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History’s more famous Daniel Booths include an American drag queen called Sweetie and an 18th-century Governor of the Bank of England (shame those two never met). They help to push me off Google’s first page of search results. I’m there on page two though, linked to some interviews I’ve given as editor of this magazine. I’m happy with this level of fame. I’d hate to be plastered all over Google, any embarrassing exploits exposed for the world to see. There are ways to remove yourself, as Robert Irvine explains in our Cover Feature, but even if you do that you still have to erase your Facebook profile from search results, not to mention any photos and videos. Robert reveals how to do all this too. My relationship with Google is simple: I…

History’s more famous Daniel Booths include an American drag queen called Sweetie and an 18th-century Governor of the Bank of England (shame those two never met). They help to push me off Google’s first page of search results. I’m there on page two though, linked to some interviews I’ve given as editor of this magazine. I’m happy with this level of fame. I’d hate to be plastered all over Google, any embarrassing exploits exposed for the world to see. There are ways to remove yourself, as Robert Irvine explains in our Cover Feature, but even if you do that you still have to erase your Facebook profile from search results, not to mention any photos and videos. Robert reveals how to do all this too. My relationship with Google is…

Microsoft has suggested a solution for a problem in Windows 11 that has left users unable to type anything after opening the Start menu. The problem was widely reported just a few hours after Microsoft released the operating system on 5 October. Users complained that it meant they couldn’t search using the Start menu. Microsoft says affected users can fix the problem by launching Run (Windows key+R), then clicking Cancel to close it. The company didn’t say whether this was a serious problem that will need fixing in a forthcoming update. The Start menu has moved to the centre of the taskbar in Windows 11, in one of the biggest design changes to the new operating system. If you don’t like it there, you can move it back to the…

Microsoft has suggested a solution for a problem in Windows 11 that has left users unable to type anything after opening the Start menu. The problem was widely reported just a few hours after Microsoft released the operating system on 5 October. Users complained that it meant they couldn’t search using the Start menu. Microsoft says affected users can fix the problem by launching Run (Windows key+R), then clicking Cancel to close it. The company didn’t say whether this was a serious problem that will need fixing in a forthcoming update. The Start menu has moved to the centre of the taskbar in Windows 11, in one of the biggest design changes to the new operating system. If you don’t like it there, you can move it back to the left by tweaking…

Hackers backed by Turkish authorities are a growing threat, Microsoft has warned, though Russia is still by far the world’s most active attacker. In its Digital Defense Report 2021 (www.snipca.com/39726), Microsoft listed Turkey as a “new entrant” in its analysis, saying its Sea Turtle hacking group has attacked telecommunications companies in the Middle East and the Balkans. Microsoft also mentioned threats from China, Iran, North and South Korea and Vietnam. However, Russia remains by far the world’s biggest cyber-terrorist, responsible for 58 per cent of attacks in the past year. Its success rate has improved, jumping from 21 to 32 per cent. The UK was one of the top three countries targeted by Kremlin-backed hackers, behind the United States and Ukraine. Industrial espionage and intelligence gathering were the main reasons…

Hackers backed by Turkish authorities are a growing threat, Microsoft has warned, though Russia is still by far the world’s most active attacker. In its Digital Defense Report 2021 (www.snipca.com/39726), Microsoft listed Turkey as a “new entrant” in its analysis, saying its Sea Turtle hacking group has attacked telecommunications companies in the Middle East and the Balkans. Microsoft also mentioned threats from China, Iran, North and South Korea and Vietnam. However, Russia remains by far the world’s biggest cyber-terrorist, responsible for 58 per cent of attacks in the past year. Its success rate has improved, jumping from 21 to 32 per cent. The UK was one of the top three countries targeted by Kremlin-backed hackers, behind the United States and Ukraine. Industrial espionage and intelligence gathering were the main reasons for hacking, Microsoft…