Categories: Personal Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: block Tags: blocking Tags: advertising Tags: blocker Tags: ad block Tags: tracking Tags: cookies Tags: analytics Tags: affiliate Tags: adware Tags: IoT We take a look at why blocking adverts and tracking is one of the best things you can do to keep your devices healthy. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Personal Tags: youtube Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: network Tags: ad industry Tags: block Tags: blocker Tags: adblock Tags: malware Tags: malvertising Tags: intrusive Tags: popup Tags: affiliate We take a look at YouTube’s testing of ad blocking detection and why it might not be popular with users. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Personal Tags: forex Tags: BBC Tags: fake Tags: trading Tags: digital Tags: reviews Tags: website Tags: AI Tags: app Tags: phone Tags: twitter Tags: sponsored Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: blue check Tags: verified We take a look at a daisy chain of links and clicks leading from a sponsored Twitter ad to a fake BBC website offering up an AI trading app. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: spam Tags: AI Tags: GPT Tags: generated Tags: content Tags: farm Tags: SEO Tags: click Tags: news Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: google Tags: advertisers We take a look at the potential issues surrounding AI-generated content produced on a mass scale. |
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Read moreCategories: Awareness Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: iPhone Tags: calendar Tags: spam Tags: iOS Tags: mobile Tags: device Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: popup Tags: permission Tags: remove Tags: notification Tags: Apple Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: FBI Tags: ad Tags: ads Tags: advert Tags: paid Tags: sponsored Tags: search engine Tags: results Tags: fake Tags: download Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: malware The FBI has issued a warning about criminals impersonating brands in search ads |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: missing baby Tags: abandoned baby Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: hoax Tags: ad Tags: fake Tags: lost We take a look at reports of a fake missing baby hoax in circulation on Facebook. |
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