TechByter Worldwide 2018-04-01: Perhaps It's Time to Re-evaluate Your Privacy. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

If there's one upside about the situation involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, it's that more people now seem to be taking privacy and security 4eriously. Let's consider some steps you can take right now. In Short Circuits: Adobe is ending support for its Muse website development tool in 2019, but promises to have a replacement by then. Firefox users can install a new plug-in to keep Facebook from learning about what you do on other sites, but be sure to understand all the implications before installing it. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Android phones are more customizable than Apple phones, which means there are more ways for crooks to get your data. Malwarebytes has some suggestions. • PureVPN has made free versions of its plug-ins for Firefox and Chrome; the paid version is better, but the plug-ins are great for those with limited needs. • Microsoft has released patched patches to fix Intel's hardware flaw. Patches pushed out in January and February made the problem worse on 32-bit Windows 7 systems.