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  1. Re: Stop being fooled !! It's just a Dog and Pony on Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter To Back Apple With Legal Filing In FBI Case (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    My stock in Alcoa thanks you

  2. If all it takes is an OS update to get access on Apple Is Said To Be Working On an iPhone Even It Can't Hack (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    to the data on the phone (disabling wipe after 10 attempts) - is the phone really all that secure?

  3. Re: Wow on Microsoft To Acquire Xamarin (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Partnering with RedHat to bring DNX to Linux is a big move.

  4. Congress is just mad someone is beating them on Federal Bill Could Override State-Level Encryption Bans (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    To the punch of stripping Americans of their right to encrypt their data.

  5. Re:Microsoft is aggressively pushing Windows 10 up on Microsoft CMO Confirms Development of 'Spiritual Equivalent' of Surface Phone (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1
  6. Microsoft is aggressively pushing Windows 10 upgra on Microsoft CMO Confirms Development of 'Spiritual Equivalent' of Surface Phone (hothardware.com) · · Score: 2

    Is that why Windows Mobile 10, or whatever it is now called, got pushed back until 2016? I am sure people will be busting down doors to buy this new phone, maybe they'll break 5% market share in Beruit!

  7. "We haven't figured out how to compete in the new on Mobile Gaming Giant Calls For Longer Product Life Cycles · · Score: 1

    So, let's everyone stop doing it this new way so we'll survive.

  8. Re:WordPress? on 2016 Presidential Candidate Security Investigation (infosecinstitute.com) · · Score: 1

    infosec institute uses wordpress for their own website, lol

  9. infosec institute is bullshit on 2016 Presidential Candidate Security Investigation (infosecinstitute.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why not evaluate the candidate shitty policies on information security? Like Carly who can't grasp math and is in favor of back doors into software and encryption.

    What a stupid "investigation"

    Even their page doesn't have SSL by default, when you go to the HTTPS site, it uses outdated encryption even with a modern browser.

    http://i.imgur.com/de0eBK8.png

  10. Everyone submit your DNA! on New vs. Old: a Comparison of 23andMe's Health Reports and the Raw Data (enlis.com) · · Score: 1
  11. Yes and no on Bug Bounties Are Bonanza, For a Few Persistent Hackers (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 2

    I am getting ready to launch one for my company. We simply announced it was coming and got inundated from India with garbage Metaspoilt attempts. Speaking with people that have programs this seems to be standard. Getting to serious issues seems to be a bit harder since it takes a bit more skill than a script kiddie can do. The real keys to success seem to be defining the scope well from the onset. But time shall tell.

  12. Reality speaks for itself on How Tesla's Autopilot and Google's Car Are Entirely Different Animals (robohub.org) · · Score: 0

    Tesla pushed the "autonomous driving" out in a beta update. Immediately youtube was filled with videos of Tesla's with auto-driving enabled almost crashing as it can't handle corners, swerved into other lanes etc.

    Then you have google who is taking a multi year approach of refining the technology before even letting consumers see it.

    Tesla is (in my mind) looking hard to make noise about their products and it is dangerous to push out alpha "self driving" software out to the masses. It is quite a difficult problem to solve and people shouldn't be beta testers.

  13. Weather.com is complete shit on IBM Acquires the Weather Company's Digital Business (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    It is full of shitty ads, takes forever to load, every "story" is just clickbait bullshit garbage.

    Congrats on buying Buzzfeed for weather, IBM.

  14. Re:Because no one gives a shit about security on Why Aren't There Better Cybersecurity Regulations For Medical Devices? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    True, HL7 is garbage and makes me hate life. I'd say it is a combination of both. Any of the new tech coming out still suffers from these issues. But then again, it isn't like hospital INFOSEC people are the cream of the crop. I recently filled out a questionnaire if we had a "HIPAA Certification" - of which none exist (Unless you count the new HITRUST bullshit certification, which they weren't talking about)

  15. Re:The FDA is making this part of its clearance pr on Why Aren't There Better Cybersecurity Regulations For Medical Devices? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Having a "cyber security document" does not guarantee that the device will be secure. More FDA checking boxes bullshit.

  16. Because no one gives a shit about security on Why Aren't There Better Cybersecurity Regulations For Medical Devices? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Medical devices have gone under the guise of "security by obscurity" for far too long. They have no standards. They are plugged into the network without any worry at all to what could happen. Insulin pumps are terrible at this.

    Even Dick Cheney had to have special consideration taken for his pacemaker, since the technology is so bad.

    It isn't just device makers. In general most don't give a shit about security. From banking "apps" to healthcare "apps" - security is generally the last checkbox checked before shipping. It isn't a core tenet of technology for companies, it is feature you may or may not get to.

    Until there are actual penalties for ignoring basic information security practices, no one will waste time (aka money) securing things they "don't have to."

  17. I must be missing the outrage, the clause deals with litigation, audits, etc - it isn't asking to be on call tech support for 2 years.

  18. The answer is simple on The Diversity Issue Silicon Valley Isn't Trying To Fix: Age Discrimination (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Older people just don't give a shit about what Facebook, Twitter, etc are doing. Facebook has recruited me heavily the but I have no interest in anything they do. I am not going to uproot my family to work for FB, Twitter, etc.

    At an old 33, I prefer to work on either my own company or optionally if that wasn't there, companies which share my passions.

    Young People are great to hire because they'll work their fingers to the bones for some abstract promise, but once you build a family and a life, working 80 hours a week, because startup, isn't appealing.

  19. Everything about Theranos is lol on Disruptive Bloodwork Startup May Offer Mostly Vaporware · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Silicon Valley and the media want so bad for a successful female "founder" that it hasn't gotten off its knees for this woman.

    "10 years in stealth mode" is hilarious

    Anyone else would have been laughed out of the room with what has come out about Theranos as of late. Claims too good to be true dreamt up by a college kid? Yep, they are probably too good to be true.

  20. Idiots ruined it for everyone on NBC News Reports US Will Require Registration For Consumer Drones (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Much like everything in life, entitled morons do stupid things and everyone suffers.

  21. Get what they deserved on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Users: hey can you give us less intrusive and annoying ads
    Advertisers: fuck you here is your ad

    Now
    advertisers: hey please don't block our ads thanks
    Users: fuck you

  22. Scroogled! on Apple, Microsoft Tout Their Privacy Policies To Get Positive PR · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You have to appreciate how Microsofts pathetic attempt to position themselves agaIsnt Google - when they were intercepting and logging Skype conversations between people all along.

  23. Chinese already have everything on Analysis: China-US Hacking Accord Is Tall On Rhetoric, Short On Substance · · Score: 1

    33 million records from date of birth, ssn, bank accounts, everyone you've ever met, etc from the OPM hack via the Chinese. Now 5 million finger prints. The Chinese already have all the info they need to blackmail people in real life. So why not agree? Notice nothing of this mentioned by the White House or Congress.

  24. Apple pretty much had to on Why Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program Is a Bad Deal For Most · · Score: 4, Informative

    Carriers are moving away from subsidized phones due to changes they are making to make more money off of you. Due to this, it puts sales of shiny new phones at risk.

    With Apple's leasing you the phone plan, it completely makes this irrelevant. Not many people want to shell out $700 for a new phone, but $30 a month they don't have to realize they are paying $200 in interest. It is silly human psychology.

    They had to do it to keep things going.

  25. So what is the answer? on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 2

    Deny access to everyone because Uber isn't ADA compliant?