I know, it seems crazy, and it was pure fluke that enabled me to connect the dots on this. Background Back in December, 2010 Wikileaks was under a payment blockade, wherein US political figures acted extra-judiciously against the whistleblower site by convincing Paypal and VISA, etc to stop processing donations for them. It was at […]
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Should We Delete Our Facebook Page?
Weekly Axis Of Easy #42 In this issue: Should you delete your Facebook page? Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian Confessions of a Data Hitman US Congress slips CLOUD surveillance provision into spending bill CBC backs Bell’s Web content blocking initiative City of Atlanta crippled by ransomware attack Should you delete your Facebook page? The Facebook […]
Should You Delete Your Facebook Page?
In 1994 Wired magazine ran a short story entitled “Hack the spew” . This was back when Wired was actually cutting edge and not the insufferable Silicon Valley stroke job it became after Conde Naste acquired it. In it our antihero “Stark” finds himself inexplicably recruited as a kind of data scout, looking for viable consumer trends […]
Who Is Cambridge Analytica?
Weekly Axis Of Easy #41 In this issue: Who is Cambridge Analytica? EFF Warns CLOUD Act end-runs 4th Amendment Same as it ever was: Flash player needs patching. Again. Web inventor says it’s time to regulate Big Tech New Orleans tries its hand at tech powered “pre-crime” Sierra Leone runs world’s first election using blockchain […]
FBI Pays Geeksquad To Inform On Its Customers
Weekly Axis Of Easy #40 Aloha from Oahu… In this issue: Have you checked your credit report since the Equifax hack? FBI pays Geeksquad to inform on its customers Researcher discovers “Killswitch” to neutralize the memcache DDoS Google’s AI is helping military drones get better at their job Why the DoD works with Hollywood to […]
Major PHP Vulnerability Can Allow Remote Code Execution
Weekly Axis Of Easy #39 Seems like all kinds of fit hit the shan last week, in this issue: Major PHP vulnerability can allow remote code execution EU wants ISPs to delete “terrorist content” within 1 hour China bans Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and… the letter “N” Surprise! Tor project was funded by the US Government […]
