* Posts by joe.user

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Android a photo-slurper too: report

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Re: option c)

1) Root your phone so you actually have control of your phone. Sad, but true.

2) LBE works AWESOME to block nefarious requests to information completely unrelated to the app. You'll be surprised how many things ask or are currently - grabbing!

American search team fails to find women's G-spot

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Except for Palatin Technologies...

PTN I think will be the next female viagra, and not the spam kind

Virtual sanity: How to get a grip on your home PCs

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What I do...

Base Golden Image as updated as the day it's baked, plus freenas server, plus FOG.

Drop image, run, use. Save data to freenas share, corrupt OS, reboot, image again. Done.

Even VM's need updates.

Assange™ wins Supreme Court extradition appeal bid

joe.user
FAIL

Someone explain to me..

How you can be extradited in the first place, WITHOUT charge!?

Netflix set to make your video history public

joe.user
WTF?

More stock punishment

If they don't make this CLEARLY opt-in, their share price will get hammered.

Netflix's stumbling as of late as many concerned about what the hell is going on at the helm.

Cnet slammed for wrapping Nmap downloads with cruddy toolbar

joe.user
WTF?

CNET should be embarrased

I noticed this the other way with another download. I can't believe that download.com aka CNET would do some blatant, dumb, rookie move to its user populace.

If you can't handle the bandwidth concerns and trying to offset the costs with stupid TOOLBARS (so 2000) then for God's sake, sign up with Bitcasa and start acting like a technology company.

81371

Man nearly faints with relief as cops drop chopper charge

joe.user
FAIL

English humour lost on most of the World, except Brits...

English humour lost on most of the World, except Brits...

joe.user
Meh

Chopper in USA = Motorcycle | Ax in USA = Chopper in UK

Thanks for the clarification

Steve Jobs had 'personal moral failures', was no role model

joe.user
Big Brother

ALL people that "smart" are really just nuts

The elevator that only goes to the top, doesn't stop on all floors....

Inside the mysterious US satellite hacking case

joe.user
FAIL

Captain Obvious

If we're so damn paranoid and concerned about China, then we probably should opt not to continue to BUILD stuff there!

Duh

Apple was OK to fire man for private Facebook comments

joe.user
FAIL

At this point, I wouldn't make of US laws, this is stupid.

What a joke of a law.

eBay boss declares era of e-commerce is over

joe.user
FAIL

What he really needs to say is that Whitman ran eBay into the ground by overbuilding eBay

The site was user friendly, now it's completely cluttered and overwhelming for most. THAT is the problem. You water it back down and fix the UI, you get users back.

That - and people got cornered into using Paypal. Squareup will now kick their ass. Mark my words.

AT&T to offer first LTE phones this Sunday

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send payments...

VHC, look em up

Facebook comes out swinging

joe.user

Suggestion here

What I did was simply create a SPECIFIC email just for Facebook. That way, people that upload their address books with my personal email address DO NOT find my Facebook profile unless I add them.

I also use this "feature" to locate people by using their email address.

My suggestion is to create an email specifically for Facebook and never share that address with anyone - for any reason.

Security firms: Android malware set to skyrocket

joe.user

This is what you need to do

First, root your device. (Google z4) I don't like being forced by any carrier (Verizon in my case) to keep stupid crapware installed on my device that uses MY bandwidth. Lawsuit anyone?

Second, after you root it, immediately download and install LBE. This thing will light up like a Christmas Tree when you start downloading and installing other apps. I mean really, some of these things that want to read your IMEI or access SMS like the article suggests is asinine.

Furthermore, how many of these app vendors are SELLING your IMEI/Phone # info for spammers!? I've never given out my mobile # and get more and more calls now, even though I use Google Voice only for dial in/out. Hmm.

South Africa joins the call for BlackBerry messaging keys

joe.user
FAIL

The minute RIM bent over for this, I knew it was over...

Once someone got the "keys" (Saudi Arabia, first?) I knew it was all down hill from there.

Everyone is so damn paranoid now the spy vs. spy is epic.

Pretty soon we just won't talk at all for fear someone is listening.

How are we going to search our hard disks now?

joe.user

This does files only, but the best job at it

http://fwd4.me/0Ang

Claimed DigiNotar hacker: I have access to four more CAs

joe.user
Go

No CA's auditing their networks for vulns?

Hi Qualys, nice to meet you.

US judge: Warrant required to access mobile location data

joe.user
Stop

As long as you technical people comply with assisting these spies, YOU are part of the problem

Don't drink the kool-aid, they stroke your ego and shove the rest of us under the surveillance bus. They can't do it without you and don't be fooled into the power that you think you posses. You are a puppet.

Hey, Music Industry. You're suing the wrong people

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Duh

Been saying this for over 8+ years. It's always been price. Check CNET forums.

Obvious over and out.

Malware mints virtual currency using victim's GPU

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Did anyone do their homework?

Bitcoin already had this concern in mind by design - thresholds for minting.

GPU or CPU or NSA doesn't change it.

Spear phishers renew attack on feds' Gmail

joe.user
Pirate

Ever heard of two factor authentication? TURN IT ON

No excuses anymore. Gmail has done their job, now do yours.

US forced to redesign secret weapon after cyber breach

joe.user
FAIL

Lookie here

If you are going to provide goods to the Government, then it's time for the Gov't to make mandatory network audits of their potential suppliers/contractors.

What idiot moves there money into a safe if they don't check the security first.

Duh

Google: Go public on Profiles or we'll delete you

joe.user
FAIL

What the government loves about this

They don't have to put in effort into tracking you down or finding out who you are. So what Facebook is doing by nailing everyone down to "be who you are" backfires against the very freedom of choosing to be anonymous. Granted, being on FB itself isn't itself a bright idea of you want anonymity, but they're pressing others to give up more.

What if I want to be vocal about my government? Why I can't I do that anonymously and not end up on some watch-list because they don't like what I have to say?

People are overlooking what they are giving up - and why, every day. It's getting scary.

Smartphone security gets better: Blanket bans no longer inevitable

joe.user

Simple. GOOD mobile messaging

Class over.

Man admits writing script that slurped celebrity iPad data

joe.user
FAIL

Imagine that...

Special treatment for Government and Celebrities. Imagine if we found out all the BS and smoke and mirrors they all sell to us...

Man infects college PCs to steal huge database

joe.user
FAIL

TOOLS!

They took the social network movie to literal. LOL

They thought they were freakin Zuck and tried to steal data.

Dropbox security fubar infuriates customers

joe.user
FAIL

Captain Obvious here....

Someone explain to me for as popular as Dropbox is, why the HELL don't they force encryption on the client side BEFORE uploading.

Oh wait, I know why. So they can TURN OVER your stuff to the authorities!

Dell snaps up RNA Networks

joe.user

Memory Tricks

If you haven't already done the research, it's here already. NetList.

Citigroup hack exploited easy-to-detect web flaw

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FAIL

Seriously. One Qualys scan would've detected this...

Seriously. One Qualys scan would've detected this...

Site appeals feds' unprecedented domain seizure

joe.user
FAIL

Overzealous US

More paranoia crap from the USA. My homeland is turning into the Gestapo!

Apple bars WinXP users from iCloud

joe.user
FAIL

Rightfully so - according to who?

My XP is solid and working and vetted for security.

US senators draw a bead on Bitcoin

joe.user
FAIL

Clearly you haven't ready up on Bitcoin

You can throw as much GPU as you want, it won't speed the process up...

joe.user
Pirate

Here's what your're missing

At least in the US I can barter all day long and keep the IRSs grubbing hands out of my personal transactions. Like our Income Tax, this was used for Businesses, not individuals. Everyone wants to argue you have to pay - but frankly, I barter as much as I can.

The ONLY reason a Government is panicking about some media like this, is because THEY control the currency and this can regulate, track, and tax you!

So, Bitcoin is a direct FINGER to all of the institutions. Not only will I use Bitcoin and accept it, I encourage it. Once our Government shows me that I can trust them with our taxes, I won't have to go to these extremes. Problem is, we're trusting less but giving more.

Facebook: 'We should've been more clear' on face-scanning tech

joe.user
FAIL

Time for Discovery

Once they get sued for this, the discovery will show they clearly KNOW what they are doing. This accidental claim is complete B$

Dynamic ninjas kill off free DNS service

joe.user
WTF?

Did I miss something?

Or didn't DYN say that existing free customers of EveryDNS, would be allowed to stick to their 20 free domains account?

Judge blasts Cisco's 'unmitigated gall' in ex-exec's arrest

joe.user
FAIL

Connect the Dots

Cisco counsel and DOJ/DHS counsel. Hmm

MokaFive's VDI bares it all

joe.user
FAIL

Go try a demo then answer your own question why they haven't been bought.

It's right there in the user experience. Try it...

iOS 4 hardware encryption cracked

joe.user
Go

Or you can just use this...

http://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/en/forschungsbereiche/projekte/Lost_iPhone.jsp

PlayStation Network breach will cost Sony $171m

joe.user
FAIL

So the lesson here is not to be a lazy bastard and patch your systems?

Also, this argument of having internet access to be able to use our hardware is stupid.

New PlayStation Network hack hijacks user accounts

joe.user
FAIL

Sony Security - YOU SUCK

And you're in charge of a cluster of code cracking GPU's!? Dangerous...

99% of Android phones leak secret account credentials

joe.user
FAIL

Come on Verizon! You're a network leader, don't leave us behind.

Some C level - get your head out of your arse and get this fire going to move us to updated versions!

How bin Laden thwarted US electronic surveillance

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FAIL

You know what is embarrasing about this...

They used our own technological cavalier attitude against us!

Meanwhile, I am taking my shoes off at the airport, getting X-rayed naked in the body scanner, having all my internet traffic vacuumed up and sent through a Narus box directly to the NSA. We have tracking devices that don't fall under the 4th Amendment stuck to our cars, our banking activities are all reported...

So, who has really cost us our freedom? Our own Government or the Terrorists?

At least the protesters after Vietnam did something.

Microsoft Skype: How the VCs won and Ballmer overpaid

joe.user
FAIL

Captain Business 101 Here

Save $7 Billion and do it yourselves, but better. Peer to peer is inefficient as it sits. $1 Billion would get you a hell of a lot of tech and R&D. If I were a shareholder (I'm smarter than that) I would be pissed off right about now.

Is there anything to find on bin Laden's hard drive?

joe.user
Pirate

PS3 Cluster using GPU

Start there

Assange: Facebook a ‘spying machine’

joe.user
Grenade

Not Tinfoil at all - reality

If you have half a brain, you'd realize that this is the absolute mother-load of six-degrees'ing. Facebook is the most dense collection of relationship and archived map of one's life and relationships. To think that this is not being exploited is not only naive, but downright dumb.

Tinfoil my arse.

Sony: 'PSN attacker exploited known vulnerability'

joe.user

Audit your network dummy

www.qualys.com

Wikileaks: Canadian piracy arrests were favor to movie biz man

joe.user
FAIL

Cause and Effect stupid

Don't get arrested. Don't overdose to kill oneself.

Personal favors for arresting someone? What the hell is going on in Canada besides Moose and Maple Syrup!?

US proposes online IDs for Americans

joe.user
FAIL

When are we going to have enough of this!?

Online Id's, tracking GSP without a warrant, the Patriot Act...I mean really, when's enough a enough? We're all too damn busy playing Xbox and updating Facebook we're overlooking an opportunity like 1960 to tell this Government and these blue-blood bozo's we're done!

Skype for Android is vulnerable

joe.user
FAIL

Wow this is great, especially not smart to have crapware locked in apps!

Why should my droid come preloaded with crap? Case in point, this breach makes Verizon liable.

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