DataKnightmare @dataKnightmare@octodon.social

The Demise of Google+ Again Highlights Rampant Mismanagement at Mountain View
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2018/10/10/the-demise-of-google-again-highlights-rampant-mismanagement-at-mountain-view/

(submitted by jp_sc)

[#Actu] « Private by design » http://www.commitstrip.com/fr/2018/10/09/private-by-design/ #sysadmin #humour #coder #gafam #gafa #geek

"New Zealand: Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 customs fine" https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/367642/travellers-refusing-digital-search-now-face-5000-customs-fine

But don’t let that distract you; it was designed to kill people (2017)
https://www.calebthompson.io/talks/dont-get-distracted/

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The internet is already broken bc of #Google.
Try it. Block all gooogle IPs, subsidiaries, libraries, & so-called ‘free services.’ Venture further to co’s they invest in like HTC, MagicLeap, etc. Things won't look right, not load, not allow you #ReCaptcha access, no notifications, nada etc. This is why #FuckOffGoogle is important. #Google is a monopoly bc there is no way to not give them your personal information when wanting to surf the www safely without being #Privacy #PeolpleFarm’ed by them.

The origin of circuits
https://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-circuits/

(submitted by sajid)

Facebook admits using two-factor authentication phone numbers to target ads
https://www.eyerys.com/articles/news/researchers-found-facebooks-ad-targeting-shadow-profiles-facebook-admits-it

(submitted by zeyfah)

At some point, there's functionally no difference between enabling exploitative incentives, harmful behavior, and societal degradation vicariously through the products and services we create and actually going out and committing those acts ourselves

Software engineers in particular are masters of deflecting responsibility for the things we create

That's not something to be proud of

Software disenchantment @ tonsky.me http://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/

Bookmark: [toread] Facebook says 50m user accounts affected by security breach | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/28/facebook-50-million-user-accounts-security-berach #facebook #privacy

#APT28 aka #FancyBear spotted implementing a #UEFI #rootkit which can can survive #OS reinstallation and hard drive replacement. Dubbed #Lojax. First seen of its kind opening the door to a much more persistent threat. Either replace the #motherboard or update firmware #infosec
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt28-uses-lojax-first-uefi-rootkit-seen-in-the-wild/