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Low-cost Chromebooks have been incredibly popular in classrooms over the past several years, But a new lawsuit by the New Mexico Attorney General alleges that Google is misusing the data that is collected from children under the age of 13 – violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The […]

New Mexico Sues Google Over Student Data

13 Mar, 2020 in Tech tagged chrome / chromebook / privacy / security by Colin Dorman (updated 33 days ago)

With the large number of tech stories that have been happening so far this year, I’ve decided that there was too much important topical stuff to only cover one thing per week. To fix that, I’ve decided to do a catch-all article at the end of this month. Depending on […]

February 2020 Tech Round-Up

28 Feb, 2020 in Tech tagged chrome / chromebook / facebook / privacy / security / webdev / wordpress by Colin Dorman (updated 40 days ago)

An old browser scam gets new life thanks to an innocuous feature in most browsers.

Old Browser Scam Has A New Twist

17 Jan, 2020 in Tech tagged chrome / chromebook / computer / linux / macos / privacy / security / windows by Colin Dorman (updated 81 days ago)

samsung pro portrait mode with music — I’ve really been enjoying my digital music setup over the past few years. But the amount of flexibility and the sheer number of options available in the Android app I use (MobileSheets Pro) means that the learning curve (even for a tech-savvy user) can be extreme. To help make things […]

MobileSheets Pro Tips

30 Oct, 2019 in Horn tagged android / chrome / chromebook / digital music / tablet by Colin Dorman (updated 158 days ago)

If you’ve been on the internet for more than a few months, you’ve probably heard about a large number of data breaches that have been happening recently. The website HaveIBeenPwned is a great resource that lets a visitor put in an email address and see whether or not that email […]

Monitor Password Breaches with Firefox Monitor

27 Sep, 2019 in Tech tagged chrome / firefox / google / security by Colin Dorman (updated 191 days ago)

It seems like every website wants to send you notifications or know your location. Turn these off quickly and easily!

Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off

10 May, 2019 in Tech tagged chrome / firefox / first world problems / internet / safari by Colin Dorman (updated 333 days ago)

Since 2008, Google’s Chrome browser has been boon for all users of the internet, but lately there have been some curious developments taking place within the Chrome browser (and Google itself). Remember, if you will, browsing the internet in 2008.Microsoft’s Internet Explorer had around 70% of the browser market, with […]

Chrome Takes A(nother) Step Back From Privacy

24 Oct, 2018 in Tech tagged chrome / chromebook / first world problems / google / internet / security by Colin Dorman (updated 537 days ago)