Micron Computing

Bitlocker provides encryption, but Microsoft provides your cloud-stored Bitlocker keys to the FBI.

https://www.spiceworks.com/security/microsoft-caves-to-the-fbi-on-bitlocker-key-access/

We can't believe that anyone thinks that this is a good idea. https://www.pcmag.com/news/thats-my-dads-computer-maingear-revives-the-90s-again-with-retro98-pc?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

That's My Dad's Computer: Maingear Revives the '90s Again With 'Retro98' PC The fully built desktop contains dummy disk drives, along with that old-school 1990s beige aesthetic that was once common across home PCs.

Happy New Year!

It doesn't stop at cookies. You are being tracked. Browser Fingerprinting explained:

The Quiet Way Advertisers Are Tracking Your Browsing Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it?

No wi-fi for you.

BC Ferries quietly removes 'less reliable Wi-Fi' from several ships | Urbanized In unfortunate news for frequent BC Ferries travellers, ship-based WiFi will no longer be offered on several of their routes.

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