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Jul 18, 2026 in privacy-tooling - Is Perplexity AI safe to use? It depends what you mean by safe - data privacy, accuracy, account security and fake apps are separate questions. What the real risks are, what's overblown, and how to use Perplexity safely.
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Jul 15, 2026 in ai-coding - Microsoft is testing 'PC insights' for the Windows 11 Copilot app: ask it about your RAM, storage, GPU or battery and it reads your device's state. What it does, how the permissions work, and the honest privacy trade-off.
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Jul 14, 2026 in privacy-tooling - Proton VPN vs NordVPN in 2026: jurisdiction, open-source and audits, no-logs, speed and server network, streaming, free tier and price. A nuanced verdict that tells you which fits privacy-first users and which fits speed and streaming.
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Jul 13, 2026 in privacy-tooling - Proton Pass and Bitwarden are both open-source, end-to-end encrypted password managers. An honest comparison of security, features, price, email aliases and self-hosting, so you can pick the one that fits how you work.
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Jul 11, 2026 in ai-coding - OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work on 9 July 2026, an autonomous agent powered by GPT-5.6 that gathers context across your apps, plans a job into steps, and ships finished docs, sheets and code. What it does, how it fits the agent race, and the honest caveats.
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Jul 10, 2026 in ai-coding - Meta launched Muse Spark 1.1 and its first paid developer API to chase Anthropic and OpenAI. The pricing, the partners, the closed-weights reversal, and an honest look at what to weigh before switching your coding tool.
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Jul 9, 2026 in ai-coding - Wiz disclosed GhostApproval, a trust-boundary gap in at least six AI coding assistants: a malicious repo can trick the agent into writing outside your project via a symlink, sometimes before you approve. What it is, which tools were affected, and how to stay safe.
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Jul 9, 2026 in browser-privacy - Check Point showed that the DeepSeek AI model can generate ransomware that runs entirely inside a Chromium browser, with no app to install. It is a proof of concept, not an outbreak, and it needs your click. What it is, how it works, and how to stay safe.
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Jul 8, 2026 in ai-coding - Security firm Noma disclosed GitLost, a prompt-injection flaw in GitHub Agentic Workflows. A crafted public issue made the AI agent leak private repository data. How the attack worked and what it teaches about agent security.
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Jul 8, 2026 in ai-coding - China's cyber authority flagged a 'backdoor' in Anthropic's Claude Code, and Alibaba banned it. Anthropic calls it an anti-abuse experiment. The facts, both sides, the affected versions, and the practical fix.
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