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- Lucas on Windows 10 gets new Outlook app with preview update Jan. 2025 and update Feb. 2025
- M&M on Windows 11 24H2: Sudden network failures/issues after upgrade?
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- GSP on Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
- GSP on Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
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- Lucas on Windows 10 gets new Outlook app with preview update Jan. 2025 and update Feb. 2025
- M&M on Windows 11 24H2: Sudden network failures/issues after upgrade?
- Lucas on Windows 10 gets new Outlook app with preview update Jan. 2025 and update Feb. 2025
- GSP on Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
- GSP on Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
Category Archives: General
Microsoft'a Marketing tales: Windows 11 is free for a short time; support for Microsoft 365 app ends in October 2025 for Windows 10
[German]Microsoft reached last week into its marketing bag of tricks again and put some questionable things on the table to promote Windows 11. It says that "Windows 11 is free for a short time". And another joke is unpacked: Microsoft … Continue reading
Noyb complains about data transfer to TikTok, AliExpress & Co
[German]The data protection activists from Austrian noyb have filed complaints in European countries against the Chinese companies TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi. The issue is the unlawful transfer of user data to China, which the companies openly admit.
European High Court: EU Commission violates GDPR with data transfer to Meta
[German]Big slap on the wrist for the EU Commission from the European Court of Justice. In proceedings before the ECJ, the Commission was ordered to pay damages to a German activist because the EU Commission had given data to Meta … Continue reading
Zuckerberg announces to end fact-checking posts on Facebook and Instagram
[German]Facebook founder and Meta CEO Marc Zuckerberg has announced a major change of direction regarding user posts on the Facebook and Instagram platforms. Cooperation with fact-checkers in the USA is to be abolished and the company intends to campaign for … Continue reading
Happy new Year 2025
I wish this to all blog readers and, above all, good health and optimism in these times.
BlackBerry sells XDR solution Cylance to Artic Wolf
[German]A short message for readers who may rely on BlackBerry's XDR solution Cylance. News has reached me a couple of days ago, that BlackBerry is selling this asset to market leader Artic Wolf – a mutual agreement to transfer has … Continue reading
Hackers could break the European power grid via vulnerabilities in solar systems
[German]An unpleasant but by no means new realization. Some countries are "proud" of the installed capacity of solar collectors. But a Greek white hat hacker has shown how he could hack into numerous European solar systems using a laptop and … Continue reading
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NSO Group found guilty of WhatsApp attack with Pegasus spyware
[German]In 2019, WhatsApp users fell victim to an attack by spyware that could be installed on Android and iOS devices via a vulnerability. WhatsApp sued the NSO Group, which developed and sold the exploit. A verdict has now been reached … Continue reading
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Facebook: EU imposes 797.72 million euro fine
[German]The EU Commission has fined Meta €797.72 million for tying its online classifieds service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and imposing unfair trading conditions on other providers of online classifieds services.