Power of attorney holders can act for loved ones faster with a new online access code that proves their identity almost immediately Lasting power of attorney allows trusted loved ones to take over your affairs New digital ‘access code’ will be available to newly-registered holders first Holders currently use a paper process to prove their … Read more
LinkedIn and Reddit will remove code in their apps that copies users’ clipboard information after being outed by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit and LinkedIn are changing code in their apps that copy users’ clipboards The practices was brought to light by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit says it used information to auto-suggest … Read more
The ex-wife of The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown has filed a lawsuit alleging the man known for writing about conspiracies and secret societies led a double life during their marriage that included a tryst with a Dutch horse trainer and other affairs. In her lawsuit filed Monday in New Hampshire, Blythe Brown also … Read more
A trainee accountant at one of the world’s biggest firms was sacked after accusing her boss of ‘mansplaining’ when he asked her to wear smarter clothes to work. Zhihui Lu joined KPMG as an audit assistant in 2015 after graduating from Durham with a degree in accounting and finance – but within two years bosses were raising … Read more
Homeland Security warns Microsoft Windows 10 users of potential cyberattacks after exploit code for a ‘wormable’ bug was published online The malware enters a system undetected and spreads to millions of computers The bug targeting Windows 10 is similar to WannaCry that occurred in 2017 Users should add a firewall to block SMB ports and download … Read more
Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight may have broken the Highway Code, a former police chief has warned. Ex-Greater Manchester Police chief constable Sir Peter Fahy said the PM’s adviser would have been turned back if he was caught going between London and Durham. Mr Cummings has come under fire for … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Liz Hurley fears crooks stole her luxury luggage by copying code from her wireless key fob at service station By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:04 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 10:16 BST, 24 May 2020 Liz Hurley has fallen victim to … Read more
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you add and share contact details via QR code just like in Instagram and Snapchat The new QR code feature is available for Android and iOS users with the beta app It works in a similar way to Snapchat Snacodes, making it easier to add a contact … Read more
The thorny subject of tax will be at the forefront of Government policy for years to come once Britain’s lockdown restrictions are lifted and the pandemic subsides. Taxpayers will be left bearing the brunt of the economic fallout from Covid-19, which has seen mass pay cuts, job losses, furloughing and vast loans dished out to … Read more
Michelle Obama told the White House butlers to change their uniform because she didn’t want her daughters ‘thinking that grown African American men serve them in tuxedos’. The former First Lady said the tuxedos sent the wrong message to Malia and Sasha, who were 10 and seven years old when they moved into the White … Read more