Security and Proprietary Software
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Streaming Service Crunchyroll Blocks Privacy-Focused Email Tutanota Because "Hackers use it"
Tutanota is an open-source email service that focuses on providing enhanced privacy and security over traditional platforms.
It is similar to Proton Mail but more affordable for the masses.
However, some users noticed an inconvenience when using Tutanota's email to sign up for Crunchyroll (a popular streaming service for anime and drama).
It did not let them sign up using their Tutanota email. I tried the same, and failed to create an account.
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So, why is Tutanota banned, even though it is a notable platform?
Well, this is not entirely a new phenomenon. DeviantArt actively blocked Proton Mail in the past because spammers used the platform to create accounts. Now, they have unblocked them.
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Coding Vulnerabilities, Linux Growth, FOSS Friction Cap Summer Highlights [Ed: Linux Foundation and its ilk (i.e. proprietary companies) are actively spreading FUD against "Open Source", which they're merely trying to control. This is little but a FUDfest, hardly a summary of news.]
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Signal Phone Numbers Exposed in Twilio Hack [Ed: Clued up people have all along said that phone number requirement in Signal was a disaster waiting to happen, a blunder in the making]
If you were not notified, don’t worry about it. But it does bring up the old question: Why does Signal require a phone number to use? It doesn’t have to be that way.
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Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android
Microsoft has started putting more ads in Outlook mobile for iOS and Android in recent months. The change has been rolling out over the past few months and essentially means Microsoft is making it harder for free users to avoid ads in Outlook mobile.
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New SAFERTOS Windows and Linux Simulator from WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems
WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems (WHIS) has introduced the SAFERTOS Windows and Linux Simulator which allows customers to evaluate and prototype certain types of SAFERTOS® application code immediately on their desktop computer, without the need for cross-compiling toolchains or specialist debug hardware. Customers who develop on Linux or Windows workstations can now start work right away.