David Rittenhouse

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Win11 Update KB5063878 Blamed for SSD Failures

Submitted by Dennis Faas on Fri, 08/29/2025 - 14:12
Infopackets Reader George L. writes: " Dear Dennis, I was reading online that Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update ( KB5063878 ) is breaking NVMe and SSD drives, causing catastrophic data loss. I have Windows 11 on my laptop and I'm terrified - does this mean my NVMe could stop working at any moment? Should I uninstall the update or stop using my computer until this is fixed? Please help me understand what's really going on, because I'm not very tech-savvy and I don't want to lose my family photos and documents. " My response: Thanks for your message. You're not alone - many people have seen ...view more
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Information Technology Abuse -- Privacy Issues (Part 1 of 2)

Submitted by Dennis Faas on Tue, 05/21/2002 - 08:00
Abstract Due to the length of this article, it has been sectioned into two parts. This article presents an overview of current privacy issues, discusses potential methods in which an individual's privacy may be jeopardized, and examines specific countermeasures that can be used to protect private information. The focus of this paper is primarily the privacy of individuals using personal computers in a home environment and on the Internet. All software applications referenced herein have been tested by this writer on the Windows 98 Second Edition operating system. Other operating systems may ...view more
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