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Microsoft is finally extending per-app privacy permissions to all desktop software on Windows eleven — not just apps from its own Store. It's a meaningful change, but critics are right to note it's long overdue. Users have deserved this level of control for years, and it took far too long to arrive.
On a darker note, a ransomware affiliate has apparently decided to steal from thieves. Researchers at GuidePoint Security identified a group calling itself Ransom Busters, which contacts ransomware victims early — posing as a recovery firm — then pockets payments while delivering nothing. It's a scam layered inside a scam, and victims are caught in the middle.
And in a story that will sting for longtime users, the project management tool Harvest has reportedly hiked its subscription prices by fifteen hundred percent following its acquisition by Bending Spoons. It's a familiar pattern — a beloved productivity app gets bought, costs explode, and loyal customers are left weighing their options. The backlash has been swift and understandably sharp.
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