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Re:Google officially launches Equiano subsea cable on Thursday October 06, 2022 @12:42AM (#33104461)
Coming in 2024. https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/asia-europe-afr...

More info available at https://www.2africacable.net/faq

Re:Anthem Blue Cross breach notification [pdf] on Thursday December 02, 2021 @03:08PM (#29421751)
Anthem had another breach in 2015 [1]. Offered free credit monitoring then as well.

They were sued and settled in 2017 [2].

[1] https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/the-breach-of-a... [2] https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/00010101/NEWS06/91...

Re:Samsung UK admits you can’t disable ads on Samsung smart TV on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:20PM (#29027798)
I use this [1] and never seen an ad on my LG TV. Its only for Smart TVs. It blocks all the major TV ad networks too but can't tell how successful it is on other TVs since I only have LG.

[1] https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist

Re:“My scooter was stolen. Unknown to the thief, I hid two AirTags ins... on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @01:16AM (#28125367)
Hate reading long Twitter threads. Here it is in condensed form. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1424921645483966466.html
Re:Coinbase from YC to DPO on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:13PM (#26811693)
I have an account from early on when they first launched. Got some small BTC in it and never touched it again. Still there. Odd why some got closed. I log into it once every couple of years.
Re:Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @12:55PM (#26332016)
They did address it as an error on their part. [https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/06/09/brave-ceo-apolog...]
Re:Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:37PM (#26067566)
I think it was announced in Google I/O 2018 but here is a link [1] talking about in in fall 2018.

[1] https://medium.com/turunen/built-in-qr-reader-on-android-696...

Re:Ant Group strikes deal with Chinese regulators over restructuring on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:58PM (#26022415)
If you don’t have a subscription: https://archive.is/LY9t2
Re:When will Google kill Stadia? on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:38PM (#26018137)
I want flexibility that includes quality games with quality graphics. I'm not looking for high-end gaming PC quality (which I used to own) but close to it. Stadia hits that for me. I play it on TV and laptop depending where I am.

Gaming PCs and consoles will be around for a long time as they serve a market. I hope Stadia builds on their market fit and to become another platform widely used.

Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing business focus on Monday February 01, 2021 @03:17PM (#25993243)
They brought over an exec to build the studio. [1]

[1] https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272965/google-stadia-stu...

Re:Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls? on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:28PM (#25933498)
Check out Jim Browning's videos [1] He records what he does through hacking into the scammer's computers to even record their webcams. He documents it all and even contacts victims if they are in the middle of being scammed when he is monitoring it.

Place to share these scams and phone numbers so others can harass these scammers. [2]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/c/JimBrowning/

[2] https://www.scammer.info/

Re:Firefox 85 on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @03:55PM (#25920942)
You need to create a new profile with the stable release.

How to create a new profile. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-...

Install the stable version but don't run it yet. Then follow the instructions to start the Profile Manager when Firefox is closed. If you need to recover data from your old profile, the link above has instructions too.

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