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It's Friday! HTG's Cybersecurity Awareness Week 2023 is coming to a close, and it is our sincerest hope here at HTG that we've helped you to improve the security of your digital life in some fashion. Like how the open-source VeraCrypt encrypts your Windows drive for free, or why it's important to delete passwords from old browsers.

Turning to the news, Apple announced it will back a national right-to-repair law in the US, BP signed a major charging deal with Tesla, and, Microsoft Edge? Why you so clingy?

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