Thursday, March 24, 2022

How to securely store and share sensitive files

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state and feminist icon, dies at 84 Reuters. Commentary


How to securely store and share sensitive files PopSci: “Your computer is not as secure as you think. If you use it to store sensitive information—think tax forms, legal documents, and other files—you need to take extra steps to keep that data safe from prying eyes. Stashing sensitive files on your computer is much more convenient than hoarding stacks of papers in filing cabinets. But just as you lock your filing cabinet with a key, you need to lock those digital files so thieves and hackers can’t access them. Despite what you may think, a regular user account password is not enough. If someone has access to your device, they could easily find and steal your files with free and easy-to-obtain software…”



Wired – The End of Infinite Data Storage Can Set You Free. “The belief that we could save endlessly online turned us all into information hoarders. What society needs instead is better systems for preserving public knowledge..”


The Verge: “Microsoft was one of the first companies to warn other businesses that the pandemic would forever change work habits. Two years later, Microsoft has embraced remote work both in its products and in practice with regard to how and where its employees get work done. Today it’s announcing changes to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, and even Surface hardware to improve the hybrid realities of remote and office work. As more businesses return to offices and contemplate a mix of remote and office work, Microsoft is updating Outlook to make it easier to see if colleagues are planning to attend meetings in person or not. A new Outlook RSVP feature will appear in public preview in the web version of Outlook in Q2 that allows meeting attendees to select if they’re joining virtually or in-person…”


“Google Search has rolled out the “refine this search” and “broaden this search” in the U.S.-based English search results, a Google spokesperson confirmed with Search Engine Land today. These features were previewed last year at the Search On event last September. Google did say that while some are noticing the things to know/consider being tested, this is not yet fully live in Google Search yet. Refine this search. Google spoke about this feature at Search On claiming the “Refine this search” features enable users to get more specific with a topic or zoom out to more general topics. You can now see it come up for a number of queries..”


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