Collaborate Disseminate
I run firefox with no-script and privacy and tracking protections as maxed out as I can, with the full gamut of addons (all a them "container" addons, as well as cookie cleaners, tracking scramblers etc)
Now, almost every website… Continue reading Does enabling javascript from Google domains automatically nullify firefox privacy and tracking settings?
Five alleged members of the China-linked advanced threat group and two associates have been indicted by a Federal grand jury, on dozens of charges. Continue reading APT41 Operatives Indicted as Sophisticated Hacking Activity Continues
It’s important to track the whereabouts of endangered black rhinoceroses, but doing so in the wilds of Namibia can be quite challenging – particularly if you don’t want to physically tag them. That’s where a new footprint identification system is desig… Continue reading FIT tech tracks rhinos via footprint photos
We all know that version one of a project is usually a stinker, at least in retrospect. Sure, it gets the basic idea into concrete form, but all it really does is set the stage for a version two. That’s better, but still not quite there. Version three is where …read more
Continue reading Third Time’s a Charm for This Basketball-Catching Robot
When I use the share button on Twitter the link becomes https://twitter.com/username/status/ID?s=number instead of https://twitter.com/username/status/ID.
What is the meaning of this ‘s’ parameter?
Is it an ID that gets generated to see wh… Continue reading Does Twitter’s ‘s’ query parameter disclose private information? [closed]
Our company is managing both Linux (Ubuntu & Fedora) and MacOsX machines.
For compliancy reasons, we need to have a software allowing us to remotely wipe, but also enforce encryption on hard disk, force password rotation and force anti… Continue reading Mobile Device Management solution for Linux & Mac [closed]
Recently, both Apple and Google released new updates for iPhone and Android devices. One feature that was added was “Covid-19 Exposure Logging.” The feature is off (for now), and according to the text that accompanies the app, when turned on, it is set… Continue reading Covid-19 Exposure Logging: Key Privacy Considerations
Unlike many other seafood species, lobsters are typically shipped to stores and restaurants while still alive. New technology could help them survive the journey, thus reducing the number of extra lobsters that have to be caught in order to provide a “… Continue reading “Fitbit for lobsters” could reduce pressure on wild stocks
I know about images posing a risk to security. I don’t open suspicious junk emails for this reason. However, occasionally I have to check my junk email folder without clicking on an email just in case anything mistakenly went in there. I a… Continue reading Are images in the FROM name a risk in emails?
Given how many satellites and bits of orbital debris are now orbiting the Earth, it’s becoming increasingly important to keep track of where they all are. A new telescope system allows space agencies and other clients to do so – even in broad daylight…. Continue reading Numerica telescope tracks satellites in broad daylight