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David Fischer

David Fischer

David Fischer is freelancing as a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. He worked as an independent author for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to contribute to UpdateStar. Fischer received his bachelor’s degree from Technische Universität Berlin. He works in UpdateStar’s Berlin office.

New Firefox 82 available

David Fischer
October 20, 2020

Offers new features for videos, tabs and downloads.

Thunderbird 78.3.3 is available

David Fischer
October 16, 2020

The support for encrypting via subkeys has been improved.

Firefox 81.0.2 available

David Fischer
October 15, 2020

The update fixes a bug in the tracking protection of Firefox 81.0.1.

Adobe Flash Player update available

David Fischer
October 13, 2020

The update fixes a security vulnerability classified as critical.

How to shrink PDF files easily

David Fischer
October 12, 2020

PDFs can become very large, but there are easy ways to shrink these files.

Thunderbird update improves security for your emails

David Fischer
October 9, 2020

Developers are further optimizing the OpenPGP encryption.

Firefox 81.0.1 available for download

David Fischer
October 1, 2020

The update fixes several problems in Firefox 81.0.

New Foxit Reader version fixes security issues

David Fischer
September 28, 2020

The security update for the PDF viewer fixes 13 vulnerabilities.

Recommended 64-bit programs for your computer

David Fischer
September 22, 2020

Still stuck with 32-bit programs? We show you 64-bit applications that make better use of your modern computer.

Security update for Chrome 85 available

David Fischer
September 8, 2020

The developers have fixed five security vulnerabilities.