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Google Maps will make you sign in to get its best features

Google Maps will make you sign in to get its best features – howtogeek.com
Google Maps is an extremely helpful tool for navigation, but millions of people use it for more than just directions. Google Maps is packed with features and data, including user reviews, images, restaurant information, saving your parking location, seeing recent trips, and more. If you rely on much of that information, we have some bad news.

Your password manager isn’t enough. Use this safer 3-step setup instead

Your password manager isn’t enough. Use this safer 3-step setup instead – howtogeek.com
I’ve used Bitwarden for years, and for a long time I felt pretty good about that decision. I wasn’t reusing passwords, I had strong, unique logins everywhere, and I wasn’t relying on my browser to remember everything. But lately, with the steady rise in account takeovers, phishing kits, and credential-stealing malware, “pretty good” stopped feeling good enough.

4 things you can do with your iPhone’s USB port

4 things you can do with your iPhone’s USB port (besides charging) – howtogeek.com
When Apple finally switched the iPhone to USB-C, I was very excited for the possibilities that the more universal port would bring. It’s actually so much more versatile than I ever thought—here are four things that you can do with your iPhone’s USB-C port that you might not have known about.

Please stop using SMS for two-factor authentication

Please stop using SMS for two-factor authentication – Make Use Of
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the best ways to add an extra layer of security to your online accounts. That secret code prevents a whole lot of hacking attempts, and it’s great that many people are using it these days. However, how you get that code is extremely important. If you have been using SMS as I did for the longest time, I have a huge favor to ask you — please stop.

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