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What Is Bitwarden Send and Should You Use It to Secure Your Private Data?

What Is Bitwarden Send and Should You Use It to Secure Your Private Data? – By Sandeep Babu MakeUseOf

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If you need to send sensitive information to anyone, relying on text messages, instant messengers, or emails means you run the risk of getting hacked. But with Bitwarden Send, you can share sensitive data securely and privately.

– How to Use a USB Flash Drive With Your Android Phone or Tablet

How to Use a USB Flash Drive With Your Android Phone or Tablet – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
To use a USB flash drive with Android, you’ll just need a simple USB adapter. The adapter lets you plug a USB drive into your Android phone. You can then browse the contents of the drive and move files around from a file manager app.
Android devices have USB ports for charging, but they can also be used to transfer files. You can use a USB flash drive with your Android phone just like you would with a computer. It’s easier than you might think.

Several Mint Mobile customers had phone numbers hijacked, Coinbase hacked around T-Mobile breach

Several Mint Mobile customers had phone numbers hijacked, Coinbase hacked around T-Mobile breach – By Ben Schoon 9to5Google

Earlier this month T-Mobile disclosed a security breach that also affected Google Fi, and in the case of one customer it also seemed to lead to several hacked accounts and a hijacked phone number. As it turns out, the same thing also happened to several Mint Mobile customers who temporarily lost their phone numbers around the same time period.

How to use Google Messages on your laptop or desktop

How to use Google Messages on your laptop or desktop – By Will Sattelberg Android Police
After a decade of fumbling for a solution for its messaging woes, Google may have finally made a decision about its messaging platform (no promises). Messages is Google’s latest service. It combines old-school SMS with RCS capabilities to create a competent client — assuming you’re willing to ignore more than half of the people in the US who use iPhones. It’s loaded with all sorts of cool tricks to make messaging a lot easier, like the option to text right from your computer.

Acer Chromebook 516 GE for $449

The Acer Chromebook 516 GE for $449 is an amazing deal – By Kevin C. Tofel aboutchromebooks.com
Even if you’re not in the market for a cloud-gaming Chromebook, you can get a large-screened, high-performance laptop on the relative cheap. Best Buy is currently discounting the Acer Chromebook 516 GE by $200. That brings the cost down to $449, for a Chromebook that’s worth every penny of that price, if not more.

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