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Congress Rolls Back Consumer Internet Privacy Protections
Despite the recent setbacks the Republican-controlled congress suffered in the healthcare reform arena, they managed to pick themselves up off the mat and delivered a solid drubbing in another area of consumer interest: internet privacy. Following a 50-48 Senate vote, the House passed 215-205 a “joint resolution of congressional disapproval” of the rules put in
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Details on the Yahoo Breach Hack Revealed
It had all the trappings of a Hollywood blockbuster: a massive data breach, hackers hired by Russian spies, and a secret operation that went on for years undetected. Except for one rather pedestrian and crucial element. According to indictments handed down by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the hackers penetrated Yahoo’s security not through
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What to do before the lights go out
On February 17, 2017 Southern California was drenched by an epic (according to SoCal standards) storm. As any long-time resident will tell you, even a little bit of rain results in major disruptions in our otherwise sunny and mild climate. Friday’s torrential rain and high winds wreaked apocalyptic levels of chaos, including wide-spread power and internet outages.
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CIA Hacking Portfolio on Display Courtesy of Wikileaks
Depending on your current level of cynicism, the news that the CIA exploits technology vulnerabilities to pursue their various agendas will probably come as no surprise. However most everyone should be able to enjoy the irony of their current predicament: actual evidence of this practice comes to us courtesy of a leak of their own documents that lay
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Children’s Toy Data Leaked on Internet
Remember when there was nothing more innocent and incorruptible as a child’s teddy bear? For all the potential good the internet can bring, there are some things that should just not get connected, at least until we can secure data properly. The latest black eye for the “Internet of Things” (IoT) comes in the form
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On the clearance rack: one very (ab)used dotcom
Given all the reported breaches Yahoo has reluctantly publicized, not a small number of analysts and pundits were surprised that Verizon was still in discussions to purchase the beleaguered Internet company. Even more surprising was the amount of money being offered for what many see as a dying brand. It seems Yahoo can’t get sold
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