The ‘largest internet shutdown ever’ in Iran is happening now. Here’s what you need to know – CNN
Iran has shut down most of its internet in an apparent attempt to stem the spread of nationwide protests. Here’s what you need to know. […]
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Comcast Lobbies US Lawmakers Over Google DNS Encryption | Tom’s Hardware
Vice today reported on a presentation from Comcast that aims to lobby U.S. lawmakers against Google’s latest encryption plan for Chrome. The presentation reportedly argues […]
Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of All Citizens Forcefully
Kazakhstan introduced “trusted certificate” or “national security certificate,” to forcefully intercept HTTPS Internet Traffic of all citizens Source: Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of […]
Russia’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: ‘Largest Data Breach In Its History’
Hackers have successfully targeted FSB—Russia’s Federal Security Service. The hackers managed to steal 7.5 terabytes of data from a major contractor, exposing secret FSB projects […]
Opinion | Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection – The New York Times
In 1967, in the landmark case United States v. Katz, the Supreme Court ruled that those protections applied to phone conversations, and not just in […]
We Built an ‘Unbelievable’ (but Legal) Facial Recognition Machine – The New York Times
Most people pass through some type of public space in their daily routine — sidewalks, roads, train stations. Thousands walk through Bryant Park every day. […]
A Mass Murder of, and for, the Internet – The New York Times
The attack was teased on Twitter, announced on the online message board 8chan and broadcast live on Facebook. The footage was then replayed endlessly on […]
Home items are getting smarter and creepier, like it or not
Source: Home items are getting smarter and creepier, like it or not NEW YORK (AP) — One day, finding an oven that just cooks food […]
California Officials Admit to Using License Plate Readers to Monitor Welfare Recipients
Since 2016, Sacramento County officials have been accessing license plate reader data to track welfare recipients suspected of fraud, the Sacramento Bee reported over the […]
Ubiquiti Router Hardening — Manito Networks
Ubiquiti routers straight out of the box require security hardening like any Cisco, Juniper, or Mikrotik router. Some very basic configuration changes can be made […]