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Until the carriers fix these problems, you’re at risk of a SIM swap. But you can protect yourself right now. Take a few minutes to check all your online accounts. Make sure 2-factor authentication is enabled, and it’s a secure option such as an authenticator app, and not SMS.
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"SIM swap" attacks have been in the news for years. They’ve enabled serious financial crimes and even a hack of the Twitter CEO's account. We spent 6 months researching how vulnerable wireless accounts are to these attacks. Our draft study is out today. issms2fasecure.com/
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Just ordered a couple 1TB thumb drives for $30 each. I still find myself awestruck by tech progress -- I desperately wanted a 10MB hard drive for my IIGS as a teen, but didn't have the $399. One million times cheaper per byte, one thousand times faster, and 100 times smaller now.
“Contractors who asked managers whether they could skip overly private clips were told no clips were too private. They were expected to transcribe anything that came in.”
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#Alexa #privacy #surveillance
@alexa99
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Did you know that major tech companies are using temporary workers to listen on your most intimate moments? #voice #privacy buff.ly/2YErwHb
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Which means this famous Slashdot comment on the iPod is also 18 years old:
“No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.”
slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/…
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The distinction between schools and prisons becomes less defined each passing day.
New: Driven by fears of school shootings, public schools are now paying tech companies to monitor everything students write in school emails or type in shared documents.
School officials say they respond “within minutes” to what students have written: theguardian.com/world/2019/o…
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The implant turns images into dots of light the patient can see
cbsn.ws/30i2stO
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This is a completely legal, secret, privately-run nationwide database of the movements, home addresses, workplaces, and visited locations of everyone who owns a car
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I can no longer read TechCrunch, the company I founded, because I use an adblocker to stop malware. Sigh.
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"I think telescopes maintain the sanctity of the mauna, worshipping the sky through observation and servicing a goal of bringing humankind closer to understanding creation of life in the universe." civilbeat.org/2019/07/tmt-me… #TMT #TMTHawaii #MaunaKea #hawaii – at Honolulu, HI
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Did you know Google Gmail keeps a log of everything you buy? cnb.cx/2NADXlI
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"Surveillance scoring" is a commonly used computer algorithm practice that can cause some customers to be charged more for products &/or be used to deny housing/employment.
@dellcam says experts are calling this behavior illegal & are fighting to end it:
gizmodo.com/the-surveillance…
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Technological telekinesis: This wristband lets humans control machines with their minds. cnb.cx/2zFPl8R
This wristband lets humans control machines with their minds
CTRL-labs’s noninvasive neural interface allows people to control computers, robots and applications by tracking electrical activity generated when a person thinks about moving.
Raspberry Pi 4 is here! A tiny, dual-display desktop computer, with three RAM variants to choose from, and all the hackability you know and love. On sale now from the familiar price of $35: raspberrypi.org/blog/raspber… #RaspberryPi4
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We're Apparently Scanning Our TVs For Viruses Now tdrt.io/hoL
























