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I was checking my old tech cupboard, and what I found was horrifyingly dangerous

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Apr 14, 2026

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I am currently staying at my parents’, working from my Dad’s old office. It’s a classic old office, filled with more files than anyone could reasonably need, dusting shelving units with CD demos for Encarta 98, and of course, the obligatory stack of old smartphones.

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