You are here

Home › Archive › News archive: 2021

News archive: 2021

July

Thursday, July 15th, 2021

07/15 : Report: FCC Broadband Definition Too Slow

Monday, July 12th, 2021

07/12 : Web 'Influencers' Must Label Photoshopped Pics

Thursday, July 8th, 2021

07/08 : Nine Rogue Android Apps to Delete Right Now

Wednesday, July 7th, 2021

07/07 : Social Media 'Deplatforming' Law Struck Down

Monday, July 5th, 2021

07/05 : Judge: Facebook Not a Monopoly; Stock Skyrockets

Friday, July 2nd, 2021

07/02 : Google To Warn Of Unreliable Results

June

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

06/30 : Windows 11 Compatibility Test Confuses Users

Monday, June 28th, 2021

06/28 : Being Blackmailed for Money on Facebook? Here's What to Do

Friday, June 25th, 2021

06/25 : US Seizes 30+ 'Terrorist' Iranian News Sites

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

06/24 : Key To Viral Posts: Naming Political Opponents

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

06/23 : Windows 11 Moves Start Menu, Leaked Online

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

06/22 : Court To Examine Online Ad Privacy

Monday, June 21st, 2021

06/21 : Gov't Proposes Curbing the Reach of Big Tech

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

06/15 : Microsoft to 'Retire' Windows 10

Friday, June 11th, 2021

06/11 : TikTok Ban Unites Senators

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

06/10 : Major Websites Knocked Offline

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

06/08 : Tech World Abuzz Over 'Windows 11' Rumor

Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

06/03 : MS Windows Popups Push Bing Search

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

06/02 : Google Accused of Hiding Tracking Settings

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021

06/01 : Microsoft Pushes Edge With Cash Back Scheme

May

Friday, May 28th, 2021

05/28 : $100B Gov't Broadband Expansion to be Cut Back

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

05/26 : Florida Bans FB, Twitter From Banning Politicians

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

05/25 : Windows 10 Icons Get Revamp

Thursday, May 20th, 2021

05/20 : Google Maps Adds Sidewalk Info

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021

05/19 : Bloggers Accused of Hacking for Opening Dropbox Link

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

05/18 : Security Keys Could Kill The CAPTCHA

Thursday, May 13th, 2021

05/13 : 88% of iOS Users Reject Online Tracking

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

05/12 : Windows Defender Bug Fills Hard Drive

Tuesday, May 11th, 2021

05/11 : Microsoft Ditches Windows 10X

Thursday, May 6th, 2021

05/06 : Google Criticized Over Misleading Gov't Ads

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

05/05 : Windows Update May Solve High CPU Usage Bug

Tuesday, May 4th, 2021

05/04 : EU Forces Web Hosts to Take Down Terror Content

Monday, May 3rd, 2021

05/03 : How to Fix: VMWare RDP Protocol Error Session Disconnected

April

Friday, April 30th, 2021

04/30 : Scammed by Wowser E Services? Here's What to Do

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

04/29 : Facebook Slammed For Teen Ad Targeting

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

04/28 : Android Phones Hijacked For Ad Scam

Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

04/27 : Apple, Facebook Fight Over Ad Tracking

Monday, April 26th, 2021

04/26 : WinX DVD Ripper: Convert / Play DVDs on Windows 10

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

04/22 : Relief On Hand From Endless Video Meetings

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

04/21 : FCC: Please Check Your Internet Speed

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021

04/20 : Chrome Gets New Features

Thursday, April 15th, 2021

04/15 : Use of AI Could Be Banned or Restricted

Wednesday, April 14th, 2021

04/14 : Phones to Alert Pedestrians to 'Pay Attention'

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

04/13 : Courts Divided Over Disabled Access to Websites

Friday, April 9th, 2021

04/09 : 500M Phone Numbers Exposed in Facebook Leak

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021

04/07 : Windows 10 21H1 Spring Update: Not Much to See

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021

04/06 : US to Spend $100B to Expand Broadband

Thursday, April 1st, 2021

04/01 : Smartphone Not a Phone, Claims Samsung

March

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

03/31 : Optional Windows Update Fixes Host Of Problems

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

03/30 : Major Apple Bug Threatens Browser Security

Monday, March 29th, 2021

03/29 : Someone Threatening to Post Video, Pics? Here's What to Do

Friday, March 26th, 2021

03/26 : Blackmailed on Google Hangouts? Here's What to Do

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

03/25 : YouTube to Produce Ads based on Image Recognition

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

03/24 : Computer Chips In Short Supply

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021

03/23 : Robocallers Fined $225M; May be Blocked by Carriers

Monday, March 22nd, 2021

03/22 : VideoProc Review

Thursday, March 18th, 2021

03/18 : How to Fix: Remove Chrome Reading List

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

03/17 : $5B Lawsuit Advances Over Chrome Incognito Privacy

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

03/16 : India to Outlaw Bitcoin

Friday, March 12th, 2021

03/12 : Report Details Government Internet Shutdowns

Thursday, March 11th, 2021

03/11 : Canadian Broadband Among Most Affordable

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

03/09 : Google Maps May Have Ads

Monday, March 8th, 2021

03/08 : MS to Fix Broken Windows Update with New Rollout

Friday, March 5th, 2021

03/05 : Single Character Could Crash Windows PC

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

03/04 : Chrome Zero-Day Bug: Update Now

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

03/03 : California Net Neutrality Law to Take Effect

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

03/02 : Apple Suffers Malware Scare

February

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

02/25 : Proposed Law Would Bar State-Run Broadband

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

02/23 : Report: Most Emails Contain 'Spy Pixel'

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

02/18 : Video Calls Skyrocket; Trend Expected to Continue

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021

02/17 : Phone AI Can Suggest Pics to Delete

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

02/16 : Serious Windows Flaw: Hackers Can Remotely Crash PCs

Saturday, February 13th, 2021

02/13 : Why Indonesia Leads the World in VPN Users

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

02/10 : Hacker Tries to Poison Water Supply

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

02/09 : 3 Billion Online Pics Scraped for Face-Match Database

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

02/04 : Facebook: Let Us Track You to Help Businesses

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021

02/03 : iPhone Allows Facial Unlock While Wearing Mask

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

02/02 : Hotmail, Outlook Email Limits Force $70/yr Fee

January

Thursday, January 28th, 2021

01/28 : Twitter Truth Seekers to Label 'Misleading' Posts

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

01/27 : Google Says Cookie-Free Advertising Works

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

01/26 : Ransomware Gets Doubly Dangerous

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

01/21 : Online Shopping Prices May Be Manipulated

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

01/20 : Dating App 'Politics' Filter Turned Against Rioters

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

01/19 : Google, Facebook Face News Fees

Thursday, January 14th, 2021

01/14 : WWW Creator Reenvisions How Personal Data is Stored

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021

01/13 : Samsung Program Repurposes Old Phones

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

01/12 : 100M Users Still Using Windows 7

Monday, January 11th, 2021

01/11 : How to Fix: Disable Chrome 'Sign into Website' Notification

Friday, January 8th, 2021

01/08 : Chrome Defaults to Secure Website Version

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021

01/06 : Ticketmaster Fined $10M for Hacking Competitor

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

01/05 : Chrome Security Software Bug Fixed
Need Help? Ask!



My name is Dennis Faas and I am a senior systems administrator and IT technical analyst specializing in cyber crimes (sextortion / blackmail / tech support scams) with over 20 years experience; I also run this website! If you need technical assistance , I can help. Click here to email me now; optionally, you can review my resume here. You can also read how I can fix your computer over the Internet (also includes user reviews).