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Users who do not opt in to encryption could be vulnerable to unwitting access to their messages – including police searches Facebook announced on Thursday it will begin testing end-to-end encryption as the default option for some users of its Messenger app on Android and iOS. The development comes as the company is facing backlash …

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Cyber-attacks on health bodies appear to be on the rise again after a hiatus early in the pandemic • Fears for patient data after attack on NHS software supplier A ransomware attack on a software supplier has hit the NHS across the UK and there are fears that patient data may have been the target. …

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The owner of Facebook and Instagram is using code to follow those who click links in its apps, according to an ex-Google engineer Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has been rewriting websites its users visit, letting the company follow them across the web after they click links in its apps, according to new …

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PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5; Nosebleed Interactive/Wired ProductionsThis unusual game has you managing your dad’s launderette while running a secret arcade out the back It’s the early 1990s, and you – a college dropout – have been tasked with babysitting your chronically disappointed father’s launderette business. It is not an exciting job. You pick …

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Fusion of tech firm software and local council infrastructure may herald on-demand bus services 2.0 During the early stages of the pandemic, Transport for Wales (TfW) decided to try something new. In May 2020 it launched fflecsi, an app-based service that allows people to book a shuttle minibus from “floating bus stops” near their homes …

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Search engine updates ‘featured snippets’ to reduce the number of often comical errors it makes Google will stop giving snappy answers to stupid questions, the company has announced, as it seeks to improve its search engine’s “featured snippets” service. That means users should see fewer answers to questions such as “When did Snoopy assassinate Abraham …

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In this week’s newsletter: The BBC’s Kayley Thomas pieces together the Argentinian striker’s final hours in Transfer: The Emiliano Sala Story. Plus: five of the best podcasts about childhood memories Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Restless NativesWidely available, episodes weeklyAfter 15 years of friendship, Line …

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Saudi official Bader al-Asaker accused by US of recruiting employees to secretly report on dissidents’ anonymous accounts Twitter has allowed a senior Saudi official and aide to Mohammed bin Salman to maintain a verified account with more than 2m followers despite allegations that the official recruited and paid Twitter employees to secretly report on dissidents’ …

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Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the celestial spectacle, the last super moon of of 2022 Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast With a ‘sturgeon’ supermoon rising tonight, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy …

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From Jeff Goldblum as the Big Bad Wolf to an incident involving Fabio and a goose, the illustrator @filthyratbag shares the things that make her laugh most Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email My dad got dial-up internet in 2005 and it rocked my world. No longer would I have to spend my afternoons …

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