2/7/2023: How tech tries to trick you


How tech tries to trick you

Plus: Google’s evil ad problem, Samsung’s new phones, and an improved privacy app

Last week, I almost upgraded to Windows 11 by accident.

After installing the latest Windows 10 update, my desktop PC presented the splash screen pictured above, noting that a free upgrade to Windows 11 was “now unlocked.” Below that message were two buttons (“Get It” and “Schedule It”) that would have triggered the upgrade.

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