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| Mozilla Firefox Now Stops Websites, Advertisers from Tracking You | CNET | After more than a year ratcheting up its privacy protections, Firefox now blocks website cookies that can let advertisers and publishers track you across the web. | Uncork and Connect with BetterCloud | BetterCloud | Located in San Francisco? Drop by Press Club for a premium wine tasting with a seasoned sommelier, passed hors d'oeuvres, and the best in IT conversation on June 13. No speakers, no demos, no presh—just great wine, great community, and great convo. | It’s Time to Install the May Windows and Office Patches | Computerworld | Win10 version 1903 isn’t yet ready for prime time, but the other Windows and Office patches are reasonably stable. If you haven’t yet installed the XP/Vista/Win7 patches to guard against the “wormable” BlueKeep Remote Desktop hole, better do so now. | Apple Says Sign In Service Offers Convenience Without Privacy Toll | CNET | Bud Tribble, vice president of Apple’s software technology business, shares his thoughts about privacy laws, rogue apps and educating users. |
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| How to Migrate a Windows User to Different Windows 10 PC | How-To Geek | Microsoft removed Easy Transfer from Windows 10, but you can still move user profiles between PCs. Microsoft accounts are easy to transfer; you can move files manually. Transwiz (free) and PCmover (paid) also do a good job. | How to Delete Your Alexa Recordings by Voice | How-To Geek | Amazon rolled out new privacy features for Alexa. In addition to an educational “privacy hub,” the company lets you delete your stored recordings by voice. But it’s off by default; you’ll need to flip a switch. |
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| Get G Suite Adoption and Collaboration Insights With Work Insights, Now Generally Available | G Suite Updates | Google's Work Insights adoption and collaboration insights tool is now generally available for G Suite Enterprise customers. You can use Work Insights to quickly understand the status and impact of your G Suite deployment, surfacing organizational insights around adoption, work patterns, and collaboration across G Suite apps. | Smart Compose Available on Gmail Android and iOS | G Suite Updates | Last year, Google introduced Smart Compose in Gmail to G Suite users. This experience is now expanding to Gmail users on Android and iOS. With Smart Compose, Gmail will intelligently autocomplete your emails, now across your different devices. |
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