Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2021

Google now allows you to instantly delete the last 15 minutes of browsing history.

This is it:  For those who, for whatever reason, need to quickly delete their mobile browsing history, Google's privacy feature has been released. This will remove the last 15 minutes of mobile search history. Google I/O 2021 saw the announcement of the "quick delete" option, along with other privacy- and security-focused tools. According to the company, it is one of the most requested features. The tool is currently only accessible in Google's iOS App, but it will be available later "this year," according to the company. Quick delete requires that you are signed in to Search using a Google account. The option can be accessed by clicking on the avatar icon, then selecting "Delete the last 15 minutes". Users on desktops can automatically delete web and app activity (via Activity Controls) after three, 18, or 36 months. You can also remove all history manually or delete each entry one by one. Google insists that it does not track the search history o

The Taliban have entered a key city in western Afghanistan as they continue a rapid advance before Nato troops leave.

All government officials in Qala-e-Naw, provincial capital of Badghis province, had been moved to a nearby army base, the local governor told the BBC. He said the militants were moving "towards the centre of the city" and there was heavy fighting with government troops. The Taliban gains come as the US, UK and allies withdraw after 20 years. The vast majority of remaining foreign forces in Afghanistan have left ahead of an 11 September deadline, leaving the Afghan military in sole charge of security. Local sources told the BBC the Taliban moved on the prison in Qala-e-Naw and freed about 400 inmates, including more than 100 of the group's fighters. Afghan forces guarding the prison are reported to have surrendered without a fight. Governor Hisamudin Shams said he had seen the Taliban in the district of Qala-e-Naw where he lives, and the headquarters of the intelligence service had been set on fire. But he denied reports the city had fallen to the Taliban, and said Afghan