#1047 – First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss

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They should have known better

"They" being the computer repair shop that a friend took an external hard disk to. Instead they made a bad problem worse. Much worse.

And it didn't have to be that way.

This week's featured article has the whole, sordid, story: First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss.

Also this week

• Blocking email senders doesn't stop spam.
• Identifying and securing your most important accounts.
• Windows 10 Extended Security Updates are a thing.
• Windows 11's Mail program will soon no longer be a thing.

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TEH Podcast

This week: Google inserting itself, YouTube's early years were TikTok-like, BlueSky, dealing with no power, privacy and location tracking, and of course the ubiquitous "more".

TEH 236: Is Google stealing content? New Social Media. Bomb Cyclone and connectivity. Is privacy a myth?

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Featured Article

First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss
By people who should have known better.

You'd like to be able to trust your local computer repair folks to do the right thing. You'd like to. But that trust isn't always warranted.
Read: First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Why Doesn't Blocking Email Senders Work? Blocking addresses is futile.
Most email programs can block email from a specific address. Unfortunately, that's completely ineffective when it comes to spam. Read: Why Doesn't Blocking Email Senders Work?

Secure Your Most Important Accounts Assuming, of course, you know which those are.
Experts always recommend securing your "most important accounts". Great. Which accounts would those be? Read: Secure Your Most Important Accounts

Should You Sign Up for Extended Security Updates for Windows 10? That's a definite maybe.
Microsoft is planning to offer extended security protection for Windows 10 Home and Pro users beyond its official end-of-support date. Read: Should You Sign Up for Extended Security Updates for Windows 10?

Say Goodbye to Windows 11's Mail Program Microsoft's messy email history continues.
The mail program included in Windows 11 is going away. The "new" Outlook its heir apparent. I'll review what that means. Read: Say Goodbye to Windows 11's Mail Program

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Say Goodbye to Windows 11's Mail Program The mail program included in Windows 11 is going away. The "new" Outlook its heir apparent. I'll review what that means. Watch: Say Goodbye to Windows 11's Mail Program

Should You Sign Up for Extended Security Updates for Windows 10? Microsoft is planning to offer extended security protection for Windows 10 Home and Pro users beyond its official end-of-support date. Watch: Should You Sign Up for Extended Security Updates for Windows 10?

Secure Your Most Important Accounts Experts always recommend securing your "most important accounts". Great. Which accounts would those be? Watch: Secure Your Most Important Accounts

First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss You'd like to be able to trust your local computer repair folks to do the right thing. You'd like to. But that trust isn't always warranted. Watch: First, Do No Harm: Another Tale of Data Loss

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