Back in May Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 1903, AKA the May 2019 update. Suffice it to say, Microsoft has had more than its share of problems with 1903, so if you are not there yet, I would not install it. It is quite embarrassing for Microsoft that more than 90 days after the release, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Alarm companies like wireless alarm sensors because they cost less to install and are prettier since there are no wires. They are also remarkably less secure. It is useful to understand that you neighborhood junkie might not be able to pull off the attack, but any serious burglar would not have a problem. In this […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Attorney General Barr said that he wants an encryption back door and if it compromises your privacy, well, we are not talking about protecting nuclear launch codes. So we know where he stands. What came as a bit of a surprise is that Facebook says that they are going to build a back door into […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Equifax Agrees to Pay UP TO $700 Million to Settle Breach Lawsuits First – the settlement hasn’t been agreed to by the court yet, so this is all speculation. Of the $700 million pot, at least $300 million is set aside to pay damages to consumers. Another $100 million plus is to pay for credit […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]All smartphones are data collection machines; hopefully everyone understands that. There are an amazing number of sensors on the device and many apps just ask for everything. If the user grants that, then the app can harvest all that data and likely sell it, either individually or in the aggregate. Researchers took a tiny sample […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Let me first say that there is nothing illegal about what follows. You may not like it, but it is not illegal. Using a public records request, Motherboard obtained a user manual for the Palantir surveillance system called Gotham. The system is used by law enforcement around country (including, for example, New York, New Orleans, […]
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