digital rights management

Microsoft Office 2024, unveiled in September 2024, marked another milestone in productivity software by offering a range of upgrades and additional features. Yet, even as users and IT administrators eagerly adopted the latest iteration, a persistent and troubling licensing bug cast a shadow over...

A new chapter in the struggle for digital privacy and security is emerging, as the popular encrypted messaging platform Signal introduces a major feature debuting first on its Windows app: Screen Security. This development is not occurring in isolation—it is a direct response to the...

Microsoft’s introduction of Recall, an AI-powered feature for Windows 11, ignited both curiosity and controversy across the tech landscape. Billed as a convenience-boosting assistant, Recall quietly captures screenshots of user activity in seven-second intervals, creating an easily searchable...

Signal's bold step to block screenshots on Windows platforms marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle for digital privacy, especially in an era where operating systems themselves introduce features that challenge conventional notions of security. For users, privacy advocates, and technology...

Microsoft Teams, a cornerstone of digital collaboration for businesses and educational institutions worldwide, is poised for a significant evolution in meeting security: the imminent introduction of new protections designed to block screenshots and unauthorized recordings of meetings. This bold...

The recent emergence of the "inetpub" folder in Windows 11 systems has stirred a mix of curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike. Introduced as part of Microsoft's April 2025 cumulative update, this seemingly innocuous, empty directory located at the root of the system drive...

For users who have grown accustomed to sticking with legacy versions of software, the world continues to evolve around them—sometimes with unforeseen and disruptive consequences. An upcoming change scheduled for March 14, 2025, is about to illustrate this reality for countless Firefox users...

Microsoft recently released an update kb3086255 which disables two old style DRM's Securom and Safedisc. This means that any games still using this old style of Digital Rights Management will not work under Windows 10. This is to address security concerns and if your truly desperate to play...

Look, I've been poking around this site for a bit now- not to mention about the web in general- and, I'm sure that somewhere, there might actually be a straight-forward answer to this (no doubt here-but, again, I couldn't seem to find it)- so, please forgive me for what is probably (yet another)...