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All About The Good Hacking

     To the eyes of many people, hacking is an illegal way of getting access to unauthorized systems or computers. But little did they know hacking is much more something than they think it is. According to Anina Ot (2021), a freelance technology and internet security writer at MakeUseOf, hacking should always be on the mind of every internet user. It is not because they literally need to be a hacker, but because the internet nowadays is a dangerous place for everyone where hacking exist.      Hacking is a process of getting access to computer systems, devices, or networks, with or without permission from their owner. Since the very beginning, hacking has been considered illegal. If we try to find any news about hacking, we will always find information about the wrong side of hacking, where hackers illegally access a system, account, and many more. With all this news around the internet, we can’t find many information about how hacking, specifically ethica...

Facebook's dark mode interface disappeared from iOS users

Last few days, Facebook users tweeted complaints about the disappearance of dark mode support in Facebook for iOS after updating the app. According to the tweets, many users cannot find the in-app dark mode toggle available in the "Settings" menu of the Facebook app. This means that you can't manually turn on the dark mode even if you want to use the system-wide support.      According to 9to5Mac , experts who share daily news about Apple, this is not considered a major bug. Still, it can affect the visual consistency of users who prefer system-wide dark mode on their iPhone or iPad. The system-wide dark mode was released along with the iOS 13 in late June 2020. After the release, many users recognized the support and began to use it regularly.      In web design, maintaining visual consistency is essential. This helps the users be conscious and unconsciously attached to the brand itself. It also allows us to be familiar with the app itself. So, changes in ...

FREE ANTIVIRUS APPS IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE VIRUS?

Are you one of those people who easily download and install free antivirus or cleaning apps in the PlayStore to boost your gaming experience, clean excess memory, and block prevent viruses? What if I told you that those you trusted so much are more dangerous than the actual virus itself? What would you feel? Disappointed? Well, absolutely yes! That's why it is very important to always remember that "trust should always be put in the right place" because we don't know who to trust anymore. Last Tuesday, the Cybernews research team studied the top forty (40) antivirus and cleaning apps on PlayStore. The ranking was based on the counts of downloads or installations on the said platform. But the results are very shocking. "Since these apps are closely related to security and privacy, we expected them to set the highest standard possible. However, this was not the case – as only two apps did not contain any trackers," the spokesperson for the Cybernews research...