The War To Sell You A Mattress Is An Internet Nightmare | Fast Company
Why did Casper sue a mattress blogger? A closer look reveals a secret, multimillion-dollar battle to get you into bed.
Hasnain says:
Extremely crazy business practices. Engrossing read
Posted on 2017-10-19T05:25:32+0000
The new MacBook keyboard is ruining my life
It’s so bad
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Posted on 2017-10-18T06:51:38+0000
Falling through the KRACKs
The big news in crypto today is the KRACK attack on WPA2 protected WiFi networks. Discovered by Mathy Vanhoef andFrank Piessens at KU Leuven, KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attack) leverages a vulnerabi…
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Posted on 2017-10-16T15:42:42+0000
Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping
KRACK attack allows other nasties, including connection hijacking and malicious injection.
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” Demand is Bad and He Should Feel Bad
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein delivered a speech on Tuesday about what he calls “responsible encryption” today. It misses the mark, by far. Rosenstein starts with a fallacy, attempting to convince you that encryption is unprecedented: Our society has never had a system where...
Hasnain says:
"The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an “adult conversation” about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people."
Posted on 2017-10-15T22:32:48+0000
Want to see something crazy? Open this link on your phone with WiFi turned off.
https://bit.ly/crazymobiledemo
Hasnain says:
"But what these services show us is even more alarming: US telcos appear to be selling direct, non-anonymized, real-time access to consumer telephone data to third party services — not just federal law enforcement officials — who are then selling access to that data."
Sigh...
Posted on 2017-10-15T18:16:18+0000
Why did Vikings have 'Allah' on clothes?
New Swedish research on Viking funeral clothes raises questions about Islam's influence in Scandinavia.
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Posted on 2017-10-12T15:17:43+0000
OnePlus spying on users and collecting massive amounts of data
OnePlus has been collecting a lot of personal data about how you use your device. Here's how to disable the app service doing the collecting without having to root your OnePlus device.
Hasnain says:
TL;DR:
run 'adb shell pm uninstall -k --user "0" net.oneplus.odm.provider'
Posted on 2017-10-11T17:07:49+0000
The Human Stain: Why the Harvey Weinstein Story Is Worse Than You Think
The New York Times last week broke the story of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s long record of sexual harassment. Actresses including Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd came forward to detail Weinstein’s depredations, and so did former employees of the man who founded one of the most important indep...
Hasnain says:
Interesting perspective, not sure I buy it just yet though
Posted on 2017-10-10T05:54:13+0000
What Sudha Murthy did when called the "Cattle Class" at Heathrow Airport - Untold Story of India
Exclusive excerpt from Sudha Murthy's book ‘Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives’. ' The best response to the racist remark!
Hasnain says:
"‘Well, this line is meant for business class travellers only,’ she said confidently and pointed her finger towards the economy class queue. ‘You should go and stand there,’ she said."
Have also been on the receiving end of something similar so this made me rage
Posted on 2017-10-10T05:19:07+0000