I've fully converted to adaptive chargers from fast ones and already feel safer
2026-05-07T08:52:09Z•e2db0b78b57eaf8da7fe49dd6ab5f1acff51944e160109be9a142f264ca50e49
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What happened
This ZDNet feed highlights multiple security- and privacy-relevant consumer- and infrastructure-level issues. Key stories: Microsoft confirms Edge stores passwords in plaintext in RAM (by design), raising credential exposure concerns; Chrome may silently download a ~4GB on-device AI model file that worries users about disk/telemetry behavior; Roku faces a lawsuit alleging firmware updates are bricking TVs (device availability/firmware risk); LinkedIn reports increased recruiter impersonation and job-listing scams (phishing/impersonation risk); the Linux/open-source ecosystem is under stress as
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- zdnet_security
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- e2db0b78b57eaf8da7fe49dd6ab5f1acff51944e160109be9a142f264ca50e49
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-07T08:52:09Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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