Based on your UID (plus I know you've been hanging around these parts for a long while) I would wager you are not a student in a US math class.
Wow. Just WOW!
Well, certainly I have been a math student, and its possible my children, who possibly vet their education expenses through me could be math students. It's even possible I'm in a MS or PhD program...
And whoop-de-do to you! If you want, you can use a graphing calculator, but just as an analogy, I learned to drive on a stick, and I can drive anything.
It's not like most IT departments don't know these vulnerabilities exist, and there are many common reasons, some common ones being:
A) Code written under a very tight schedule, where getting working code operational is the number one target, and the team expects to tighten up the security later but never does.
B) Legacy code written before this type of security was much of a concern.
The main problem with preventing this kind of thing is the Bean Counters. Generally, they will do a calculus of the possibility that they specifically will be hack, and what it will cost to tighten up the code to prevent the hack. In other words, they gamble that they will not be hacked, thus saving them the money it will cost to have their inside team or a contractor fix things. It's all about their bonus.
Of course the Bean Counters will not admit this, but it's important to understand that the people who sign off on allocating the funds to accomplish tightening up security simply have no understanding about the actual threat verses cost, nor do they really care because it's all about ROI.
I know, I know, this is a tired meme, but is it a slow news day? I mean to say, what else would he say? There are very few "First World Countries" that have not bought into the Climate Change problem and urged action on climate change, most notably, of course, the United States of God Given Rights.... It would be more notable if he had said "fuck wind, hydro, and safe modern nuclear, let's build the biggest fucking open-pit coal mine the world has ever seen!"
Oh my, there has to be an Indian Outsourcing joke here someplace. But seriously, without the letter to the Guardian, if this was discovered "Metropolitan Police's National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit" would probably put forth some "plausible deniability" story - "It wasn't us! Must have been those pesky Russians again..."
Look, they even made the "avoid toll" sticky on mobile, and it only took what, eight years of complaining?
I've never seen nor heard of it. What does it look like, because I'm looking at both my Google branded browser and the Chrome browser on my iPhone (I'm terribly sorry, I just like my iPhone, I don't even know why), and I don't see any Troll Thingy...
But about nine months before GT Advanced was to deliver, the supplier ran into major difficulties in creating these sapphire screens â" or "surface covers," as they are called in the industry â" and the deal imploded.
...
While sapphire is a very hard material and very scratchproof, there is one major problem with it that makes it questionable for use as a smartphone screen: It is much more breakable than Corningâ(TM)s Gorilla Glass and even some soda lime glass that has special composites to make it tougher.
Even worse, if there is even the tiniest flaw in a sapphire screen, it becomes even more fragile when it comes to being dropped or accidentally hit by any solid surface or object.
I thought they already did this. Anyway, not to be annoying, but is it a slow news day? There is nothing at all more interesting to take up Slashdot space than some minor incremental and fairly obvious improvement in Google Maps for people that use it for in-car navigation?
This is going to be the problem with this, and Personal Injury Sharks will take note. People will "rely" on these devices for monitoring critical health issues when strictly speaking they should not. It really doesn't matter how big and bold Apple, FitBit, or whoever makes the disclaimer that it's not certified by the FDA for this sort of thing, the layers will still sue.
... every time I visit a facebook page... I don't want to f'ing sign up for your sh***y site...
Than why do you visit it so often? I know it's geek or leet or whatever to say you hate Facebook, but own up to it, you're there every day because those are the only "friends" you have.
Or you could do what most people do and keep the same password and affix "1" "2" "3" to the end of it every time they tell you to change your password.
Many systems do not allow you the repeat sequences.
Guy who says "meh" + guy who names himself "frosty piss" / guy who is satisfied with his 5s = DOUCHE BAG. Don't get offended Frosty, it's math. It's never wrong. Just checking - do you drive a 15 year old Subaru without a/c?
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Based on your UID (plus I know you've been hanging around these parts for a long while) I would wager you are not a student in a US math class.
Wow. Just WOW!
Well, certainly I have been a math student, and its possible my children, who possibly vet their education expenses through me could be math students. It's even possible I'm in a MS or PhD program...
And whoop-de-do to you! If you want, you can use a graphing calculator, but just as an analogy, I learned to drive on a stick, and I can drive anything.
I don't think I've actually ever used a graphing calculator, but I do *require* one that uses RPN, which pretty much means HP...
There is not a shred of evidence that automation causes unemployment.
There is plenty of evidence that automation improves living standards and wealth for everybody.
Do tell!
I can see a whole lot of privacy and "Big Brother" problems with biometric authentication...
The NSA can only be used by the American government for political spying
Seriously? Sure... By the way, when would you like to get together to close the deal on the bridge? The papers are ready for your signature.
Moron.
It's not like most IT departments don't know these vulnerabilities exist, and there are many common reasons, some common ones being:
A) Code written under a very tight schedule, where getting working code operational is the number one target, and the team expects to tighten up the security later but never does.
B) Legacy code written before this type of security was much of a concern.
The main problem with preventing this kind of thing is the Bean Counters. Generally, they will do a calculus of the possibility that they specifically will be hack, and what it will cost to tighten up the code to prevent the hack. In other words, they gamble that they will not be hacked, thus saving them the money it will cost to have their inside team or a contractor fix things. It's all about their bonus.
Of course the Bean Counters will not admit this, but it's important to understand that the people who sign off on allocating the funds to accomplish tightening up security simply have no understanding about the actual threat verses cost, nor do they really care because it's all about ROI.
I know, I know, this is a tired meme, but is it a slow news day? I mean to say, what else would he say? There are very few "First World Countries" that have not bought into the Climate Change problem and urged action on climate change, most notably, of course, the United States of God Given Rights.... It would be more notable if he had said "fuck wind, hydro, and safe modern nuclear, let's build the biggest fucking open-pit coal mine the world has ever seen!"
Oh my, there has to be an Indian Outsourcing joke here someplace. But seriously, without the letter to the Guardian, if this was discovered "Metropolitan Police's National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit" would probably put forth some "plausible deniability" story - "It wasn't us! Must have been those pesky Russians again..."
I can't smell my own BO
I can smell your BO, too. Over the Intertubes, for Christ's sake. I use Irish Spring, maybe you should too.
Look, they even made the "avoid toll" sticky on mobile, and it only took what, eight years of complaining?
I've never seen nor heard of it. What does it look like, because I'm looking at both my Google branded browser and the Chrome browser on my iPhone (I'm terribly sorry, I just like my iPhone, I don't even know why), and I don't see any Troll Thingy...
...they were going to use something better - sapphire glass or something like that?
Here's an interesting article: https://www.recode.net/2016/7/28/12305062/apple-iphone-gorilla-glass-sapphire-screens
From the article:
But about nine months before GT Advanced was to deliver, the supplier ran into major difficulties in creating these sapphire screens â" or "surface covers," as they are called in the industry â" and the deal imploded.
...
While sapphire is a very hard material and very scratchproof, there is one major problem with it that makes it questionable for use as a smartphone screen: It is much more breakable than Corningâ(TM)s Gorilla Glass and even some soda lime glass that has special composites to make it tougher.
Even worse, if there is even the tiniest flaw in a sapphire screen, it becomes even more fragile when it comes to being dropped or accidentally hit by any solid surface or object.
I thought they already did this. Anyway, not to be annoying, but is it a slow news day? There is nothing at all more interesting to take up Slashdot space than some minor incremental and fairly obvious improvement in Google Maps for people that use it for in-car navigation?
This is going to be the problem with this, and Personal Injury Sharks will take note. People will "rely" on these devices for monitoring critical health issues when strictly speaking they should not. It really doesn't matter how big and bold Apple, FitBit, or whoever makes the disclaimer that it's not certified by the FDA for this sort of thing, the layers will still sue.
$50k is peanuts. Nice PR, but really not enough to scare a bunch of lawyers.
A little late to the game...
... every time I visit a facebook page ... I don't want to f'ing sign up for your sh***y site...
Than why do you visit it so often? I know it's geek or leet or whatever to say you hate Facebook, but own up to it, you're there every day because those are the only "friends" you have.
This doesn't apply to my websites. ;)
Optimized for Lynx?
I don't see any ads. But it's not because I have an ad blocker, it's because I gave Slashdot some money.
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In other words, "Do As I Say, Not As I Do."
Or you could do what most people do and keep the same password and affix "1" "2" "3" to the end of it every time they tell you to change your password.
Many systems do not allow you the repeat sequences.
Oh wait, they did. It didn't work out because it is not as great of an idea as it sounds at first.
Except that a huge swath of Intertube Serfs do exactly that with Facebook Login.
The difference is that Trump is the President, and Colbert is a comedian. It's a very important distinction.
Guy who says "meh" + guy who names himself "frosty piss" / guy who is satisfied with his 5s = DOUCHE BAG. Don't get offended Frosty, it's math. It's never wrong. Just checking - do you drive a 15 year old Subaru without a/c?
Worse. I drive a Tarus wagon.
Even worse, the women who weren't quota hires will never be sure if they earned their spot with their vagina or not.
Well, at least some neck-beard got laid.