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How to Automatically Block Macros in Microsoft Office Documents from the Internet

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With Microsoft temporarily rolling back a feature that automatically blocks macros in Microsoft Office files downloaded from the Internet, learning how to manually configure this security setting is essential. This article explains why users should block macros in Internet downloads and how you can block them in Microsoft Office. A common distribution method used by …

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Microsoft retires Internet Explorer browser after 26 years

Microsoft retires Internet Explorer browser after 26 years

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Microsoft Corp. President Bill Gates announced a new version of Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows XP and that Microsoft would include Windows AntiSpyware technology at no additional cost, during his keynote address at RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco, on Tuesday, February 15, 2005. The two new improvements will lead to safer Web browsing according …

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6 podcasts on the dark side of the internet

6 podcasts on the dark side of the internet

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Startup Episode: “What Did You Take?” Started during the early days of quarantine in March 2020, this affable show feels like listening to a conversation between two internet-savvy friends. One of the hosts, Ryan Broderick, used to co-host the beloved Buzzfeed podcast “Internet Explorer,” and brings the same curious and informative energy to this series …

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Surprise! The Internet of Things does not necessarily include the Internet

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When the now familiar concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) was new, what we really envisioned was a mass deployment of “things”, primarily sensors, directly connected to the Internet and, like the Internet, available to many businesses to form the basis of new applications. Neither the business model nor the privacy/security concerns of this …

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WHO chief censored on internet in China after calling zero-Covid unsustainable | CNN

WHO chief censored on internet in China after calling zero-Covid unsustainable | CNN

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Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s news bulletin Meanwhile in China, a tri-weekly update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. Register here. CNN — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on the internet in China after …

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US, EU and Western allies will subscribe to democratic principles of the Internet

US, EU and Western allies will subscribe to democratic principles of the Internet

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This article has been updated with a correction on Hungary’s position. Washington is promoting a declaration on the future of the internet, outlining a series of democratic principles in an initiative that is expected to receive support from the EU and other Western allies. The Biden administration was supposed to launch the initiative at the …

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