Mandatory Microsoft accounts for Windows 11 Home might be a good thing
Are you still typing in all-caps BECAUSE WINDOWS 11 HOME WILL FORCE USERS TO HAVE A MICROSOFT ACCOUNT? Lighten up. I, like you, detest being forced to have an account just to […]
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Microsoft adds a passwordless option for Microsoft accounts
Microsoft is now offering you the choice to get rid of passwords entirely from your Microsoft account, moving to a passwordless future where your phone and face will log you in instead. […]
New Windows 11 preview makes Microsoft accounts mandatory for (almost) all
Microsoft has previously allowed people running Windows 11 Pro to set up their PCs offline and run local accounts rather than signing in with a Microsoft account, unlike the Home version. Windows […]
The Meta Quest 2’s non-Facebook accounts are a bait-and-switch
Remember when Quest VR headsets started making you sign in with a Facebook login, and pretty much everyone hated it? Remember when Mark Zuckerberg said he’d add the ability to use the […]
35,000 PayPal accounts breached, and users could’ve prevented it
Another day, another major security breach. Following in the footstep of Twitter and Experian, on Thursday PayPal began notifying nearly 35,000 users that their accounts were breached between December 6 and 8. […]
RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys
Managing passwords is pain. Tools exist to help (like password managers) but staying on top of them remains dreary work. But a new system for securing accounts is filtering through the web—passkeys. […]
LastPass 2FA reset prompts are locking users out of accounts
LastPass’s attempts to clean up after its security breaches isn’t going so well. At least, not for users. Some customers are getting locked out of their accounts after following LastPass’s prompt to […]
Google to delete inactive accounts: Gmail, Docs, YouTube at risk
Update, 7/21/2023: As reported by The Verge, account deletions will begin on December 1, as shared by Google in notices now being sent to users. Your dormant Gmail accounts could get wiped […]
Google starts warning users it will delete inactive accounts
Google recently announced that it will start deleting Google accounts that have been inactive for two years. Now, the company is making sure everyone knows about it, sending Gmail users a message […]
New SIM-jacking attack silently empties bank accounts
You’ve done the usual things to protect your sensitive accounts. You use a unique password. You have alerts sent to your phone. But a thief could still bypass all that with a […]
