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Don’t judge Internet Explorer
users
What a snottyStar Email from Shaun
Mitchell in Issue475 (‘Whostill uses
Internet Explorer?’).People should be
able to use whatever br owser theywant,
and if theyfeel comfortable with Internet
Explorer, then who arewe to judge them?
Just because IE isn’t ascool as Chrome
or as edgy asEdge doesn’t mean it
doesn’t have its benefits. Myfather still
uses Windows 7, so he can’t useEdge
even if hewantedto, but he knows what
he’s doing with IE and as long as he
keeps his antivirus software upto date,
I don’t see a problem. He doesn’t bother
with browser extensions and doesn’t
needto sy nc data across devices, so
Internet Explorerworks just fine.
Perhaps Mr Mitchell shouldconsider
being less judgmental. Ifeveryone used
the same software as him, itwould bea
very boringworld.
JonathanFry, via email

Flushed with gratitude
Thank you for therecommendation of
the public-toilet finding app Flush (bit.ly/
flush4 75 ) in Issue475. I’ve tried several
of these apps before, but thiswas one of
the better ones, although it
did fail to flag thattoilet
facilities areavailable inmy
local Morrisons supermarket.
Some of the listings lack
information butat least
Flush is easyto use.
Colin Donnelly, via email

Oversharing online isn’t
worth the risk
BarryCollins is quite right in hiscolumn
in Issue475, ‘The biggest threatto your
privacy isyou’. I’ve lost track of the times
I’ve hadto warn my friends about them
oversharing personal details on
Facebook – photos
showing off thecontents
of their houses, the
names of their kids and
the schools they goto,
the exact dates they’ll be
awayon holiday. Is it
really worth putting the safety ofyour
home andfamily at risk, justto impress
people on social media? Anythingyou
post online is public and accessible to
any passingcybercriminal who can see
your ac count. Itreally isn’tworth the risk.
Sandra Kelsall, via email

A

REYOU TEMPTEDBY

GOOGLE’S NEW LOW-PRICE

PIXEL PHONE (SEE REVIEW ON

PAGE 22)?

I’m quite happy withmy Samsung

Galaxy Note 3. It’s about sixyears old

but itstill works perfectly.

Gerrit Max

I’m still usingmy Nexus 6, which is

goingstrong after fiveyears (cross

fingers).The only thing I miss are the

automatic updates – I’mstuck on7.1.1.

I could load a custom ROM but it’s not

that important.Keep your phones

folks. Save money and save the planet!

Iain Kenworthy-Neale

No, becausewe have to stop this

continuingcycle ofyearly upgrades.

It’s unnecessary and environmentally

unfriendly.Companies who pump out

barely different models eachyear

should bear part of theresponsibility

for this problem.

Glenn Faulkner

No. I don’t buy a new phone any more

frequently than I do a new pair of

trousers, which isevery fiveyears.

Steve Gaines

W

ILLYOU TRY MICROSOFT’S

REBUILT EDGE BROWSER,

WHEN IT’S OFFICIALLY

RELEASED?

Yes. I’m using the developerversion

right now and it seemsfaster than

Chromeby a long shot. I didn’t like

the oldEdge at all. Load timeswere

slow, but this newEdge isreally solid.

Jarrod Ushkowski

There’s no point if it’s just arebranded

Chrome browser. I’llstick to the real

thing.

Martin Phillp

Nope, gave up onEdge years ago.

Firef ox offers the best security.

Shaun Thomas

I’ve been a long time Firefox/Waterfox

user and willremain so. Most people

stick with the browser they’re usedto.

John Hewett

A

FTER THE WHATSAPP

HACK, IS ANY ONLINE

SERVICE TRULY SECURE?

Nothing is 100% secure –we’ve learnt

the lessonsover andover again.We

should be talking about a risk-based

approach, not if it is secure or not.

cyberphilosopher @_4_d_4_m_

By its nature, no complex piece of

software(eve n small bits ofcode) is

ultimately safe. That is whywe not

only have updates, but also security

software, such as antivirus programs

and firewalls!

Anthony Higham

I ha ve to hope that LastPass is secure.

After all, it has allmy logins.

Simon Mellor@4KBacon

I don’t use WhatsApp and I don’t

think any app is 100% safe.

Kevin Gadget Man Benton

D

O YOU USE SPOTIFY OR

PREFER ANOTHER MUSIC-

STREAMING SERVICE?

I’ve been a Premium memberfor

years. It’s definitelymy favourite

music-streaming service.

Mark Chatham

They’ve got mecornered now

because I’ve made lots of playlists.

It’s difficultto switch andstart afresh.

And you can’t use the freeversion

with Alexa, which is cheeky.

Adrian Millington

It took me a long timeto get a decent

playlisttogether, so I don’t think I’d

switch. If it cameto it, I’d drop back

downto a free subscription.

Phil Ówen

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