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Oct 2024
2h 35m

SN 995: uBlock Origin & Manifest V3 - DD...

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About this episode
  • Facebook's parent Meta not hashing passwords
  • A New, forthcoming PayPal default opts their users into merchant data sharing
  • DDoS breaks another record
  • Speaking of these ASUS routers
  • Do you know who you're hiring?
  • Vitamin D
  • The CUPS vulnerablility
  • Routers for normal people
  • uBlock Origin & Manifest V3

Show Notes: https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-995-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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