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Angry Tech News #79: Plan Malvertise

Right to Repair in California, T-Mobile gets greedy, Google gets paid to install malware, and a WinRAR vulnerability

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CA Right to Repair SB 244 passed
https://www.ifixit.com/News/84491/california-right-to-repair-signed-into-law

T-Mobile migrates customers to new more expensive plans
https://tmo.report/2023/10/breaking-t-mobile-will-force-customers-onto-newer-plans-unless-you-opt-out/

Search malvertising
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-notepad-plus-plus-google-ads-evade-detection-for-months/
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/10/clever-malvertising-attack-uses-punycode-to-look-like-legitimate-website

Youtube starting to block users who use ad-blocker
https://www.techspot.com/news/100524-youtube-intensifies-fight-against-ad-blockers-users-frustrated.html

WinRAR vulnerability
https://www.techspot.com/news/100553-if-you-havent-downloaded-or-updated-winrar-since.html