Category Archives: Blatant Stupidity

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint: We’re Selling Your Location Data To Prison Tech Company. Nothing To See Here!

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Buys your location data, doesn’t seek permission… Time to call your attorney!
via Zack Whittaker, writing at ZDNet’s Zero Day, exposes the selling of mobile device location data (for all customers) to a prison technology-focused organization moniker… Continue reading AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint: We’re Selling Your Location Data To Prison Tech Company. Nothing To See Here!→

Starbucks Moves From Coffee Purveyor to Surveillance Company

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via Bob Sullivan, reporting for Geekwire, comes news of Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) efforts to collect personal data from WiFi users. In reality, you can be certain the company has been collecting personally identifiable data (PII) for years…. Continue reading Starbucks Moves From Coffee Purveyor to Surveillance Company→

Blatant & Pervasive Incompetencies, Recent History of

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Recalling other crisis management fails – in the wake of Facebook’s stunning (and probably feigned) ignorance of data exfiltration on their own platform: Via the obviously talented Michael Grothaus, whilst writing at Fast Company, comes this interesti… Continue reading Blatant & Pervasive Incompetencies, Recent History of→

Eurononsense: Hitchhikers Guide To The End Of Planet WHOIS

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Arthur Dent and His Towel
Pending Evidence to the Contrary, the end of Planet WHOIS is slated for 2018/05/25 ostensibly due to nonsensical GPDR legislation, crafted by those Braniacs in Brussels. Better find that copy of Doug Adam’s mantra to mankind … Continue reading Eurononsense: Hitchhikers Guide To The End Of Planet WHOIS→

Stunning Stupidity To Start The Week: Selling Your DNA Via A Blockchain Controlled Marketplace

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Easily the most egregiously moronic idea I’ve heard this month (and it’s only 5 days in(!) – stay tuned – pretty sure there will be others)… Would you sell your DNA data on the Blockchain? Enjoy!

‘It is not easy putting a dollar value on the human … Continue reading Stunning Stupidity To Start The Week: Selling Your DNA Via A Blockchain Controlled Marketplace→

Sounds Legit, Mullahs On Guard Due To Rogue Lizard(s) Soaking Up Atomicals

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Sean Gallagher – writing at ArsTechnica, details lizard espionage, targeting the Iranians…
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