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Look out! Hackers are coming for your travel account

Elliott Confidential • 137 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Travel Online Services Data Privacy Authentication
  1. Use two-factor authentication and authenticator apps to protect your online travel accounts from hackers.
  2. Enable login notifications and maximize security settings on platforms to monitor any unauthorized access to your accounts.
  3. Avoid using simple or repeated passwords, practice safe Wi-Fi usage, and be cautious of urgent emails or suspicious links to prevent hacking incidents.

Crossplay Mailbag: "Is Nintendo's Awful Online Setup Actually Great For Kids?"

Crossplay • 746 implied HN points • 02 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Gaming Online Services Parenting Video Games
  1. Kids may easily switch between different games and videos, affecting their level of commitment to a particular game
  2. Parents appreciate the strict controls of Nintendo's online setup for kids playing multiplayer games
  3. Introducing games to children can be influenced by personal values and the desire to guide the child's exposure in a positive way

Brief: Going Passwordless - the New Trend in Online Security

Rod’s Blog • 19 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Security Authentication Microsoft Online Services Biometrics
  1. Passwordless authentication aims to improve security by eliminating the need for traditional passwords and using methods like biometrics or hardware tokens instead.
  2. Going passwordless reduces the risk of password breaches and phishing attacks, making the login process faster and more convenient for users.
  3. Challenges of going passwordless include user trust in new technologies, compatibility issues, privacy concerns, and suitability for certain online services.

Feelin' salty

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jan 15
🕹 Technology Internet Online Services Social media Data Privacy
  1. Your e-reader companies might be collecting detailed data on your reading habits, which could potentially change longer-form writing.
  2. There's a new service that texts you like an imaginary significant other, offering some rom-com potential.
  3. Instagram users explore the late night creative space with the hashtag #nightshift, sharing beautifully weird posts.

Carrier pigeons or something

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 May 14
🕹 Technology Social media Innovation Online Services Science fiction Emerging technologies
  1. When powerful entities dislike your social media content, consequences abound, from reprimands to unexpected repercussions.
  2. Despite the idea that technology should spread power, it can also consolidate it in unexpected ways.
  3. The existence of luxury services like the 'Seamless for rich people' suggests that decadence and exclusivity are becoming more accessible in the digital age.
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