Mastodawn

cornyoverflows Feb 3, 2023

Microsoft 365 trial offer blocks access to Windows 10 desktops -

Windows 10 users are reportedly being blocked from accessing their desktops by full-screen trial offers for the Microsoft 365 productivity suite (formerly Office 365).
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-trial-offer-blocks-access-to-windows-10-desktops/

Microsoft 365 trial offer blocks access to Windows 10 desktops

Windows 10 users are reportedly being blocked from accessing their desktops by full-screen trial offers for the Microsoft 365 productivity suite (formerly Office 365).

BleepingComputer

cornyoverflows Feb 3, 2023

Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU -

The European Commission is currently in the process of enacting a law called Chat control. If the law goes into effect, it will mean that all EU citizens' communications will be monitored and listened to.
https://mullvad.net/nl/blog/2023/2/2/stop-the-proposal-on-mass-surveillance-of-the-eu/

Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU - Blog | Mullvad VPN

Mullvad VPN

cornyoverflows Oct 10, 2019

#BruceSchneier on Australia's encryption laws and #CyberCon speaker bans - https://www.zdnet.com/article/schneier-slams-australias-encryption-laws-cybercon-speaker-bans/

Schneier slams Australia's encryption laws and CyberCon speaker bans | ZDNet

Governments breaking encryption is bad, and 'will get worse once breaking encryption means people can die', says one of the world's leading security experts.

cornyoverflows Feb 20, 2019

#1984
Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret' https://www.businessinsider.com/nest-microphone-was-never-supposed-to-be-a-secret-2019-2

Google says Nest microphone was 'never supposed to be a secret'

On Tuesday, a Google representative told Business Insider the company had made an "error."

Insider

cornyoverflows Jan 25, 2019

Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’

The key phrase: "...In 2017, President Trump signed into law the Rapid DNA Act, which, starting this year, will enable approved police booking stations in several states to connect their Rapid DNA machines to Codis, the national DNA database..."

Hmmm... I wonder how many DNA samples of foreigners are already in that DB?

That's the next step towards #1984
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/science/dna-crime-gene-technology.html

Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’

With Rapid DNA machines, genetic fingerprinting could become as routine as the old-fashioned kind. But forensic experts see a potential for misuse.

The New York Times

cornyoverflows Jan 5, 2019

Marriott Concedes 5 Million Passport Numbers Lost to Hackers Were Not Encrypted
The overall number of guests affected by the hacking, in which Chinese intelligence is the leading suspect, declined to 383 million. But the passport data is critical to intelligence agencies. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/marriott-hack-passports.html

Marriott Concedes 5 Million Passport Numbers Lost to Hackers Were Not Encrypted

The overall number of guests affected by the hacking, in which Chinese intelligence is the leading suspect, declined to 383 million. But the passport data is critical to intelligence agencies.

The New York Times

cornyoverflows Sep 13, 2018

The Chilling Reality of #ColdBoot Attacks

https://blog.f-secure.com/cold-boot-attacks/

https://infosec.exchange/media/W2_UPMBoAQ9mqazz_ok

The Chilling Reality of Cold Boot Attacks - F-Secure Blog

What do you do when you finish working with your laptop? Do you turn it off? Put it to sleep? Just close the lid and walk away? Many people might not realize that what they do when leaving their laptop unattended, even a laptop with full disk encryption, can cause serious security headaches. . “Sleep …