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• Here’s what WHO says your mask should have to prevent COVID-19 spread
  For homemade masks, you're probably doing it wrong, guidance suggests.
• Exploit code for wormable flaw on unpatched Windows devices published online
  Once elusive, remote code execution is looking increasingly likely.
• Schools turn to surveillance tech to prevent COVID-19 spread
  Schools hope tracking beacons can identify where students congregate, who should be isolated.
• What’s up with Sweden?
  After limiting its lockdown, Sweden is neither success story nor disaster zone.
• We put Western Digital’s dreaded SMR Red drive to the test
  Western Digital's SMR disks won't work for ZFS, but they're okay for most NASes.