What Is SHA-1, and Why Will Retiring It Kick Thousands Off the Internet?

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Change my Subscription (or unsubscribe) Today's How-To Geek Articles By popular request, we're including a quick list of the daily articles at the top of the daily email as well as the regular format near the bottom. How to Create Checklists in the Notes App on iOS 9, OS X, and iCloud How to Upgrade Your Windows Phone to Windows 10 Now What Is SHA-1, and Why Will Retiring It Kick Thousands Off the Internet? Don’t Worry: Wi-Fi Isn’t Dangerous How to Sync Contacts, Reminders, and More with iCloud How to Get Outlook Notifications for Important Emails Only How to Play Local Video and Music Files on Your PlayStation 4 Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Data Enrichment Data Enrichment refers to the process of enhancing, refining, improving, and/or adding additional “value” to existing or raw data. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. 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If you have a Windows phone, though, there’s a good chance you can upgrade it to Windows 10 now, even if your cellular carrier is planning to delay or block the update. Read This Article → What Is SHA-1, and Why Will Retiring It Kick Thousands Off the Internet? On the first day of 2016, Mozilla terminated support for a technology called SHA-1 in the Firefox web browser. Almost immediately, they reversed their decision, because it would have cut off important internet access to thousands–if not millions–of people. But what does this technology do? Why would it cut off access? And why would they ever decide to remove it in the first place? Read This Article → Don’t Worry: Wi-Fi Isn’t Dangerous There are a staggering number of articles on the Internet trumpeting the dangers of “Wi-Fi radiation” and how risky it is to your health. Don’t worry: it’s a bunch of nonsense. Read This Article → How to Sync Contacts, Reminders, and More with iCloud If you use a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, you might have wondered what iCloud is using all that space for. Today, we’ll take you through the entire range of iCloud syncing and show you how to turn it off, if you so desire. Read This Article → How to Get Outlook Notifications for Important Emails Only Microsoft thought they were being helpful when they set up notifications for new email. However, a constant barrage of notifications can also disrupt your train of thought. You can turn the notifications off completely, or–better yet–you can set up Outlook to only notify you about important emails. Read This Article → How to Play Local Video and Music Files on Your PlayStation 4 Like the Roku and Chromecast, Sony’s PlayStation 4 can play video and music files from a USB drive or another computer on your network. Your PS4 can even play local music files in the background while you play a game. 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