Defcon News: Vulnerable Windows Drivers
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Another privacy story: Facebook transcribes audio chats
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/08/13/200217/facebook-paid-contractors-to-transcribe-users-audio-chats Facebook has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the work.
FBI to monitor and collect Social Media Data
I am sure this has been going on for awhile, but now it is being ramped up. https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-seeks-to-monitor-facebook-oversee-mass-social-media-data-collection/ The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to aggressively harvest information from Facebook and Twitter, a move which is likely to …
Articles in the works
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Ultimate gaming rig
The finished Big O features a PC, Xbox One X, and PlayStation 4 Pro cooled by a custom CRYOGENIC hard line liquid cooling system controlled by the PC. A Nintendo Switch dock is accessible via the front of the system …
Your phones are always watching and tracking
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/racist-graffiti-cellphones-wi-fi-glenelg-md Four Maryland teenagers sneaked onto their school’s property the night before graduation last year and covered it in racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic graffiti. The Washington Post described how they got caught in a Tuesday story . It says they …
Some Towers under 200’ now need to be marked
Some points from the news article. Communications towers have the option is the key for you WISP friends. New FAA regulations require landowners to mark any towers between 50′ and 200′ on their property, as well as include the towers in a …
Three Spacelink Satellites just floating
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7200885/SpaceX-loses-control-three-Starlink-internet-satellites-just-WEEKS-launch.html SpaceX has lost contact with three satellites in its new Starlink orbiting network, with the errant craft now destined to fall out of orbit and burn up in the atmosphere. Granted, they launched 60 satellites and only three have …
Comcast is pushing for broadband mapping changes
Comcast met with FCC officials last week to urge them to adopt NCTA-The Internet & Television Association’s proposal to use polygon shapefiles
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j2 blog hits a new record 4,448 unique visits on Jul 1
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