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Privacy is a big deal to me. The mere thought that your everyday tools could be spying on you, no matter if it’s on behalf of a snooping government or a malicious hacker group, pisses me off. Seriously, don’t do that, it’s rude!
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Anti-ad blocker hacked
Ars Technica, reporting on the hack of analytics firm PageFair: The compromise started in the last few minutes of Halloween with a spearphishing e-mail that ultimately gave the attackers access to PageFair’s content distribution network account. The attacker then reset the password and replaced the JavaScript code PageFair normally had execute on subscriber websites. For […]
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87 percent of Android devices are vulnerable
ZDNet, writing about Android vulnerabilities: Nearly 90 percent of Android devices are exposed to at least one critical vulnerability, because of Android handset makers’ failure to deliver patches, according to research from the UK’s University of Cambridge. Security is one of the reasons I stay clear of Android (snoopy business models is another one). If […]
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Patreon security breach
Patreon has had unwanted visitors: There was unauthorized access to registered names, email addresses, posts, and some shipping addresses. Additionally, some billing addresses that were added prior to 2014 were also accessed. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers and no credit card numbers were compromised. Although accessed, all passwords, social security […]
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You really should use DuckDuckGo
Casey Liss on using DuckDuckGo instead of Google for web search, summing it up nicely here, including the solution for those who haven’t learned how to search properly: If I’m doing a search in DuckDuckGo and I’m not satisfied with the results, I just prefix !g to the search query, and I get the Google results I’m […]
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Lenovo owns up to the Superfish fiasco
Lenovo fucked up recently, with evil adware software on their computers. First they defended the software, called Superfish, but as the media frenzy built, they’ve taken a different approach. The US Lenovo Twitter account has apologized, and links to this support document, which explains how you uninstall Superfish. It’s a refreshingly prompt response to heir […]
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Facebook introduce legacy contact setting
Facebook now lets you appoint a legacy contact, which lets this person update, and in some ways manage, your account should you pass away. If someone chooses, they may give their legacy contact permission to download an archive of the photos, posts and profile information they shared on Facebook. Other settings will remain the same […]
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People are still using stupid passwords
People are still relying on stupid passwords, with 12345 and password topping the SplashData list once again. Recode: Two new passwords in the top 10 are “696969” and “batman.” Evidently those looking for an easy-to-remember password were feeling less affectionate in 2014, as “iloveyou” fell off the list. If you can’t manage unique and proper […]
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Cheap Android tablets aren't secure at all
Bluebox tested sub-$99 Android tablets, and – shocker! – found them to be security nightmares. Bluebox Labs purchased over a dozen of these Black Friday “bargain” Android tablets from big name retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Kmart, Kohl’s and Staples, and reviewed each of them for security. What we found was shocking: most of […]
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Twitter to start snooping in your phone
Twitter will start snooping in your phone to see what apps you have installed, to be able to send more tailored ads your way. From their very own support document: To help build a more personal Twitter experience for you, we are collecting and occasionally updating the list of apps installed on your mobile device […]
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Facebook pushing for their updated terms
On January 1st, 2015, the new terms and conditions for Facebook takes effect. If you visit the social network today, you’ll get a notification of this. Facebook users should definitely read this one, and figure out where they stand and what they’re OK with. Don’t miss the Privacy Basics site from Facebook, it might be enlightening. […]