Posts tagged security
I don’t claim to know a lot about malware, or spyware for that matter, other than I know it’s bad shit and if your computer gets infected it can really mess things up. It’s also a pain in the ass to try to remove a virus, which I have had to do on an occasion or two. Which is also why I run virus scans often and am very careful about my web browsing and the sites I visit.
Many may not remember, but back in 2010 there was an investigation from the WSJ which discovered that Myspace was leaking private user data from their web apps on the social networking site. Almost two years later, Myspace has settled with the FTC which says that Myspace misled millions of users, sharing personal information with advertisers.
In this day in age when our data is so important, losing or getting your iPhone stolen can be detrimental. Sure you can lock your iPhone, but it can be hacked into or you can even remote wipe your data, deleting it for good if it fell into the wrong hands.
Last night after hours the House decided to vote on CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act which has been widely criticized for privacy rights violations because the government and private companies can monitor your private information (emails for example) and pass that information to government agencies completely bypassing Internet privacy laws with little to no probable cause needed.
I asked on a recent post of mine, after learning about CISPA, which followed ACTA and SOPA, what could be nexta? In a joking manner, I really didn’t think, at least I didn’t hope there would be something I would be writing about days later that could be answering that question. The answer may end up being MAP-21.
Social Networking is hot stuff these days, so you know, and the FBI finally felt after several years to publish their own social networking brochure which gives you tips and advice on how to stay a step ahead of nefarious individuals trying to p4wn you on the Interwebs. But in all seriousness, it does have some good info if you aren’t hip to some common web terms such as ‘click-jacking’, ‘doxing’ or ‘pharming’.
I’m kind of at a loss of words on this. Here is yet another piece of legislation that is trying to be passed by Congress that violates our basic rights as Internet users. Congress seems hell bent on getting something passed as of late, where some ulterior motive is behind it, which usually means someone other than the congress person is pushing for the legislation because they have a hidden agenda.
There is a new surveillance system that a Japanese company has developed that may change life as we know it. I am saying that because it’s that revolutionary. Facial recognition software has been in the making for years now, with many advances recently. I am sure you have seen it in movies too; I am thinking of Minority Report as one example of course. There are also examples here and here that just go to show this type of tech is coming along fast.
The entertainment industry are some sneaky bastards - yeah, I am looking at you RIAA. So, remember the whole SOPA thing where we came together as one Internet to stop the evils of Hollywood bribing lawmakers to track our online activities and shut down sites like Tumblr, Reddit and YouTube?
If you want complete privacy on your computer monitor, so that nobody can see what only you can see, then you need to check out this computer monitor hack from Reddit. It’s very creative and easy to do. The only thing is, you might look a bit funny using it when others see you staring at a blank screen.
The story of the unraveling of LulzSec is fascinating. News broke this morning that the leader of LulzSec has been a secret informant for the FBI since last year.
Holy cow, is this really happening? After hearing about the MegaUpload shut down, the hacker or ‘hactivist’ group Anonymous is already taking a stance on the situation, and fighting back. They have already taken down Justice.gov and UniversalMusic.com and shot off a tweet saying “justice.gov & universalmusic.com TANGO DOWN! You should have EXPECT US! #Megaupload.”
Let this be the first lesson of 2012 folks. If you are using a public computer or maybe a public iPhone/iPad at an Apple store, always remember to logout of Facebook after using it. If you don’t, then this could happen to you. You have been warned :)
For the past two years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has scrutinized and investigated Facebook over their privacy issues that have been voiced by millions of users for various reasons, which originally drew the attention of the FTC.
When Anonymous is not busy taking down governments and fighting Mexican drug cartels, they are planning other things - like targeting one of the biggest websites known to human kind - that’s right, they plan on taking down Facebook.
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