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  1. Re:Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice on Australian Census Website Shut Down On Census Night After 4 DDoS Attacks (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Either way still far better off with wrong details as that is far harder to spot than blanks which they have repeatedly stated they will chase people for (though maybe they won't with so many senators also saying they will leave blanks). So basically the fine is the same (Seems $1000 was for last census, this one is $1800)

  2. alternative on Annoying 'Open PDF In Edge' Default Option Puts Windows 10 Users At Risk (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Yep I am sure it would be much safer people switching to the more preferred and common alternative of Adobe Reader. that never has vulnerabilities.

  3. Re:Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice on Australian Census Website Shut Down On Census Night After 4 DDoS Attacks (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    It is a $180 a day fine not just a flat $180 fine which caps at $1800. The fine for false data is $1000, So getting caught with fake data is actually cheaper than not providing it.

  4. Re:Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice on Australian Census Website Shut Down On Census Night After 4 DDoS Attacks (smh.com.au) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is pretty bad spin doctoring. They have just been ranting for the last week on how good the security measures implemented for the census are, either they were too stupid to put in mitigations for the most obvious and likely attack vector (DDoS) or their countermeasures were inadequate or they are lying to cover up for other security flaws or incompetence. None of those options inspire confidence, especially given the previous week of boasting that those that did not want to trust the site with information were just conspiracy nuts. Personally I took the risk of putting in fake names and DOB and dodgy address, I know that in theory makes me potentially liable for a large fine, but a fine can easily be fought or paid, identity theft because the morons at the ABS can't do security is much harder and more expensive to rectify.

  5. Re:Airport lounges suck on Hacker Uses Fake Boarding Pass App To Get Into Fancy Airline Lounges (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    Australia has separate standard, business and first class lounges at "most" airports too.

  6. Re:take a hint google. on Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    It bundles Chrome and google toolbar, definitely not chromium

  7. Re:take a hint google. on Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    I would not be caught dead using shit from Apple retard and installing chromium won't stop Google bundling its garbage with every app it strikes a partnering deal with. grow a brain retard.

  8. Re:take a hint google. on Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com) · · Score: 0

    It is bundled with a shitton of software from Avast to Adobe Reader and it is nearly fucking always ticked to install by default so you have to actively opt out.

  9. Re:Airport lounges suck on Hacker Uses Fake Boarding Pass App To Get Into Fancy Airline Lounges (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure which part of the world you are from that doesn't already have this, but in most areas there are separate lounges for regular lounge guests and business and in many a 3rd separate one for First Class.

  10. take a hint google. on Google: Unwanted Software Is Worse Than Malware (thestack.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps then google you will take note of your own study and stop bundling shit in with lots of other product installs that nobody wants. hint if I wanted your fucking browser I would have gone and installed it.

  11. Re:In any case he is in grave danger on Edward Snowden Is Not Dead Despite Mysterious Tweets, Says Glenn Greenwald (inquisitr.com) · · Score: 1

    which is exactly why the average American or Russian security agent or policeman knows Jack squat as they aren't paid enough to be trusted.,

  12. would not help, conspiracy theory nutters would just claim it was photo shopped, why bother trying to placate them at all!

  13. Re:Sounds like sensationalist bullshit to me on One Billion Monitors Vulnerable to Hijacking and Spying (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    They appear to be claiming you could be hacked by a malicious video stream, for that to occur the MCU would have to be reading the video stream, which for most monitors it can't and doesn't.

  14. Re:So the tax returns aren't public? on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think too many people are "Assuming" he is a good businessman, his public record of repeated failures, bad business deals, borderline scams and family bailouts makes it impossible for someone to assume that unless they have been hidden from society for the past 30 years. Which is why I am not sure there can be too many surprises in his returns that aren't already well known. Perhaps he is one of those that lives in a bubble and doesn't think his past is on public record somehow.

  15. Re:So the tax returns aren't public? on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump has refused to show his returns until after he is elected. Could be he has something to hide or could be he just doesn't want people to know he details should he lose. Difficult to be sure!

  16. Re:Security through obscurity of interna domain na on The Dark Side of Certificate Transparency (sans.edu) · · Score: 1

    when it comes to phishing attacks knowing internal host and site names has huge value in generating bait that IS FAR MORE LIKELY TO HOOK A VICTIM.

  17. Re:spoon feeding censorship? on CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released As Free Download (ieee.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    His struggle with alcoholism and the results was part of his true self. Just his children only want to see the positives. Can't blame them but saying it is not part of his true self is not correct.

  18. Lucky for Rotten Tomatoes as the movie was fucking awful, would not inflict it on them.

  19. Re:We were hacked, honest on Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex Says It Was Hacked, Roughly $60M Stolen (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't pay bank fees. if you do enough business with a bank generally they will pay you with perks and the like to ensure they keep your business and the first thing they do is remove fees. And enough business is generally not all that much, a credit card that you keep paid off and your income going in is usually enough for most of them, they make their money from the fees they charge places you shop at.

  20. Re:winner betted against too on Climate Change Contrarians Lose Big Betting Against Global Warming (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    No he was basically acting like little more than a bookmaker. It is a smart move no doubt, but he wasn't even confident enough to let the bet stand then it is pretty tough to call the two that lost a 1000 pounds each stupid for making their bets (except of course they should have gotten better odds)

  21. winner betted against too on Climate Change Contrarians Lose Big Betting Against Global Warming (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Should be pointed out the winner of the bet also betted against it getting warmer. Even he was not confident enough in his own statements that he hedged his bets

  22. Re:Not MS target demographic on All Windows 10 Kernel Mode Drivers Must Be Digitally Signed By Microsoft (i-programmer.info) · · Score: 1

    If you are running legacy equipment or medical equipment you should be on the LTSB win 10 branch and hence won't have issues as you won't get the latest system updates. you should not be on the consumer or business streams where this is the concern.

  23. Re:Don't care, not my card, card issuer's problems on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Keep Your Credit Card Secure? · · Score: 1

    I have not paid fees or interest on my credit card in over a decade. if you choose the right card and are using it correctly there is no need to ever be hit with any fees or charges. yes most places charge fractionally more to everyone to cover fees but that is the same for cash and card users. Credit cards when managed correctly are a great convenience and can actually reward you quite well with flyer points, or cash back deals so that you end up paying less than those that use cash.

  24. easy on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Keep Your Credit Card Secure? · · Score: 1

    thankfully other countries haven't taken the brain dead approach the US has taken. most have pin not electronic sign. But regardless I keep a couple of different credit cards just in case, the only time I have had my card cloned and used is the US but even then it is just a call and the charges are reversed and new card issued. The solution is US banks need to stop being retards and ditch sign and go to pin.

  25. suspect assumptions and conclusions on C Isn't The Most Popular Programming Language, JavaScript Is (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a mass of C code that will never be published in Github or Stack Overflow. billions of devices, propriety software and systems. I am sure the percentage wise C is on the decrease but using Github or Stack Overflow to measure that is seriously flawed.