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Author Behind ‘Hidden Figures’ Book & Movie Inspires at RSA Conference

Margot Lee Shetterly delivered a keynote address at the RSA Conference last week. The topic of her speech was "Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race," a reference to her bestselling book by the same name. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/author-behind-hidden-figures-book-and-movie-inspires-at-rsa-conference/
Google Accused of Showing ‘Total Contempt’ for Android Users’ Privacy

Joe Westby is Amnesty International's Technology and Human Rights researcher. Recently, in response to Google's launch of a new messaging service, Westby argued that Google, "shows total contempt for Android users' privacy." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-accused-of-showing-total-contempt-for-android-users-privacy/
Microsoft Is Adding a Dark Theme Coming to Windows 10's File Explorer

In the latest Redstone 5 skip ahead build for Windows 10 Insiders, Microsoft has added a hidden feature that enables a dark theme in File Explorer. While the new theme is in the very beginning development stages (hopefully!!), it's currently not a sight to behold. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-adding-a-dark-theme-coming-to-windows-10s-file-explorer/
Windows 10 Lean: Microsoft Developing a Minimalist Version of Windows

With the release of Windows 10 Insider build 17650, Microsoft added a new stripped down version called "Windows Lean" that uses approximately 2GB less space on x64 systems. It achieves this by not installing many of the standard apps and features that are usually installed in Windows 10. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-lean-microsoft-developing-a-minimalist-version-of-windows/
Microsoft Sees 24% Rise in Tech Support Scam Complaints

Tech support scams are bigger than ever, according to Microsoft, the company revealing last week that it received over 153,000 reports from customers who were the victims of a tech support scam in 2017, a number that went up 24 percent compared to complaints the OS maker received in 2016. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-sees-24-percent-rise-in-tech-support-scam-complaints/
TrickBot's Screenlocker Module Isn't Meant for Ransomware Ops

The screen-locking feature added to a popular banking trojan was never intended to be used for ransomware-like operations, researchers from Fortinet revealed on Monday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbots-screenlocker-module-isnt-meant-for-ransomware-ops/
Edge Reveals That "April Update" Is The Name of Windows 10's Next Update

A welcome page shown by Microsoft Edge in the latest Windows 10 Redstone 4 Insider build may have leaked the name of the upcoming Windows 10 feature update. While everyone has been calling the next update the "Spring Creators Update", Microsoft Edges's welcome page in build 17134.1 is calling it the "April Update". [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/edge-reveals-that-april-update-is-the-name-of-windows-10s-next-update/
A New Algorithm Can Detect Online Sexual Predators

Child sexual exploitation impacts everyone around the world. As  predators are increasingly using the internet to find victims, law enforcement have also been employing technology in order to apprehend suspects. Thankfully, a new algorithm may allow law enforcement to find these predators before they can cause harm. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/a-new-algorithm-can-detect-online-sexual-predators/
Microsoft Authenticator Getting Account Backup and Recovery

Microsoft announced today that they are adding account backup and recovery to the iOS version of their Microsoft Authenticator app. This allows you to recover your two step verification data in the event that you lose your device, your data is deleted, or you wish to access it from another device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-authenticator-getting-account-backup-and-recovery/