Category: Privacy
Privacy
Windows 11 Clipboard Sync
Windows 11 Clipboard Sync: the feature that uploads everything you copy.Windows 11 has a handy feature called Clipboard History, it lets you see and reuse things you’ve copied recently.But there’s a catch most people miss:Cloud sync is ON by default.That means everything you copy, passwords, bank details, private messages, addresses, it all gets uploaded to…
Read MoreWindows 11 Recall
Windows 11 Recall: why you (probably) don’t have it, and why that’s good for privacyYou may have heard about Windows Recall, Microsoft’s new AI feature that takes screenshots of your screen every few seconds, stores them locally, and lets you search your PC activity like a timeline. It sounds useful for some… but it raised…
Read MoreWindows 11 App Permissions
The insane list Microsoft hides (and how to lock it down) Windows 11 has a massive section called App permissions buried in Settings > Privacy & security. It controls what apps can access on your PC, camera, microphone, location, files, contacts, and many more. The list is long. Really long. And many of these permissions…
Read MoreThe WhatsApp job scam
The WhatsApp job scam offers a quick job, but it could have cost me a lot of money. Full Story + How It Works Last year I got added on WhatsApp by a stranger:“Hey, quick online job, €50 for 40 minutes of easy tasks” I played along or a while to see where it goes.Here…
Read More7-Zip – the book
7-zip power user guide, the Ultimate Power-User cheat sheet & mini-courseFor many years I used 7-Zip almost every single day in banking IT.Not only the basic right-click compress stuff, the real power-user tricks that saved us hours every week and kept multi-gigabyte sensitive data 100 % secure. In 2025 I finally put everything into one…
Read MoreProtect your data from Microsoft
To protect your privacy and data from Microsoft while using its products and services, consider the following measures: Review privacy settings: regularly review and adjust your privacy settings in Microsoft accounts, devices, and applications. Customize settings to limit data collection and sharing.Use strong passwords: use unique, strong passwords for your Microsoft accounts and enable multi-factor…
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