XaYdEk

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by XaYdEk 10y ago
You implement security in order to have privacy and I agree it's poorly understood in the digital realm, mostly because it's "out of sight and out of mind". I like to use an analogy I can't remember where I picked u
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Ok, I am aware of how it works, but I'm not talking pentests or hardening. I'm talking simple, cheap design choices in this case, that could've eliminated the whole Mirai debauchery. In your app you already have a setup wizar
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
How many pennies would've been needed to insert a simple page forcing you to change user/password combo and to choose a reasonably strong password after first boot ? In the case of Mirai it's not even a cost issue, just lacki
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Amen, the Security Industry is doing great, security is doing poorly.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
But when you tell someone "That's not secure, you can easily get hacked. You need to [insert good security practices here]", what response do you get ? In my experience, most answer along the lines of "So what ? What cou
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
By sending binary SMSs. There are multiple classes of SMS, including binary messages through which operators can access and change data directly on your SIM. Since that's also your crypto chip, yeah ... TLDR: https://www.con
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Was wondering how long it took for someone to catch that. :)
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Call it VeraCrypt, because TrueCrypt is dead now.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
His defense will be that he never had criminal intention, that it was an unfortunate accident, that can be chalked up to inexperience and curiosity. That he didn't take measures to hide his identity and that he was attempting to report
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Like any new technology early adopters pay way more, because economies of scale have yet to be achieved. Musk knows this, same with Tesla, he is marketing to a high-income target market first, because they are the ideal early adopters and i
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
You mean this: https://github.com/psal/anonymouth Yes, it apparently is, we have a lot of personal tells.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Facepalm. Damn kids, they're all alike ...
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
The language is intentionally crap. Attribution is always difficult.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
To go with Lemmy "Regrets are always late and usually pointless" and to go with Frank "... I have a few, but then again too few to mention", except 1. not marrying her.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Would you like to come up and see my etchings ? Better still, stay here and I'll bring them down. :)
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
I feel like I might really dive into this conversation. Technically feasible, yes, agreed. The simulations tell us this much, that at point T+x, we could have a green electricity grid, but you have to take into account the process of gettin
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Will use this as a referencem good article.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Technically yes, economically difficult for most nations, if it's approached at this level. Germany has had an interesting approach to solar, where they subsidized solar panels for homeowners. I think it is the smarter approach because
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Solar and wind based energy production is not going to fully or even mostly replace our gas/coal burners because they lack constant and predictable outputs. Also, we have neither infrastructure for storing power at this level, nor woul
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
It's not an ad litteram translation, but we will still obviously lose some of the more subtle linguistics.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Yes it is. He means the Chinese 'equivalent' which is called Weibo.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
It would seem so, wouldn't it ? But changing a Constitution would at least require a validation from their Suprene Court in terms of structure and adherence to legal principles. Coalition Parliament majority is not exactly an authorita
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
I would disagree, I think it's a label attached to those people that actively attempt to influence policy making on behalf of their client's interests. Just offering specialized input would be consulting. And the way I see it: com
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Ah, reality is an infinite source of irony.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
'If you're reading this, then you'll probably end up in an owner shell at some point' ... Am I that transparent ?
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
You bring up a valid point. The ecosystem is going to be huge, so focusing on larger companies, with classical appliance lines (fridge, toaster, TV), that open source their firmware makes sense. Within a certain product line code gets reuse
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
I found it a good read, too. Hey, it's not bribery when you have a legal setup for it. It's 'lobbying', 'post public office career options', 'match making fees', 'incentives for key stakeholders&
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Yes, agreed. I am seriously thinking there might be a market for lobotomizing smart appliance. Niche market, but still.
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
If you use Tor the same way you have used a regular browser there could be an 'image' of your online habits to compare with (not applicable within the darknet). But if the user doesn't use it in the same way, the likely attac
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by XaYdEk 10y ago
Or better still noScript blocks all js by default and you only whitelist the sites you trust. Throw in a Ghostery for cookies and you are reasonably good to go.

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