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| | | Google Stored Some G Suite Passwords in Unhashed Form for 14 Years | | The Next Web | Google revealed that it recently discovered a bug that caused a subset of its enterprise G Suite customers to have their passwords stored in an unhashed—albeit encrypted—form for about 14 years. | | Google Makes Ads Easier to Spot in Mobile Search | | VentureBeat | Google yesterday announced that Search is getting a fresh coat of paint. In the next few days, Google Search will bring branding “front and center” by highlighting the name of websites and their icons at the top of results cards. Meanwhile, web addresses within product and service ads in Search will gain a bold label to help users “quickly identify” sponsored content. | | Legal Threats Make Powerful Phishing Lures | | Krebs on Security | Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the attached file and respond within a few days—or else. Here’s a look at a recent spam campaign that peppered more than 100,000 business email addresses with fake legal threats harboring malware. | | ZenHub Workspaces Make GitHub Easier to Use Across Teams | | TechCrunch | ZenHub, a project management tool for GitHub, yesterday announced the launch of Workspaces, a feature that makes it easier for teams to use its service—and GitHub—by allowing them to tweak the service to the needs of specific teams while still using GitHub as the ground truth for their work. |
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| | | How to Split Text in Google Sheets | | How-To Geek | Often, you need to split the content of a cell in your spreadsheet that is separated by a comma or space, such as the first and last names of a contact. Luckily, Google Sheets provides a simple, straightforward approach to dealing with merged datasets. | | How To Get the Most Out of Your Chromebook’s RAM | | How-To Geek | Chrome OS manages RAM differently than Windows or Mac computers, but that doesn’t mean you can’t optimize your workflow to make the most of your system’s potentially limited RAM. Here are some tips to help make your Chromebook’s RAM go further. |
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| | | Introducing Auto-Delete Controls for Your Location History and Activity Data | | The Keyword | Whether you’re looking for the latest news or the quickest driving route, Google aims to make our products helpful for everyone. And when you turn on settings like Location History or Web & App Activity, the data can make Google products more useful for you—like recommending a restaurant that you might enjoy, or helping you pick up where you left off on a previous search. Google works to keep your data private and secure, and they’ve heard your feedback that they need to provide simpler ways for you to manage or delete it. Google is announcing auto-delete controls that make it easier to manage your data. |
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