Can you explain how a keylogger in Windows gets access to user input in another application without a security approval by the user when it was installed?
If I remember correctly there's a system-wide hook chain for keyboard events, and you add the logger to the chain with a system call. SetWindowsHookEx or something like that. I'm not really sure what the purpose of that function is except to install key loggers, but perhaps someone has a legitimate need for it.
As far as getting an application to run after rebooting, there are (unfortunately) a myriad of ways to go about that too.
Caveat: it's been a number of years since I used Windows so this may have changed in more recent versions.
How many people will refrain from posting because the statute of limitations hasn't run out yet?
Well, I'm certainly not going to admit to the most costly mistake as it appears no one realizes it was me and what I had done. So I'm not gonna do it; wouldn't be prudent.
The most embarrassing mistake was I inadvertently brought down the clients' network (a major hospital) during the middle of the day. Didn't realize what I had done until about three minutes later when about a dozen IT guys flooded the computer room paying particular attention to the area I was just working in. It appears I made an error. To this day I am likely persona non grata in that computer room.
The warrant provisions are there to ensure the the political elite can continue to communicate without surveillance. You won't get a warrant for their communications.
We don't need one. Nearly everyone has a recording device in their pocket now. Record politicians, whenever they are in your view, and post it online.
The politicians I'm familiar with have more to hide than the average citizen. If they want to do away with privacy, then so be it. That's what they wanted, right?
Similar statements could be made for desktops, where tray icon pop-ups for updates, email and chat notifications distract and interrupt workflows.
Popups and notifications are high on my list of things we can do without. If I am sitting at my computer it means that I am there to accomplish a specific task. I do not welcome interruptions on my computer any more than I appreciate robo-calls when I sit down to dinner.
Highest on my list are those dialog boxes that pop up after selecting an option that say "Are you sure you really want to do that?"
Yes, I am you fucking retard that's why I clicked the button in the first place and to think that someone had to program this functionality in means you are probably trying to see how far my blood pressure will rise today and I will tell you this, programmer, you are playing a dangerous game thinking I am sane and rational but I'm not, really, deep down, I have it in me to track you down....
Anyways you get the point. I am not a big fan of interruptions to my workflow.
SSD masks the problem, but the problem still exists. Linux distributions assume you really want to give priority to server applications and it manifests in a crappy UI experience for Desktop users. Yes, you can tune the settings to your hearts content and hopefully find something you can live with, but not everyone will go to the trouble of doing so.
That being said, this is not an anti-linux on the desktop post. I use LXDE/Openbox every day as my default environment. Just saying, I wish it were easier to defend:).
you fail to understand what a modern silicon valley 'contractor' is...you don't bid on jobs. you get offered whatever the company is willing to pay. take it or leave it. you call that 'bidding' ? I don't.
I don't either. A contractor offers services that he alone is qualified to offer. If a company could meet their needs by using their employees, then they have no need for a contractor.
If you are not famous, have brand name recognition, and are not uniquely qualified to meet a customers needs then calling yourself a contractor is just delusional thinking.
If the trouble lies with the wording of one part of the law, surely Congress should amend it so it clearly reflects their intent. That's what a functional legislative body would do. And it could happen easily were it not for one party that insists upon acting like petulant children instead of rational and responsible leaders.
At the very least shouldn't Congress act in the best interests of the people they were elected to represent?
As a contractor, you get higher pay which more than compensates the additional taxes you need to pay and your health care costs. Unless you are stupid. I'll put it mildly, contracting is not for you..
We are going to die within +/-75 years of being born, and most of us are simply experiments in the gene pool.
How many people die 75 years before they are born? Not arguing with your statistics, but the thing that most people have in their heads that act as a central repository of thoughts and ideas seems to be malfunctioning in your case.
Because no one else would need to use weapons-grade encryption.
True, I don't need to use encryption everywhere, but I do just because I can. It amuses me that if anyone wants to snoop on my communications that they see the digital equivalent of an upraised middle finger, and not my plaintext.
I also enjoy the fantasy of someone spending an inordinate amount of resources to decrypt my emails only to discover that all I'm doing is sending LOLcat photos to my friends.
Give up on the conspiracy bullshit. He is just trying to excuse what Snowden did. Snowden had physical access to the network and still had to social engineer passwords.
It's a bit naive to think that professional foreign intelligence spies don't have the same access a low level NSA contractor does. There are clearly no safeguards against copying anything you want and walking away with it. That's not conjecture; we have direct evidence how easy it is. The only difference is actual spies know enough to keep their mouths shut about how ineffectual and incompetent US security is.
You can if you have enough money to buy the legal process.
Yes, but no matter how much money the music industry throws at the issue, they can't compel my cooperation. And that's the beauty of it.
I started boycotting the music industry in the early 80's when music CDs started coming out. You could buy the same music, only for a much higher price than the vinyl alternative. I decided I was not going to participate in that racket, and haven't spent a penny on music since. How much money lobbying money was spent since that time is completely irrelevant (to me).
When I was in middle school we had a guy from NASA give a talk about the moon landings and he passed moon rocks around the classroom. This was early seventies and it kinda blew my mind that I could actually hold one of them. Made quite an impression. Anyway, I gave it back but I wouldn't put be surprised if that guy put one in his pocket as a "souvenir".
My that is interesting. My question is if everyone is anonymous and there are zero fees, then how do they expect to get their 1 million dollars back? Venture capitalists don't just give out money an expect nothing in return.
OK, you beat me to it. There have been a number of "What's the minimum amount of $LANGUAGE do you think I can get away in order to land my dream job? Preferably something that earns 6 figures...
Ok folks, I like answering questions but that's something I can't help you with:)
The data is useful, but it's only valuable if it can be put into some kind of meaningful context and converted into information.
Let's not stop there. Information once organized and processed may lead to actual knowledge. Armed with knowledge and good judgment you might obtain wisdom and insight, and only then do you stand a chance of making an appropriate decision. That's a tall order in itself, but becomes much harder when there multiple forces attempting to mislead you every step of the way.
I dunno I get pretty inpolite about a lot of these issues even in person. we are talking about people who enforce laws that are far more repugnant than anything said here. There is no justification at all for drug laws or suffering the tyranny lovers who make and enforce them.
I agree that the so-called "War on Drugs" is an abject failure, and if I were king for a day, it would end today.
What I find comical is the FBI action is against a world wide web forum, a website freely available for anyone on the planet to opine and pontificate as they see fit. It is probable that the majority of commenters don't even live in the US or are subject to US law. Its probably a bunch of kids who have nothing better to do but troll the FBI and the funny thing is, The FBI fell for it.
And authority. Who is going to take seriously the idea that backdoored encryption will be be properly safeguarded by the government when just in the past week they just turned over 4 million federal personnel records and an army website over to "hackers"?
One would have to be abysmally stupid to take information security advice from anyone with their track record. The next time you hear a government official claiming that making our systems less secure is a good idea the correct response is open ridicule and a slow, patronizing shake of the head.
It was the following line that caught my interest:
These negotiating texts are supposed to remain secret for five years after TISA is finalized and brought into force.
What is the need for secrecy? If this is a good deal then doing out in the open is clearly the way to go. That they are attempting to bury it suggests that this a crappy deal for all but a select few.
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Can you explain how a keylogger in Windows gets access to user input in another application without a security approval by the user when it was installed?
If I remember correctly there's a system-wide hook chain for keyboard events, and you add the logger to the chain with a system call. SetWindowsHookEx or something like that. I'm not really sure what the purpose of that function is except to install key loggers, but perhaps someone has a legitimate need for it.
As far as getting an application to run after rebooting, there are (unfortunately) a myriad of ways to go about that too.
Caveat: it's been a number of years since I used Windows so this may have changed in more recent versions.
In any case, can you make Linux use a swapfile permanently?
Yes, you just add a line to fstab to make it permanent. There's a brazillian guides on Google that will show you how.
How many people will refrain from posting because the statute of limitations hasn't run out yet?
Well, I'm certainly not going to admit to the most costly mistake as it appears no one realizes it was me and what I had done. So I'm not gonna do it; wouldn't be prudent.
The most embarrassing mistake was I inadvertently brought down the clients' network (a major hospital) during the middle of the day. Didn't realize what I had done until about three minutes later when about a dozen IT guys flooded the computer room paying particular attention to the area I was just working in. It appears I made an error. To this day I am likely persona non grata in that computer room.
The warrant provisions are there to ensure the the political elite can continue to communicate without surveillance. You won't get a warrant for their communications.
We don't need one. Nearly everyone has a recording device in their pocket now. Record politicians, whenever they are in your view, and post it online.
The politicians I'm familiar with have more to hide than the average citizen. If they want to do away with privacy, then so be it. That's what they wanted, right?
Did you read the part about me not being sane or rational? It explains a lot.
Similar statements could be made for desktops, where tray icon pop-ups for updates, email and chat notifications distract and interrupt workflows.
Popups and notifications are high on my list of things we can do without. If I am sitting at my computer it means that I am there to accomplish a specific task. I do not welcome interruptions on my computer any more than I appreciate robo-calls when I sit down to dinner.
Highest on my list are those dialog boxes that pop up after selecting an option that say "Are you sure you really want to do that?" Yes, I am you fucking retard that's why I clicked the button in the first place and to think that someone had to program this functionality in means you are probably trying to see how far my blood pressure will rise today and I will tell you this, programmer, you are playing a dangerous game thinking I am sane and rational but I'm not, really, deep down, I have it in me to track you down....
Anyways you get the point. I am not a big fan of interruptions to my workflow.
SSD masks the problem, but the problem still exists. Linux distributions assume you really want to give priority to server applications and it manifests in a crappy UI experience for Desktop users. Yes, you can tune the settings to your hearts content and hopefully find something you can live with, but not everyone will go to the trouble of doing so.
That being said, this is not an anti-linux on the desktop post. I use LXDE/Openbox every day as my default environment. Just saying, I wish it were easier to defend :).
you fail to understand what a modern silicon valley 'contractor' is...you don't bid on jobs. you get offered whatever the company is willing to pay. take it or leave it. you call that 'bidding' ? I don't.
I don't either. A contractor offers services that he alone is qualified to offer. If a company could meet their needs by using their employees, then they have no need for a contractor.
If you are not famous, have brand name recognition, and are not uniquely qualified to meet a customers needs then calling yourself a contractor is just delusional thinking.
If the trouble lies with the wording of one part of the law, surely Congress should amend it so it clearly reflects their intent. That's what a functional legislative body would do. And it could happen easily were it not for one party that insists upon acting like petulant children instead of rational and responsible leaders.
At the very least shouldn't Congress act in the best interests of the people they were elected to represent?
As a contractor, you get higher pay which more than compensates the additional taxes you need to pay and your health care costs. Unless you are stupid. I'll put it mildly, contracting is not for you..
We are going to die within +/-75 years of being born, and most of us are simply experiments in the gene pool.
How many people die 75 years before they are born? Not arguing with your statistics, but the thing that most people have in their heads that act as a central repository of thoughts and ideas seems to be malfunctioning in your case.
Because no one else would need to use weapons-grade encryption.
True, I don't need to use encryption everywhere, but I do just because I can. It amuses me that if anyone wants to snoop on my communications that they see the digital equivalent of an upraised middle finger, and not my plaintext.
I also enjoy the fantasy of someone spending an inordinate amount of resources to decrypt my emails only to discover that all I'm doing is sending LOLcat photos to my friends.
in USA you can get a decent lunch for a decent price.. but only when it comes to jeans and food.
These jeans taste terrible.But they're free, Hurrah!
What direct evidence?
The documents themselves, which are freely available on the internet. Dipshit.
Give up on the conspiracy bullshit. He is just trying to excuse what Snowden did. Snowden had physical access to the network and still had to social engineer passwords.
It's a bit naive to think that professional foreign intelligence spies don't have the same access a low level NSA contractor does. There are clearly no safeguards against copying anything you want and walking away with it. That's not conjecture; we have direct evidence how easy it is. The only difference is actual spies know enough to keep their mouths shut about how ineffectual and incompetent US security is.
You can if you have enough money to buy the legal process.
Yes, but no matter how much money the music industry throws at the issue, they can't compel my cooperation. And that's the beauty of it.
I started boycotting the music industry in the early 80's when music CDs started coming out. You could buy the same music, only for a much higher price than the vinyl alternative. I decided I was not going to participate in that racket, and haven't spent a penny on music since. How much money lobbying money was spent since that time is completely irrelevant (to me).
When I was in middle school we had a guy from NASA give a talk about the moon landings and he passed moon rocks around the classroom. This was early seventies and it kinda blew my mind that I could actually hold one of them. Made quite an impression. Anyway, I gave it back but I wouldn't put be surprised if that guy put one in his pocket as a "souvenir".
If pizza is a vegetable (and it is, according to Congress) then trans fat can be a vegetable too. It's not like words have meanings.
Shouldn't you trolls be focused on the next election? It's not like you are going to thwart his third election.
My that is interesting. My question is if everyone is anonymous and there are zero fees, then how do they expect to get their 1 million dollars back? Venture capitalists don't just give out money an expect nothing in return.
OK, you beat me to it. There have been a number of "What's the minimum amount of $LANGUAGE do you think I can get away in order to land my dream job? Preferably something that earns 6 figures...
Ok folks, I like answering questions but that's something I can't help you with :)
The data is useful, but it's only valuable if it can be put into some kind of meaningful context and converted into information.
Let's not stop there. Information once organized and processed may lead to actual knowledge. Armed with knowledge and good judgment you might obtain wisdom and insight, and only then do you stand a chance of making an appropriate decision. That's a tall order in itself, but becomes much harder when there multiple forces attempting to mislead you every step of the way.
I dunno I get pretty inpolite about a lot of these issues even in person. we are talking about people who enforce laws that are far more repugnant than anything said here. There is no justification at all for drug laws or suffering the tyranny lovers who make and enforce them.
I agree that the so-called "War on Drugs" is an abject failure, and if I were king for a day, it would end today.
What I find comical is the FBI action is against a world wide web forum, a website freely available for anyone on the planet to opine and pontificate as they see fit. It is probable that the majority of commenters don't even live in the US or are subject to US law. Its probably a bunch of kids who have nothing better to do but troll the FBI and the funny thing is, The FBI fell for it.
First there is a question of prestige here.
And authority. Who is going to take seriously the idea that backdoored encryption will be be properly safeguarded by the government when just in the past week they just turned over 4 million federal personnel records and an army website over to "hackers"?
One would have to be abysmally stupid to take information security advice from anyone with their track record. The next time you hear a government official claiming that making our systems less secure is a good idea the correct response is open ridicule and a slow, patronizing shake of the head.
These negotiating texts are supposed to remain secret for five years after TISA is finalized and brought into force.
What is the need for secrecy? If this is a good deal then doing out in the open is clearly the way to go. That they are attempting to bury it suggests that this a crappy deal for all but a select few.