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WiFi credentials maybe but I can't imagine the devices hold Netflix user passwords, I've never encountered it but surely the Netflix API just negotiates an API key tied to the user?
In this case, Barclays are the banking providers of several crypto companies including Coinbase in the UK.
Re:Binance banned from doing business in UK on Sunday June 27, 2021 @12:42PM (#27653026)
I just used a tool called BIP39 generator on and offline machine which you can feed entropy and it will generate a bitcoin private key. then sent funds to that address.

Then just keep those details safe.

Re:Windows 11 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @02:37PM (#27622007)
Full disk encryption for one thing.
Loads of third party apps have shell extensions that use control panel and there's 20 years of settings to migrate over. It's getting there.
Re:Password Managers on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:19AM (#27411625)
I manage a password manager for an MSP that supports hundreds of Azure tenancies with dozens of engineers. 2FA codes in the password manager in a shared space is far safer than a non synchronised account with no 2FA. Since the TOTP code is not accessible too, it also means that password manager breaches are time limited.

Just depends on your use case.

You know that new car smell? That's the smell of all the glues they use.
Re:Office 365 leaking BCC domain name on Monday May 03, 2021 @01:27PM (#27027985)
Hotmail hasn't existed for at least a decade.
Because different people have different requirements.
Re:LG dryer traffic – 1GB+ daily up/down on Sunday April 11, 2021 @02:24PM (#26772328)
Surely you can just set the timer most washing machines to start it a few hours after you leave? Personally though having washing machines running in an empty house makes me nervous.
You make it sound like it hasn't already been tried. As far as I know every time you remove the social safety nets you turn society into a Dickensian nightmare where the poorest in society struggle massively, not 'innovation' or 'freedom'.
For home office/SMBs routers you can't really beat Draytek boxes. I've had ones last 9+ years and they receive regular updates for 5+ years and are extremely solid. They have devices that have wireless radios in too but I tend to buy a used Ruckus WAP and set that up in addition because the coverage on those beats most things out there.
Folders in Windows can be network locations or internet locations without any guarantees on their access speed, makes sense to show to the user that it's still doing something.
Re:The Worsening State of Ransomware on Monday March 22, 2021 @04:35PM (#26546580)
No they don't, they usually just use common encryption library and encrypt files directly.
Re:Baserow.io – Self-hosted Airtable alternative on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:33PM (#26460105)
SharePoint Lists is designed to compete with Airtables.
As someone who surveys different organizations networks day in and out, the amount of unpatched and out of date Exchange servers (and other internet facing services) I see is ridiculous. Most sysadmins don't have a tangible idea of the risk they take when they set this stuff up. At least Office 365 is patched and monitored on a regular basis and has actual security teams tasked with looking for potential exploits.
Re:Wi-Fi 6 is designed to reduce congestion from devices on Thursday February 25, 2021 @03:40PM (#26267979)
Along with what everyone else has said some vendors such as Meraki and Ruckus have separate radios just designed for monitoring the spectrum and making changes accordingly. Groups of APs will automatically decrease their power and channel swap to avoid channel overlap etc.
Re:The worst of the two worlds: Excel meets Outlook on Sunday February 14, 2021 @07:05AM (#26131674)
People do this in my company even despite us having SharePoint which has decent enough support for collaborative capabilities and should in theory get rid of any need for different document versions, but that escapes many people.
It was created by a conman and has very flakey medical basis. I suggest reading up on it.
Re:Green hackers around the world, let’s destroy Bitcoin on Sunday February 07, 2021 @06:57PM (#26059371)
That makes the system more efficient by allowing more transactions but doesn't lower the total energy expenditure.
Re:Green hackers around the world, let’s destroy Bitcoin on Sunday February 07, 2021 @06:55PM (#26059360)
In what way is Hawala trustless?
Re:Drawbacks of P2P and a defense of Signal on Sunday January 31, 2021 @02:18PM (#25981618)
And who knows if it's actually the software they deploy too.
The main issue is a voting system that only allows two parties to compete and makes parties between fractious groups of people with very different views. The Tories for whatever reason are just far better at aligning most of their party to the goal of winning.
Re:Poll: Switching from WhatsApp on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:21PM (#25675014)
Whats the point of moving away from WhatsApp for privacy reasons only to go to Telegram that also has privacy and security concerns?
Re:UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:12PM (#25531956)
Considering that UK businesses will now have to follow rules that the UK has no say in making, doesn't really feel like a great improvement. Especially since UK law was always legally supreme and new EU laws had to be ratified by parliament anyway.
Re:UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:00PM (#25531843)
This is due to the rise of China. The UKs main export market is the EU so it makes sense for it to stay in the organisation that governs regulations in that market.
Re:Windows 0day privilege escalation still not fixed on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @06:11PM (#25523362)
Sure it's not including Edge tabs in the alt tab screen? You can turn that off.
Re:How and why I stopped buying new laptops on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:35PM (#25497178)
The magnesium alloy ThinkPads and some Dells use is far more durable than aluminium because it's harder so doesn't bend on impact. It's also less likely to scratch. I've seen countless scratched Macbooks over the years.

Plus unibody designs mean the whole laptop body needs to be replaced if there is damage instead of just replacing a single panel. High end Dell laptops are almost modular in comparison.