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A look at Microsoft Office assistant Clippy, which was seen as a corporate gaffe but has remained one of Microsoft's most recognizable brands over two decades (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-clippy-office-ai-virtual-assistant-5cf44348?st=ilcq150a1q0ewo8
http://www.techmeme.com/240303/p8#a240303p8
New, by me: A technology company that routes millions of SMS text messages across the world has secured an exposed database that was spilling one-time security codes that may have granted users’ access to their Facebook, Google and TikTok accounts.
The SMS routing company's database was connected to the internet with no password.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/29/leaky-database-two-factor-codes/
NEW: David Vincenzetti, the founder of spyware maker Hacking Team, has been arrested.
Vincenzetti is accused of attempted murder. He allegedly stabbed a relative at his home. A judge has ordered him to stay in prison as a precautionary measure, and has ordered a psychological evaluation, according to Italian media reports.
I'm honestly in shock. Hacking Team's story is still getting crazier, eight years after it got spectacularly hacked.
@KathyReid I’ll bet!
Like, for me, it’s interesting that Java is now remembered as open source software. Lotsa stuff like that.
https://www.infoworld.com/article/2072753/sun--no-decision-on-open-source-java.amp.html
Anyhow, thanks again for the trip down memory lane.
This quote from Near Intelligence, which gathered and resold data from ad exchanges is as damning as it gets:
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