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Better than Apple. Google wants to implement the ability to detect nearby unidentified Bluetooth trackers right in Android

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Google is working to ensure that Bluetooth trackers, which are gaining popularity, cannot be used for spying or any other illegal activities.

Better than Apple.  Google wants to implement the ability to detect nearby unidentified Bluetooth trackers right in Android

At the end of last year, Apple released the Tracker Detect app, which allows you to find other people’s AirTags around you, but the scanning function must be started manually. Tile launched similar software recently. Google, apparently, wants to integrate the corresponding function directly into Android.

In the code of the Google application, mentions of alerts about an unfamiliar device nearby and the detection of unfamiliar trackers were found. While the details are few, and the feature is clearly at an early stage of development, but it will clearly be very useful.

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Employees of Apple and Twitter are driven to the offices. You can get fired for working from home

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Employees of Apple and Twitter are driven to the offices

Zoe Schiffer, who was recently managing editor of Twitter and now holds the same position at Platformer, said that Apple strictly monitors how employees visit offices.

Apple tracks employee attendance (using electronic badge records) and alerts employees if they don’t show up to the office at least 3 times a week.

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Some at Apple, according to Schiffer, say that non-compliance could lead to dismissal, but she added that this does not seem like company policy.

Employees of Apple and Twitter are driven to the offices.  You can get fired for working from home

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In addition, she revealed that her former boss, Elon Musk, sent an email to Twitter employees at 2:30 a.m. stating that “office visits are no longer optional.” The billionaire noticed that the San Francisco office was half empty when he last visited.

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Scissors undercut: Windows 11 vulnerability reveals sensitive information from screenshots, including deleted parts

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Scissors undercut Windows 11 vulnerability reveals sensitive information from screenshots

A dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in one of the standard Windows 11 applications that could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information to the user. Moreover, at the moment the vulnerability is not closed and attackers can use it.

Scissors undercut: Windows 11 vulnerability reveals sensitive information from screenshots, including deleted parts

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We are talking about the application Snipping Tool (Scissors). The vulnerability, called aCropalypse, allows you to undo changes made by a user when editing a screenshot, including cropped or blurred parts that hide sensitive data.

When you edit a screenshot, you can save it with the same name as the original file by overwriting it. However, as it turns out, the Windows 11 Snipping Tool does not remove the original information from the file, but simply leaves it added at the end, which is usually invisible to users. With some trickery, a potential attacker can extract hidden information from a file and see what information has been edited.

As you can see, edited screenshots are usually much larger due to the inclusion of information from the original image.

Scissors undercut: Windows 11 vulnerability reveals sensitive information from screenshots, including deleted parts

This is a pretty serious vulnerability. For example, if you share a screenshot of an order confirmation page on Amazon, it may contain an address, the same goes for credit card numbers and other sensitive data.

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Whatsapp has a big update for groups – you can see common groups and more

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The WhatsApp team announced the launch of new features that improve the experience of groups for both administrators and ordinary users. As noted in the press service, managing and navigating through groups will become easier.

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Admins have new controls to control privacy in groups. Now admins will be able to accept or reject requests to join a group through an invite link or directly from the community.

Whatsapp has a big update for groups - you can see common groups and more

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For ordinary users, it became possible to easily view common groups. You can now find shared groups by contact name. This is convenient, for example, if the user needs to check which group an acquaintance belongs to with him.

The new features have begun rolling out and will be available to all WhatsApp users in the coming weeks.

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