Heh, yea it's pretty obvious when people comment on these articles that they never tried to work with doctors (or lawyers for that matter). I've seen a department chair storm into the CEO's office of a large health care org and literally scream at him because he couldn't get to a sports website due to a new content filter. Was he fired? Reprimanded? Asked nicely to call the fuck down? Hell no. The content filter was changed after a huge shitball rolled down that hill onto the IT staff's heads.
They cheated, yes, but look at all the big rigs and construction trucks. They are not subject to any regulations and continue to pollute our air to the nth degree.
WTF are you talking about, both are regulated in both the US and EU. Stop typing out of your ass.
USBC has an analogue mode for this. It's well thought out.
So now I have to wait for my headphone company to make my prefered headphones in USBC. Or buy an adaptor (yay). Also, how exactly to I charge and listen at the same time?
It's the microphone I'm worried about. At least the camera usually has an LED so you can see it is on, but there is no way of knowing if the microphone is active. It's also harder to block - tape helps but won't completely stop it hearing ambient sound. Also, microphones have been demonstrated as a way to secretly communicate without generating suspicious network traffic, using ultrasound.
The only way to be sure is to open the laptop and unplug it.
Most of the webcam malware can actually disable the LED indicator for the camera. Apparently it's not fully hardware based. Kind of ridiculous really.
The reason for this is that they keep getting pulled into copyright lawsuits directed at other companies for contributing by allowing payments (apparently it has become the payment company's job to police the sites that use their services now). It's CYA.
> I don't find SMS two-factor with to be particularly burdensome
I do. This year I spent my vacation on a boat. No phone signals. But, at the top of mast was a 4G dongle, so we had fast WiFi on board.
This summer, I'll spend two weeks in another remote location with little/no phone coverage - but plenty of wifi hotspots.
How do I access my email if I have WiFi, but no phone coverage to receive SMS?
At least I'll be able to get into GitHub - they let you use your prefered TOTP software one your own device. No SMS.
You use the authenticator app and use the code it gives you and enter it manually. Jesus this isn't an either/or. Every other push-auth app out there does this.
I like the current setup as it does not require my phone to have a data connection. Not everywhere I have a computer connected to the internet do I have wifi available. The app generating a code seems more flexible in my opinion.
Why do you think the app won't also give you a code if you need it because you are offline? Blizzard, Microsoft (on Android, they use Google Auth or Authy on iOS weirdly enough), and LastPass all have push auth requests but give you the option to manually input the code if you need to. I'm sure Google will as well.
"What you have" in the case of a text message is your cellphone number, which we've seen companies port over to the hacker's phone with enough social engineering.
I stick to google authenticator, and avoid using the phone for browsing the web and getting it hacked.
Google Authenticator is what the article is talking about.
Just wait for some one needs to dial 911 and can't due to an locked bag. Also how far will the search for phones go? pad downs? strip search?
What can a call to 911 accomplish that flagging the venue security couldn't? If anything it would slow down response time since most big venues have onsite first responders who can help right away. As for how, maybe a little thing called a metal detector?
Does anyone in Washington remember what happened back in the 90's when the State Department declared strong cryptography a weapon and put heavy export controls on it? Hell I was a teenager and ever I remember. Tons of EU companies sprang up to fill the gap. Ireland, in particular, had quite a few software companies spring up offering software product with strong encryption. It wasn't that long ago that the government finally figured out how useless the export controls were and loosened them to where they are now. They did nothing but hurt US tech companies. How in the hell could anyone not think the same thing would happen again?
How many employees can they fire in the process? I assume they're not keeping the same amount of employees as before as some tasks are be relegated to robots.
Pretty sure everyone displaced found jobs in the robot service field for the net job loss was 0. That's how it works,/. told me so.
So the robot actually does the opposite of what stores want. Stores themselves like to make the customer take the least efficient way, because that brings the customer in contact with the most products. For the customers themselves, however, this might be useful.
Who said it will take you on the most efficient route? In produce and need milk? Takes you there via hardware, electronics, and socks isles. All while holding your items hostage so you have to follow it.
Really? Heh. I didn't even notice that. I always install m48 right away on any iOS device I get and never use the stock app. That is kind of stupid though.
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My guess is now a lot of people are going to be suing MS over this. While they deny they did any wrong doing, the court saw it otherwise.
The class action lawsuits. Some lawyers are going to get rich.
Heh, yea it's pretty obvious when people comment on these articles that they never tried to work with doctors (or lawyers for that matter). I've seen a department chair storm into the CEO's office of a large health care org and literally scream at him because he couldn't get to a sports website due to a new content filter. Was he fired? Reprimanded? Asked nicely to call the fuck down? Hell no. The content filter was changed after a huge shitball rolled down that hill onto the IT staff's heads.
They cheated, yes, but look at all the big rigs and construction trucks. They are not subject to any regulations and continue to pollute our air to the nth degree.
WTF are you talking about, both are regulated in both the US and EU. Stop typing out of your ass.
USBC has an analogue mode for this. It's well thought out.
So now I have to wait for my headphone company to make my prefered headphones in USBC. Or buy an adaptor (yay). Also, how exactly to I charge and listen at the same time?
Just buy earbuds with usb-c instead of a jack. They are already available, and will soon be common.
So then you are either buying expensive earbuds, or cheap earbuds with a shitty DAC. yay.
It's the microphone I'm worried about. At least the camera usually has an LED so you can see it is on, but there is no way of knowing if the microphone is active. It's also harder to block - tape helps but won't completely stop it hearing ambient sound. Also, microphones have been demonstrated as a way to secretly communicate without generating suspicious network traffic, using ultrasound.
The only way to be sure is to open the laptop and unplug it.
Most of the webcam malware can actually disable the LED indicator for the camera. Apparently it's not fully hardware based. Kind of ridiculous really.
...friends with kids don't pay their kids anywhere near $5000 over 5 years for their kids to clean their houses.
Yea but upkeep and maintenance on kids is massively higher than $1K per year, and they don't even include a warranty or service plan as an option.
The reason for this is that they keep getting pulled into copyright lawsuits directed at other companies for contributing by allowing payments (apparently it has become the payment company's job to police the sites that use their services now). It's CYA.
To be fair the moron in your scenario probably won't turn on 2-factor to begin with since it's required or enable by default.
No, obviously not.
> I don't find SMS two-factor with to be particularly burdensome
I do. This year I spent my vacation on a boat. No phone signals. But, at the top of mast was a 4G dongle, so we had fast WiFi on board.
This summer, I'll spend two weeks in another remote location with little/no phone coverage - but plenty of wifi hotspots.
How do I access my email if I have WiFi, but no phone coverage to receive SMS?
At least I'll be able to get into GitHub - they let you use your prefered TOTP software one your own device. No SMS.
You use the authenticator app and use the code it gives you and enter it manually. Jesus this isn't an either/or. Every other push-auth app out there does this.
I like the current setup as it does not require my phone to have a data connection. Not everywhere I have a computer connected to the internet do I have wifi available. The app generating a code seems more flexible in my opinion.
Why do you think the app won't also give you a code if you need it because you are offline? Blizzard, Microsoft (on Android, they use Google Auth or Authy on iOS weirdly enough), and LastPass all have push auth requests but give you the option to manually input the code if you need to. I'm sure Google will as well.
"What you have" in the case of a text message is your cellphone number, which we've seen companies port over to the hacker's phone with enough social engineering.
I stick to google authenticator, and avoid using the phone for browsing the web and getting it hacked.
Google Authenticator is what the article is talking about.
Just wait for some one needs to dial 911 and can't due to an locked bag. Also how far will the search for phones go? pad downs? strip search?
What can a call to 911 accomplish that flagging the venue security couldn't? If anything it would slow down response time since most big venues have onsite first responders who can help right away. As for how, maybe a little thing called a metal detector?
Terrorists didn't exist back then. I need my phone because terrorists.
This. How am I supposed to sell footage of a terrorist attack to the media if I can't get to my phone!
... complete moron, blatant liar, or maybe both.
Does anyone in Washington remember what happened back in the 90's when the State Department declared strong cryptography a weapon and put heavy export controls on it? Hell I was a teenager and ever I remember. Tons of EU companies sprang up to fill the gap. Ireland, in particular, had quite a few software companies spring up offering software product with strong encryption. It wasn't that long ago that the government finally figured out how useless the export controls were and loosened them to where they are now. They did nothing but hurt US tech companies. How in the hell could anyone not think the same thing would happen again?
How many employees can they fire in the process? I assume they're not keeping the same amount of employees as before as some tasks are be relegated to robots.
Pretty sure everyone displaced found jobs in the robot service field for the net job loss was 0. That's how it works, /. told me so.
helps customers find items on their lists
So the robot actually does the opposite of what stores want. Stores themselves like to make the customer take the least efficient way, because that brings the customer in contact with the most products. For the customers themselves, however, this might be useful.
Who said it will take you on the most efficient route? In produce and need milk? Takes you there via hardware, electronics, and socks isles. All while holding your items hostage so you have to follow it.
Really? Heh. I didn't even notice that. I always install m48 right away on any iOS device I get and never use the stock app. That is kind of stupid though.
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While 350 K$ is nothing to Amazon - bring down a plane with 300 passengers and the liability (~ a billion) will get even Amazon's attention.
True, but I imagine the fact that someone was smuggling 300 people on a UPS cargo flight would grab most of the headlines.
Because his Tesla was out of warranty,
I've always wanted a web browser that can also get rid of unwanted hair.
What are these ".exe" and "UAC" things you refer to? I'm confused...
Go back to bed Grandpa. Your horse and buggy will be here in the morning to take you back to the plantation.
>"GPS interference testing(PDF) will be taking place between 9:30am and 3:30pm Pacific time."
Why the F would they pick such a time frame to intentionally disrupt the service? Wouldn't 11pm to 5am make a LITTLE more sense?
So you want to take away GPS and the sun?