UK Proposes Weak Security Law for IoT Devices; Calls it Strong The UK is proposing a law similiar to California’s existing IoT law and calls it strong security. What makes it strong is that they call it strong, maybe? The bill requires that default passwords on IoT devices be unique (likely part of the serial […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Did Apple ‘Play’ President Trump? Apple says that it has received a waiver from import tariffs on Chinese parts for the Mac Pro. Why, after President Trump said he wouldn’t do that? Apple’s PR machine made it look like the Mac Pro was now going to be made in Texas after they floated a rumor […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Capital One Breached – 100+ Million Applicants Compromised Among the data compromised are 140,000 US social security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. Also in the mix were one million Canadian social security numbers plus names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and incomes. The data included applicants who applied between 2005 and 2019. Yes, 15 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If privacy matters in your life, it should matter to the phone your life is on Apple is launching a major ad campaign to run during March Madness with the tagline “If privacy matters in your life, it should matter to the phone your life is on. Privacy. That’s iPhone“. Since Apple’s business model is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A Houston lawyer is suing Apple alleging that Apple’s Facetime bug (still not fixed) that allowed people to eavesdrop even if you do not answer the call, allowed a private deposition to be recorded. If you are among the geek crowd you probably know that the most paranoid person around, Edward Snowden, required reporters to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Oklahoma Government Data Left Unprotected The Oklahoma Department of Securities left data going back to at least 1999 unprotected online. Data exposed included state agency passwords and login information, data on FBI investigations, information on thousands of securities brokers and other information. The state says it was unprotected for “a limited duration”. They are investigating. […]
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