The FBI and the NSA. They have repeatedly said they can't monitor phones, and need backdoors.
I believe you’re conflating two different things. The FBI has said they need back doors to get at the encrypted contents on the phones. But I’ve never heard any claim that cell phone calls are particularly secure, unless the person is using an encrypted technology (e.g. FaceTime).
Now as to why the President insists on using his personal phone instead of the two different hardened phones he’s been provided - God only knows.
Actually, Buzzfeed does have a seriously good news group. Unfortunately, funding for that group is generated by a much larger group - which is the one responsible for the crap most of us normally associate with the name "Buzzfeed"...
Because it sounds like a number of these companies already have policies which allow exactly this sort of thing. So I suspect the current administration may be more interested in compelling participation rather than “allowing” it.
"And looking ahead to December, the Geminid meteor shower, the most prolific of all of the annual displays, will reach its peak when an almost-first-quarter moon is setting during the late evening hours."
I live in Western Washington state, you insensitive clod! If I look up, all I'll get is a facefull of rain!
No, actually I wasn’t aware of that - thank you. Adding that particular bit of information might’ve made for a more useful summary than stating that they had a functional car which could exceed 200 mph... which does not exactly put them in an exclusive club.
Now that I’ve read the article*, though, I’m somewhat surprised that the passing of 50+ years has not resulted in more impressive speed gains (the now-21-year-old record is 763mph). I guess it does point out the engineering difficulty of this.
And if you stay up to date, they are patched (but frequently lacking newer features), at least for RHEL.
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply otherwise (FWIW we're a CentOS 7 shop). But it would still show up as "PHP 5" on a survey - which might say as much about the limited usefulness of stories like this one as it does about anything else.
Project Zero also treats Google properties differently than non-Google entities. It’s as much a marketing arm of the company as it is a security group.
(I’ve given specific examples of this before - search my comment history back a few years, if you care)
Lots of talk, followed by some back room dealing. A compromise will be reached whereas the US and Europe can take some token action that Saudi Arabia will make strident statements against and will make some token responding gesture - neither of which will substantively impact each other.
The West is just too dependent on Saudi oil... plus they’re considered friendly to western interests. No one will have the will to really punish them.
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Yeah, I really should've thought things through before I bought that Saint Bernard.
Haha, wish I could give you a “funny” mod!
The FBI and the NSA. They have repeatedly said they can't monitor phones, and need backdoors.
I believe you’re conflating two different things. The FBI has said they need back doors to get at the encrypted contents on the phones. But I’ve never heard any claim that cell phone calls are particularly secure, unless the person is using an encrypted technology (e.g. FaceTime).
Now as to why the President insists on using his personal phone instead of the two different hardened phones he’s been provided - God only knows.
I did the exact same thing with my dog several years ago, and it cost less than $60.
She probably just didn't want to catch on fire.
It's going to be winter soon in Moscow - having a combustible phone might be advantageous.
Two whole years!
Actually, Buzzfeed does have a seriously good news group. Unfortunately, funding for that group is generated by a much larger group - which is the one responsible for the crap most of us normally associate with the name "Buzzfeed"...
the next ToeJam joker is going to the gulag.
Crap.
Because it sounds like a number of these companies already have policies which allow exactly this sort of thing. So I suspect the current administration may be more interested in compelling participation rather than “allowing” it.
Oh.
We can't all be part of the lucky few who live in Newark - count yourself blessed.
"And looking ahead to December, the Geminid meteor shower, the most prolific of all of the annual displays, will reach its peak when an almost-first-quarter moon is setting during the late evening hours."
I live in Western Washington state, you insensitive clod! If I look up, all I'll get is a facefull of rain!
No, actually I wasn’t aware of that - thank you. Adding that particular bit of information might’ve made for a more useful summary than stating that they had a functional car which could exceed 200 mph... which does not exactly put them in an exclusive club.
Now that I’ve read the article*, though, I’m somewhat surprised that the passing of 50+ years has not resulted in more impressive speed gains (the now-21-year-old record is 763mph). I guess it does point out the engineering difficulty of this.
* I’ll turn in my geek card later
And if you stay up to date, they are patched (but frequently lacking newer features), at least for RHEL.
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply otherwise (FWIW we're a CentOS 7 shop). But it would still show up as "PHP 5" on a survey - which might say as much about the limited usefulness of stories like this one as it does about anything else.
Lots of enterprises rely on RHEL 7 / CentOS 7, and those are currently shipping PHP 5.4.16.
Could someone rephrase it in terms of a car analogy?
Yeah, this is silly. Cars like the Green Monster and Spirit of America reached more than 600mph back in the 1960s.
This Bloodhound group might be better served visiting the old folks home and talking to the guys who worked on those cars.
Security Nightmare???
Nah, how could incorporating third-party actions, running on a server you don’t manage or control, into your devops workflow be a security issue?
You’re being needlessly paranoid.
The vulnerability is in their PHP code, ...
You need say no more.
Project Zero also treats Google properties differently than non-Google entities. It’s as much a marketing arm of the company as it is a security group.
(I’ve given specific examples of this before - search my comment history back a few years, if you care)
I predict version 2 will have the functionily to focus the light. Ouch.
The North Koreans weaponized this technology 15-20 years ago - I remember seeing a documentary about it.
And Paul Allen was the last thing standing in its way.
When I read the headline, I wondered if Japanese passports now transformed into some sort of giant mecha creature.
Actually, only 40% of US households still had landlines as of late 2015. It’s almost certainly a smaller percentage now.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/...
Lots of talk, followed by some back room dealing. A compromise will be reached whereas the US and Europe can take some token action that Saudi Arabia will make strident statements against and will make some token responding gesture - neither of which will substantively impact each other.
The West is just too dependent on Saudi oil... plus they’re considered friendly to western interests. No one will have the will to really punish them.