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Following the news that US Federal regulators have sued Amazon, alleging that people have been “tricked” into buying hard-to-cancel Prime memberships, we take a closer look at ‘inertia selling’. What Happened With Amazon Prime Subscriptions? Back at the end of June, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was taking action against Amazon.com…
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YouTube’s testing of a scheme to stop ad blocker usage and limit video plays is being seen by many as a way to further monetise the platform. How Does YouTube Make Its Money? Google’s YouTube platform currently makes its money in several ways, with advertising being the main source of revenue. For example, its money…
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Hello, valued readers and customers of Mear Technology! We want to make you all aware of Changes to services offered by Mear Technology due to Openreach’s copper switch-off. Embracing the Future: Say Goodbye to PSTN and Embrace Single-Order Broadband Services As part of Openreach’s copper switch-off, we will no longer be offering PSTN and PSTN-based…
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Elon Musk has stated that his “𝕏” social media platform will cover the legal expenses and initiate lawsuits on behalf of individuals who have been treated “unfairly “by their employers due to posts or likes on the site, previously known as Twitter. Presumably, he is trying to reinvent champion the platform as a bastion of…
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With deepfake’s increasing being circulated and making the news, here we look at what deepfake videos are, why they’re made, and how they (might) be quickly and easily detected using a variety of deepfake detection and testing tools. What Are Deepfake Videos? Deepfake videos are a kind of synthetic media created using deep learning and…
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In this tech insight, we look at what ‘zero-day’ attacks are, then look at some recent high-profile examples and ultimately at what businesses can do to protect themselves from zero-day attacks. Sophisticated Attacks That Highlight Vulnerabilities In the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats and cyber warfare, one term often sends chills down the spines of…
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Following thousands of moderators making their subreddit communities private for 48 hours as a protest, we look at the reasons why, together with the implications for Reddit, its users, and other stakeholders. What Is Reddit? Reddit is a social media platform where users can join communities called ‘subreddits’ to share content, participate in discussions, and…
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What is your business policy on disposing of old tech? When you replace old computers, external drives, memory sticks and mobiles do you delete data and then just… get rid of them? You could be putting your sensitive data at risk. Data recovery specialist regularly shows that millions of deleted files can be recovered from…
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An Observer investigation has reported uncovering evidence that 20 NHS Trusts have been collecting data about patients’ medical conditions and sharing it with Facebook. Using A Covert Tracking Tool The newspaper’s investigation found that over several years, the trusts have been using the Meta Pixel analytics tool to collect patient browsing data on their websites.…
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Unmasking the Dangers: How Scammers Exploit Voice Cloning Technology There has been lots of information in the news about AI Microsoft has announced that soon AI will be integrated into their Office Suite by way of copilot. While the benefits of AI are helping deliver faster solutions to issues those who make their living from…
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