Until we price our personal data we’ll keep on being fleeced Source: Microsoft’s paid $60 per LinkedIn user – and it’s a bargain, because we’re mugs Time to get my data off LinkedIn and move it back to my own website with a referral!
Source: #825394 – systemd kill background processes after user logs out – Debian Bug report logs And amazingly defends their choice with a “we are wiser than thou, you don’t know what you need” argument whilst telling world + dog how system administration should be done. Idiots. Nobody expects programs on a server to be Read more about systemd unilaterally changes value to kill background processes after user logs out[…]
Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego did an experiment to see what could be learned from just the information many cars are already recording. The result was that the way people drove was as identifiable as a fingerprint. […] When it was given data from all 16 sensors Read more about You Can Absolutely Be Identified Just By How You Drive[…]
As recently as 5 months ago, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was promising his customers that they could play the software they bought from the Oculus store on “whatever they want,” guaranteeing that the company wouldn’t shut down apps that let customers move their purchased software to non-Oculus hardware. But now, Oculus has changed its DRM Read more about Oculus breaks promise, uses DRM to kill app that let you switch VR systems[…]
In a study published online Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Stanford University researchers demonstrated how they used publicly available sources—like Google searches and the paid background-check service Intelius—to identify “the overwhelming majority” of their 823 volunteers based only on their anonymized call and SMS metadata. Using data collected through Read more about Study shows phone metadata is much more sensitive than top spies admit[…]
The NCC, a consumer rights watchdog, is conducting an investigation into 20 apps’ terms and conditions to see if the apps do what their permissions say they do and to monitor data flows. Tinder has already been reported to the Norwegian data protection authority for similar breaches of privacy laws. The NCC’s investigation into Runkeeper Read more about Runkeeper is secretly tracking you around the clock and sending your data to advertisers[…]
Users of the Russian imageboard “Dvach” (2chan) have launched a campaign to deanonymize Russian actresses who appear in pornography, utilizing a controversial new service called “FindFace.” Source: Facial Recognition Service Becomes a Weapon Against Russian Porn Actresses – Global Voices Advocacy What a bunch of pissants – using a creepy stalker app to then send Read more about FindFace Facial Recognition Service Becomes a Weapon Against Russian Porn Actresses[…]
In my hands is something dangerous. It is proof that someone moved confidential government data out of Mexico and into the United States. It is a hard drive with 93.4 million downloaded voter registration records— The Mexican voter database. See the interview with Chris Vickery commenting on this breach: Before going any further, let’s make Read more about 93.4m Mexican Voters Data found on open US server[…]
The UK’s intelligence agencies (MI5, MI6, and GCHQ) are spying on everything you do, and with only the flimsiest of safeguards in place to prevent abuse, according to more than a thousand pages of documents published today as a result of a lawsuit filed by Privacy International. The documents reveal the details of so-called “Bulk Read more about UK intel agencies spy indiscriminately on millions of innocent folks, have been since the 90s[…]
The new rules include provisions on: a right to be forgotten, “clear and affirmative consent” to the processing of private data by the person concerned, a right to transfer your data to another service provider, the right to know when your data has been hacked, ensuring that privacy policies are explained in clear and understandable Read more about Data protection reform – Parliament approves new rules fit for the digital era[…]
Hotjar is a new and easy way to truly understand your web and mobile site visitors. Source: Hotjar – Heatmaps, Visitor Recordings, Conversion Funnels, Form Analytics, Feedback Polls and Surveys in One Platform I’ve been seeing this on more and more sites recently. They state that the service is cheap (but no pricing to be Read more about Hotjar – Records mouse behaviour to see where visitors are scrolling, mousing and clicking to make heatmaps[…]
All Prior Art is a project attempting to algorithmically create and publicly publish all possible new prior art, thereby making the published concepts not patent-able. The concept is to democratize ideas, provide an impetus for change in the patent system, and to preempt patent trolls. The system works by pulling text from the entire database Read more about All Prior Art – generating patent applications and giving them away, helping kill patent trolls[…]
Clearista products were designed with medical applications in mind before they became beauty products. The idea was that removing the product got you access to traces or biological markers that give an insight into the health of a person. They also cover blemishes and dark spots on the skin. So the CIA is interested, as Read more about CIA’s Fundings Clearista Skin Care Products That Collect DNA among other markers for health[…]
3. Ownership. IFTTT shall own all right, title, and interest (and all related moral rights and intellectual property rights) in and to the Developer Tool, Service, and Content 12. Patent License. Licensee hereby grants IFTTT a nonexclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, fully-paid, worldwide license to fully exercise and exploit all patent rights with respect to improvements or Read more about IFTTT changes their ToS, claims ownership of all that goes through new API[…]
The Huffington Post Bribe Factory After a six-month investigation across two continents, Fairfax Media and The Huffington Post can reveal that billions of dollars of government contracts were awarded as the direct result of bribes paid on behalf of firms including British icon Rolls-Royce, US giant Halliburton, Australia’s Leighton Holdings and Korean heavyweights Samsung and Read more about Unaoil and the Panama Papers: A tale of a Bribe Factory and shady offshore money[…]
Instead, it attenuates the relationship between the opinion climate and voicing opinions except among a small number of participants who believe surveillance is not justified. Those who firmly believe that the govern-ment’s monitoring programs are unacceptable decide whether to share their views entirely independently of both perceived surveillance and the opinion climate. […]Although not directly Read more about Study finds relationship between knowing you’re under surveillance and the views you post online[…]
Windows may remove programs during an update for compatibility reasons. If a program is known to cause crashes, bugs, or otherwise conflict with Windows, Windows may remove it to keep your system stable. If this happens, the “All of your files are exactly where you left them” screen will appear like normal–this screen always appears Read more about Windows 10 May Delete Your Programs Without Asking[…]
Many users have confirmed in the comment section of a popular reddit post that “Windows 7 computers are being reported as automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade without permission.” It’s no secret that Microsoft wants users to upgrade to their new OS. Earlier in the year, Windows 10 was set as a ‘recommended update’ so Read more about Windows 10 Upgrade Reportedly Starting Automatically On Windows 7 PCs – Slashdot[…]
The new FCC rules are meant to limit interference and target third-party firmware because it allows users to modify their radio frequency parameters. While the FCC requirements don’t actually block third-party firmware, it’s much easier for a router manufacturer to comply with the ruling by blocking out custom firmware like OpenWRT or Tomato altogether than Read more about TP Link routers to block open source firmware due to FCC rules[…]
LastPass is a popular password manager used by millions over years. E*Trade is… uhm… patent trolls, I guess? Some finance company with an * in the logo. LastPass uses the logo as a recognition point in the browser toolbar and input boxes, so you can easily choose which account to fill in. The LastPass * Read more about TM law gone nuts – E*Trade sues LastPass for the use of the * in a logo![…]
Windows 10’s new Spotlight feature usually shows you neat photographs and fun facts when you first start your computer. Now, it’s started showing ads. Here’s how to turn it off. Source: Windows 10 Is Showing Ads On Your Lockscreen, Here’s How to Turn Them Off So not only is Windows invading your privacy with windows Read more about Windows 10 Is Showing Ads On Your Lockscreen, Here’s How to Turn Them Off[…]
Do you work for a big company? Have you been having back pain? Your company probably knows about it already thanks to high-tech healthcare companies that it hired. Welcome to our brave new world of big data. Source: Companies Are Using Big Data to Discourage Employees From Having Costly Surgery They are using this to Read more about Companies Are Using Big Data to Discourage Employees From Having Costly Surgery[…]
Pentagon: DRTBox can usually nab phone’s crypto session keys in under a second. Source: City cops in Disneyland’s backyard have had “stingray on steroids” for years Military grade Dirtboxes have been flying for the police without requiring a warrant for years. The 4th Reich irrepresive surveillance machine strikes again – Anaheim won’t be the only Read more about Anaheim cops in Disneyland’s backyard have had plane based mass mobile phone hacking stuff going for years[…]
Now you can only be a ‘supporter’ with no voting rights Source: Linux Foundation quietly scraps individual memberships In an open source project this is a massive sellout, giving corporate sponsors all of the power over who runs the board
Without trust, Microsoft thinks, nobody is going to use any cloud services, and the Snowden revelations put the trustworthiness of all technology suppliers in the spotlight. So when a warrant arrived at Microsoft’s Dublin data centre one day in 2013, a not uncommon occurrence for a cloud host, Microsoft was ready to kick back. What Read more about Microsoft explains why Irish Warrant Fight is important[…]