — and that varies according to the specific version number of the operating system. As a result, there have been lots of misperceptions about how Wi
  
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