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Facebook updates its settings section

After 3 years without making any changes to its interface, the social network Facebook brings a new update in its settings section, which went from 10 sections to 6, in order to be more intuitive and adapt to the mental models of users,…

China sanctions six US citizens and one institution

China sanctioned former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, chairwoman of the China-US Economic and Security Assessment Committee Carolyn Bartholomew, former chairman of the Congressional Executive Commission on China Jonathan Stivers, in…

Instagram improves security mechanisms

The social network Instagram launched its new quick security check function, with which it guides people whose accounts could be hacked and informs them of the necessary steps to secure them. The rapid security check or Security Checkup…

This May 12 is the global Anti-Ransomware Day

This Wednesday, May 12, the Anti-Rransomware Day is celebrated. It was established by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky and INTERPOL to raise awareness about the effects of cyberattacks that require the payment of ransoms to people and…

WiFi devices could become object sensors by 2024

With the approval of 802.11bf as a WiFi standard by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), routers will go from being products dedicated to creating communication networks to becoming a motion detector. Despite the…