Author: Smart Megwai

The recent ban of the highly popular ClearURLs extension on the Google Chrome Web store has generated a lot of mixed reactions (mostly criticisms) on user forums like Reddit and Hacker News. The effect of this has generated counterintuitive measures on how the user can install the tool manually on…

There are many websites that have long URLs with extra variables whose function is to track your activities on the web. This can especially apply to links present in newsletters, to mention a few sites. The privacy of personal information and data is a constant task in the lives of…

Since Pat Gelsinger took over as Intel’s new CEO, he has brought changes into the organisation. On the 23rd of March 2021, he shared his vision for “IDM 2.0,” a major evolution of Intel’s integrated device manufacturing (IDM) model. Pat has announced the company’s plans to grow its product development,…

Caesar Sengupta, a senior Google executive, announced on Monday 22nd, 2021 that he was leaving the company. According to his post on LinkedIn, he said the reason is to venture out and start on a new mission. Since he joined Google in 2006, the General Manager & VP, Payments and…

Google, on Thursday, made it official that the ‘Live Caption’ is now available on its Chrome (Desktop) browser. This new feature, which is targeted at the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, helps to generate captions for audio content played in real-time using the Chrome web browser. Google confirmed in a blog…

So Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down again. This happened for about 45 to 60 minutes and users were unable to interact using these platforms. If you’re reading this, it’s possible you also couldn’t access some of the features of WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger or Instagram on March 19th, 2021.  This…

A new malware strain capable of stealing user credentials from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and other online services has just be found.  The name of this vicious malware, CopperStealer, was given by a group of researchers at Proofpoint, a cybersecurity firm. The firm has said that CopperStealer seems to be…

After banning former President Donald Trump, Twitter announces that it would like to hear from the public on whether or not they believe world leaders should be subject to the same rules as others on Twitter. It’s clear the company is still dealing with the aftermath of Trump’s Ban. Twitter…

After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data the company stores in Chrome and its Google app. No wonder they wanted to hide it. Up until now, it was clear that Google was collecting data through its Chrome web browser and other services, but most users probably…

Part of winning the war against the deadly Coronavirus also means that we consistently put off fake news or information about Covid-19. And Google, Facebook and Twitter are at the forefront of this. In an annual Ad Safety Report, the tech giant said it enforced its sensitive events policy to…

A Cybersecurity researcher named Andrea Stroppa discovered a counterfeit iPhone charger bought through an unofficial channel on Instagram after it exploded while trying to charge his phone. Andrea and his colleagues at Ghost Data Team, a cybersecurity, social-media research firm, looked into the incident and found he was far from…

Facebook and Twitter are working hard to ensure all false or misleading information about Covid-19 is removed from their social platforms. In October 2020, Facebook announced a new policy to block ads that discourage the use of vaccines. Early this morning, Monday 15th, the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg announced in a…

This morning, Sunday (March 14th), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites. The rocket was seen to have lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying a stack of Starlink satellites to orbit.  According to SpaceX, this is the largest…

Have you tried to move your WhatsApp messages to Telegram ? You will agree that this can be overwhelming. However, there’s a feature that allows you to export your WhatsApp chats to Telegram.  The reason why Telegram is one of the leaders among other secure messaging apps is that it…

If you’d like to reinforce the security of your online accounts, then you need to enable a Two-step Verification, otherwise known as Two-factor authentication. Especially for your Google account which contains important information like your credit details, contacts, addresses and so on. It is called ‘two-step’ because it adds a…

Google has announced through its platform YouTube, that henceforth, it will deduct taxes on the earnings generated by content creators from viewers in the US who watch their videos. The new policy which will take effect as early as June 2021 was communicated via email to every creator making money…

On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic. Since then more than 2.6 million people have died around the world of which 20% are Americans. President Joe Biden says that it is one year of collective suffering for the United States of…

Twitter first shared information about this new update on its App on March 2nd, 2021. With Twitter Spaces, you can create a room and invite up to ten people to a voice conversation. Spaces are live for as long as they’re open; once ended, they will no longer be available…

A massive trove of security-camera data under the surveillance of Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., was recently breached by a group of hackers who saw videos from inside women’s health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, police departments, prisons and offices of Verkada itself. The scope of the hack appears massive which was…

Encryption of chats in cloud storage is important as it will keep the chats safe and private. As seen in the recent past, WhatsApp chats of many celebrities were leaked online. Although WhatsApp protects your chats using end-to-end encryption, this feature is yet to be made available to store messages…