Edward Snowden on Protecting Activists Against Surveillance
Credit to Author: Edward Snowden| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0000
“Turnkey tyranny” has never been closer. For some communities, it feels like it’s already here.
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Palmer Luckey Is Just Getting Started
Credit to Author: Nicholas Thompson| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:00:00 +0000
The Oculus founder on virtual reality, defense tech, biohacking an injured toe.
Read MoreEasy way to bypass passcode lock screens on iPhones, iPads running iOS 12
Credit to Author: Darlene Storm, Michelle Davidson| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:16:00 -0700
Update for iOS 12
With iOS 12 and iPhones that have Touch ID, you can still bypass the iPhone lock screen and trick Siri into getting into a person’s phone. The bypass is the same as it was in earlier versions of the operating system:
- Press the home button using a finger not associated with your fingerprint authentication, prompting Siri to wake up.
- Say to Siri: Cellular data.
Siri then opens the cellular data settings where you can turn off cellular data.
As was the case before, anyone can do this. It doesn’t have to be the person who “trained” Siri.
2018 NSS Labs NGFW retest results for XG Firewall
Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:15:08 +0000
XG Firewall received excellent results across all areas tested by NSS Labs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/23eoQ8uBEb8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read More9+ iOS 12 security improvements you should know about
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:03:00 -0700
Apple has shipped iOS 12 and it’s packed with new security improvements and settings every user needs to know about.
Ad tracking
Apple has made it much harder for data harvesting companies to exfiltrate your data without you knowing.
Safari in iOS 11 blocked third-party cookies that tracked you across multiple websites and cookies older than 30-days in age.
iOS 12 also gives you the option to block social media sharing icons and comment boxes from tracking you. Apple has also made it much harder for fingerprinting technologies to track and identify you by gathering information about your device, such as capacity or installed apps.
W. Va. to use blockchain-based mobile app for mid-term voting
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 03:12:00 -0700
West Virginia this fall will let members of the military and their families deployed overseas to vote by smartphone or tablet using a blockchain-based app developed by a Salt Lake City start-up, Voatz.
The voters using the app would otherwise have to submit paper absentee ballots via mail or vote over a land line telephone.
The move means the state will become the first in the U.S. to use blockchain in a voting system in a general election.
After being elected in January 2017, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner tasked IT staff to investigate mobile voting options for 8,000 West Virginian military members overseas. Warner, a retired U.S. Army officer with four children who are also all current or former Army officers, cited his own inability to vote when deployed in Afghanistan as one reason for his efforts.
GovPayNow.com Leaks 14M+ Records
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:57:39 +0000
Government Payment Service Inc. — a company used by thousands of U.S. state and local governments to accept online payments for everything from traffic citations and licensing fees to bail payments and court-ordered fines — has leaked more than 14 million customer records dating back at least six years, including names, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of the payer’s credit card.
Read MoreThe US is likely to set a record in crude oil production this year, potentially becoming #1 global producer
Credit to Author: Anna Yarygina| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:50:24 +0000
The US crude oil output will grow at a CAGR of 5% through 2020, as domestic shale and tight oil production continues to boom. Production will grow at a more… Read more »
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