2016 Tweet Archive for query (from:bentasker)

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BBC News - Brexit and population increase 'to change UK radically' by 2030 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38459135
29 Dec 2016 13:33
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The Life and Times of Lester Haines https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/27/the_life_and_times_of_lester_haines/ via @theregister
28 Dec 2016 18:43
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Spotty battery life costs Apple's MacBook Pro its gold-star rating https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/23/macbook_battery_life/ via @theregister
28 Dec 2016 18:18
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Diving into the unthinkable cold truths of a nuclear war https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=176937
28 Dec 2016 16:43
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Apple drops requirement for apps to use HTTPS by 2017 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/23/apple_drops_requirement_for_apps_to_use_https_by_2017/ via @theregister
23 Dec 2016 18:09
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Does the EU ruling really invalidate the Snoopers' Charter? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/22/did_the_eu_just_kill_the_investigatory_powers_act_heres_what_you_need_to_know/ via @theregister
22 Dec 2016 19:27
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California revokes Uber’s self-driving car licences https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=176411
22 Dec 2016 17:05
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Congrats, hackers: You’re now a munition (sort of) https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/us-fails-in-bid-to-renegotiate-arms-trade-restrictions-on-exploit-data-export/
21 Dec 2016 19:10
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Landmark EU ruling: Legality of UK's Investigatory Powers Act challenged https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/21/eu_judgment/ via @theregister
21 Dec 2016 16:30
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BBC News - EU data retention ruling goes against UK government https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38390150
21 Dec 2016 12:55
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Stupid law of the week: South Carolina wants anti-porno chips in PCs that cost $20 to disable https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/19/south_carolina_calls_for_smutfree_pcs/ via @theregister
20 Dec 2016 13:18
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Uber's self-driving cars can't handle bike lanes, forcing drivers to kill autonomous mode https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/19/uber_selfdriving_car_and_bikes/ via @theregister
20 Dec 2016 13:06
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Apple given favourable treatment on tax? No way, insists Irish gov’t https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/apple-ireland-dispute-tax-sweetheart-deal-brussels-case/
19 Dec 2016 19:15
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Jimbo Welshes on pledge to stop fundraising https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/19/jimmy_wales_breaks_promise_more_chugging/ via @theregister
19 Dec 2016 15:18
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BBC News - Turkey blocks access to Tor anonymising network https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38365564
19 Dec 2016 15:11
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MPs suggest introducing web blocking to tackle suicide rates in UK https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/19/mps_suggest_introducing_web_blocking_to_tackle_suicide_rates_in_the_uk/ via @theregister
19 Dec 2016 15:07
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Crim charges slapped on copyright trolls who filmed porn, torrented it then sued downloaders https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/16/doj_pounds_prenda_lawyers_with_36_criminal_counts/ via @theregister
19 Dec 2016 11:29
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Malicious tweet gives journalist Kurt Eichenwald an epileptic seizure https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/twitter-used-to-attack-journalist-kurt-eichenwald-triggering-seizure/
18 Dec 2016 15:17
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BBC News - Uber defies demand to cease self-driving https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38349800
17 Dec 2016 10:04
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Home Office slurps 1,500 schoolkids' records per month https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/16/home_office_to_slurp_1500_pupil_records_per_month/ via @theregister
16 Dec 2016 13:58
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Should start in 15 - Scheduled Downtime - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/blog/general/321-scheduled-downtime
16 Dec 2016 12:25
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Hacked cheating site Ashley Madison will pay £1.3 million to FTC for breach https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=174593
15 Dec 2016 17:23
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Yahoo admits it’s been hacked again, and 1 billion accounts were exposed https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=174643
15 Dec 2016 17:23
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Infosec bods: This is a backdoor in Skype for Macs. Microsoft: No. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/14/skype_mac_backdoor_fears/ via @theregister
15 Dec 2016 13:17
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Data use rules set to be loosened under new EU e-Privacy laws - report https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/15/data_use_rules_set_to_be_loosened_under_new_eu_eprivacy_laws_report_says/ via @theregister
15 Dec 2016 12:19
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Scheduled Downtime later - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/blog/general/321-scheduled-downtime
15 Dec 2016 10:18
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Mystery surrounds UK ISP’s sudden collapse—customers left stranded https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/186k-sudden-collapse-fast-firenet-customers-stranded/
14 Dec 2016 19:08
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Microsoft quietly emits patch to undo its earlier patch that broke Windows 10 networking https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/14/microsoft_windows_10_dhcp/ via @theregister
14 Dec 2016 14:50
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Web users’ metadata can be tracked by targeted ads, leaked draft EU law reveals https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=173771
13 Dec 2016 16:37
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Is your Windows 10, 8 PC falling off the 'net? Microsoft doesn't care https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/13/microsoft_windows_10_broken_networking/ via @theregister
13 Dec 2016 11:37
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Ongoing Windows update bug woes affecting all ISPs https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/12/ongoing_windows_8_10_dhcp_problems_affecting_all_isps/ via @theregister
12 Dec 2016 17:17
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Samsung, the Angel of Death: Exploding Note 7 phones will be bricked https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/09/samsung_note_7_to_be_killed_dec_19/ via @theregister
12 Dec 2016 09:50
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Busted Windows 8, 10 update blamed for breaking Brits' DHCP https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/09/mysterious_windows_10_networking_bug/ via @theregister
11 Dec 2016 19:22
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German judges explain why Adblock Plus is legal https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/german-judges-explain-why-adblock-plus-is-legal/
11 Dec 2016 14:35
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Pharma companies hiked NHS anti-epilepsy drug price 2,600% overnight https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=172211
07 Dec 2016 14:13
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The UK's Investigatory Powers Act allows the State to tell lies in court https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/06/parallel_construction_lies_in_english_courts/ via @theregister
07 Dec 2016 11:51
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US Navy stole littoral ship design, claims British ship designer https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=171705
06 Dec 2016 09:47
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Software can be more secure, says NIST, and we think we know how https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/06/software_can_be_more_secure_says_nist_and_we_think_we_know_how/ via @theregister
06 Dec 2016 07:35
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BBC News - Brexit: Theresa May 'ambitious' over deal with EU https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38211706 - didnt say she was optimisitc though
06 Dec 2016 07:33
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BBC News - TalkTalk wi-fi router passwords stolen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38208958
05 Dec 2016 18:09
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Google proudly regards dented shovel as Flash lies supine on the floor https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/04/google_killing_flash_slowly/ via @theregister
05 Dec 2016 10:47
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Guessing valid credit card numbers in six seconds? Priceless https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/05/undetectable_sixsecond_visa_carding_priceless/ via @theregister
05 Dec 2016 10:37
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Yeah, no thanks. BBC News - The invisible credit card of the future https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38174011
04 Dec 2016 14:45
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BBC News - Apple reveals self-driving car plans https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38199880
04 Dec 2016 14:41
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BBC News - Iceland election: Pirate Party asked to try to form government https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38187599
04 Dec 2016 14:11
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BBC News - Hard Brexit 'could cost Tories next election' - MPs https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38199310
04 Dec 2016 11:20
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Uber knows where you go, even after ride is over https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/uber-now-tracks-you-after-ride-ends-before-it-begins/
03 Dec 2016 17:37
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US House Science Committee tweets Breitbart climate misinformation https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/12/us-house-science-committee-tweets-breitbart-climate-misinformation/
02 Dec 2016 20:05
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Mozilla puts new money to use fighting for 'internet health' https://cnet.co/2gZjkya via @CNET
02 Dec 2016 09:24
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EFF’s Stupid Patent of the Month: Streaming cloud-based content https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=170845
01 Dec 2016 21:19
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UK terror watchdog: I applaud strong, responsible, less intrusive spy laws https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=170699
01 Dec 2016 20:11
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BBC News - TalkTalk and Post Office routers hit by cyber-attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38167453
01 Dec 2016 16:58
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UK's new Snoopers' Charter just passed an encryption backdoor law by the backdoor https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/30/investigatory_powers_act_backdoors/ via @theregister
30 Nov 2016 12:42
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UK National Lottery data breach: Fingers crossed – it might not be you https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/30/national_lottery_breach/ via @theregister
30 Nov 2016 12:42
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Investigatory Powers Act gets royal assent, comes into force in 2017 https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=166779
29 Nov 2016 16:46
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Digital Economy Bill passed by MPs, ISP porn blocking plan waved through https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=169805
29 Nov 2016 13:47
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Queen signs the Investigatory Powers Act into law https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/29/investigatory_powers_act_2016/ via @theregister
29 Nov 2016 12:57
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Netflix and spill: Web vid giant kills password masking in tests https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/29/netflix_test_leaves_passwords_in_open/ via @theregister
29 Nov 2016 07:19
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Lib Dems to oppose porn checks in Blighty's Digital Economy Bill https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/28/lib_dems_to_oppose_pr0n_checks_in_digital_economy_bill/ via @theregister
28 Nov 2016 20:04
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Sharing's caring? Not when you spread data across gov willy-nilly https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/25/data_sharing/ via @theregister
25 Nov 2016 13:01
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Small ISPs 'probably' won't receive data retention order following IP Bill https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/25/isps_with_no_history_of_working_with_spook_probably_wont_be_slapped_with_a_data_retention_order_following_ip_bill/ via @theregister
25 Nov 2016 12:50
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Mozilla hackers audit cURL file transfer toolkit, give it a tick for security https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/25/mozilla_hackers_give_curl_security_audit_tick/ via @theregister
25 Nov 2016 09:16
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But The Queen Is Paying For The £370 Million Buckingham Palace Repairs Already via @forbes #84f7c33500fd' target=_blank rel='nofollow noopener'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/11/21/but-the-queen-is-paying-for-the-370-million-buckingham-palace-repairs-already/#84f7c33500fd
24 Nov 2016 22:44
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How to confuse a Euro-cop: Survey reveals the crypto they love to hate https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/24/foi_sparks_backdoor_debate_in_europe/ via @theregister
24 Nov 2016 14:59
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No super-kinky web smut please, we're British https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/24/internet_censors_to_block_certain_acts/ via @theregister
24 Nov 2016 13:43
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UK 2 censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/23/censor-non-conventional-sex-acts-online-internet-pornography. The Govt can go fuck themselves but presumably not film it
23 Nov 2016 12:40
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My interim workaround went live a few days ago - https://projects.bentasker.co.uk/jira_projects/browse/MISC-19.html
23 Nov 2016 12:32
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BBC News - Tech firms seek to frustrate internet history log law https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38068078
23 Nov 2016 12:22
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Euro Patent office staff call again for King Battistelli regicide https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/23/epo_staff_call_again_for_battistelli_regicide/ via @theregister
23 Nov 2016 11:46
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Hack the Army: US military begs white hats to sweep it for bugs https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/22/hack_the_army/ via @theregister
22 Nov 2016 17:57
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Kids' Hour of Code turns into a giant corporate infomercial for kids https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/21/hour_of_code_cut_price_infomercial/ via @theregister
21 Nov 2016 17:14
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GCHQ may be forced to respond to FoI requests after European court ruling https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=167399
21 Nov 2016 11:18
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Powerful backdoor/rootkit found preinstalled on 3 million Android phones https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=167593
20 Nov 2016 12:03
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World’s largest music torrent site goes dark, disputes server seizure claim https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=167225
18 Nov 2016 10:21
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@maxpowley Except now they'll be mixed in with the rest of us who switch to VPNs out of principle.
17 Nov 2016 20:36
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@stevegt @AmazonHelp New package from *buntu repos fixed it for me earlier. Lets hope it isn't just the start of another 10 week countdown
17 Nov 2016 20:33
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Why the Investigatory Powers Act is a privacy disaster waiting to happen https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=166971
17 Nov 2016 17:32
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Facebook halts WhatsApp data sharing across Europe over privacy concerns https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=164237
17 Nov 2016 12:38
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Ach, balls. British politicians sign off on surveillance law, now it's over to the Queen https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/british_pols_sign_off_on_surveillance_law/ via @theregister
17 Nov 2016 10:05
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Meet PoisonTap, the £4 tool that ransacks password-protected computers https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=166595
16 Nov 2016 14:47
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Network security company CEO resigns after “joking” about killing Trump https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=166287
16 Nov 2016 11:33
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Analysts apply Occam's razor to Tesco Bank breach https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/tesco_bank_breach_competing_theories_analysis/ via @theregister
16 Nov 2016 11:13
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If you can chdir you can hack CA's Unified Infrastructure Manager https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/ca_tech_plugs_dot_dot_directory_traversal_bug/ via @theregister
16 Nov 2016 11:11
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Security bods find Android phoning home. Home being China https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/15/android_phoning_home_to_china/ via @theregister
16 Nov 2016 10:47
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Uh-oh, Nginx privilege escalation to root on Debian/Ubuntu - https://mailarchives.bentasker.co.uk/Mirrors/OSSSec/2016/11-Nov/msg00144.html
16 Nov 2016 10:15
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Volvo S60: Service Interval Reset - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/documentation/vehicles/320-volvo-s60-service-interval-reset
15 Nov 2016 23:59
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“Radioactive Boy Scout” who tried to build a homemade nuclear reactor dead at 39 https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=165965
15 Nov 2016 13:11
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'Pavement power' - The bad idea that never seems to die https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/15/pavement_power_the_bad_idea_that_never_seems_to_die/ via @theregister
15 Nov 2016 12:36
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Stolen passwords integrated into the ultimate dictionary attack https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/15/stop_using_birthday_in_password/ via @theregister
15 Nov 2016 07:17
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UK Home Secretary signs off on Lauri Love's extradition to US https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/14/uk_signs_off_on_lauri_love_extradition/ via @theregister
15 Nov 2016 07:14
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Encrypted email sign-ups instantly double in wake of Trump victory https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/14/protonmail_subs_double_after_trump_victory/ via @theregister
14 Nov 2016 17:32
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@stevegt @HSBC_UK Affects you too, https://www.hsbc.co.uk/ and subdomains
14 Nov 2016 15:48
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@Mythic_Beasts @amazon Nice. I like "dirty workaround: disable NTP and set system date a few days back.". lets start the weekend again :D
14 Nov 2016 15:30
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@stevegt @amazon Yeah that's the beasty
14 Nov 2016 15:18
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@stevegt @amazon There's an issue with some @Symantec certificates. Also seems to have hit @HSBC_UK . Used Firefox in the end.
14 Nov 2016 15:15
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Anyone else getting ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED for @amazon static resources in Chrome? Someone at Amazon choose root logging?
14 Nov 2016 14:31
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New attack reportedly lets one modest laptop knock big servers offline https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=165559
13 Nov 2016 11:34
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Seems @Wikipedia though of that... you must contribute at least £0.65 :)
11 Nov 2016 17:30
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FBI operated 23 Tor-hidden child porn sites, deployed malware from them https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=165357
11 Nov 2016 16:44
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Google to OEMs: Don’t use Qualcomm Quick Charge; USB-PD is the future https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/11/google-threatens-qualcomm-quick-charge-with-android-incompatibility/
10 Nov 2016 19:30
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What went wrong at Tesco Bank? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/10/tesco_bank_breach_analysis/ via @theregister
10 Nov 2016 10:35
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Fatigue fears over bug bounty programs https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/09/bug_bounty_fatigue_fears/ via @theregister
10 Nov 2016 09:43
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Copyright crimefighters FACT changes tack after Hollywood calls The Terminator https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/09/fact_relaunch/ via @theregister
09 Nov 2016 14:23
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Bungling ATM thieves blow up bank statement machine https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/09/bungling_bank_robbers_blow_up_statement_printer_not_atm/ via @theregister
09 Nov 2016 14:12
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Prosecutors: KickassTorrents’ legal theory about copyright is bogus https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=164629
09 Nov 2016 11:06
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Retiring IETF veteran warns: Stop adding so many damn protocols https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/08/retiring_ietf_veteran_warns_stop_adding_so_many_damn_protocols/ via @theregister
09 Nov 2016 09:34
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IPv4 is OVER. Really. So quit relying on it in new protocols, sheesh https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/08/ipv6_ietf/ via @theregister
09 Nov 2016 09:31
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China passes new Cybersecurity Law – you have seven months to comply if you wanna do biz in Middle Kingdom https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/07/china_passes_new_cybersecurity_laws/
08 Nov 2016 09:46
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BBC News - French privacy row over mass ID database https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/37894968
08 Nov 2016 09:39
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UK spying law delayed while Lords demand Leveson amendments https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/07/investigatory_powers_bill_delayed_while_lords_demand_leveson_amendments/ via @theregister
07 Nov 2016 19:51
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Browsers nix add-on after Web of Trust is caught selling users' browsing histories https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/07/browsers_ban_web_of_trust_addon_after_biz_is_caught_selling_its_users_browsing_histories/ via @theregister
07 Nov 2016 19:49
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BBC News - Tesco Bank blames 'systematic sophisticated attack' for account losses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37891742
07 Nov 2016 19:15
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Boffins turn phone into tracker by abusing pairing with – that's right – IoT kit https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/07/iot_pwns_smartphone/ via @theregister
07 Nov 2016 12:40
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Rogue FBI Twitter Bot dumps months of FOIAs, causing controversy https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/11/rogue-fbi-foia-twitter-bot/
06 Nov 2016 15:45
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Teen in the dock on terror apologist charge for naming Wi-Fi network 'Daesh 21' https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/05/french_teen_suspended_sentence_wifi_network/ via @theregister
05 Nov 2016 16:09
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Volvo S60: Headlight Unit Replacement - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/documentation/vehicles/319-volvo-s60-front-light-cluster-replacement via @bentasker
05 Nov 2016 16:05
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BBC News - Dongle dilemma provokes Apple price cut https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37880723
05 Nov 2016 11:31
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@TheSabbeth Ah, wasn't as close as I remember (though not far off) - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/eu-referendum-how-right-or-wrong-were-the-polls/ 52 v 48 in favour of Remain
04 Nov 2016 14:51
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@TheSabbeth Isn't that margin and result roughly the same as they were predicting just before the referendum? Polls eh...
04 Nov 2016 13:13
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@KatieeeeTaylor Pound's still climbing, the decision is earning money for us. Almost like picking one stat to support your stance is stupid.
04 Nov 2016 13:10
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BBC News - Government loses Article 50 court fight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37857785
03 Nov 2016 10:16
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Vuln hunter finds nasty shared server god mode database hack holes https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/03/vuln_hunter_finds_nasty_shared_server_god_mode_database_hack_holes/ via @theregister
03 Nov 2016 07:26
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Uncle Sam emits DNS email security guide – now speak your brains https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/02/us_government_dns_email_security_guide/ via @theregister
03 Nov 2016 07:25
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BBC News - Facebook blocks insurer discount plan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37847647
02 Nov 2016 13:38
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New, more-powerful IoT botnet infects 3,500 devices in 5 days https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/11/new-iot-botnet-that-borrows-from-notorious-mirai-infects-3500-devices/
02 Nov 2016 12:15
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New leak may show if you were hacked by the NSA https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=162641
01 Nov 2016 12:47
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More movie and TV binge-streaming sites join UK banned list https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/01/more_movie_sites_join_uk_banned_list/ via @theregister
01 Nov 2016 11:55
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F-35 'sovereign data gateway' will stop US reading pilots' personal data? Yeah right https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/31/f35_alis_logistics_system_sovereign_data_gateway/ via @theregister
31 Oct 2016 16:47
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CenturyLink set to merge with tier-one provider Level 3 for $34bn https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/31/centurylink_set_to_merge_with_tierone_provider_level_3_for_34bn/ via @theregister
31 Oct 2016 15:17
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Trick not treat: 123 Reg down on Halloween, DNS borked by DDoS https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/31/trick_not_treat_123_reg_went_down_this_morning_dns_borked_by_a_ddos/ via @theregister
31 Oct 2016 15:16
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The secret ingredient in Continental’s future tires? Dandelions https://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/10/the-secret-ingredient-in-continentals-future-tires-dandelions/
29 Oct 2016 18:38
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iPhone hack that threatened emergency 911 system lands teen in jail https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/10/teen-arrested-for-iphone-hack-that-threatened-emergency-911-system/
29 Oct 2016 13:14
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The UK government’s war on porn will expose children to more and worse https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=161783
28 Oct 2016 16:24
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Lenovo downward dogs with Yoga BIOS update supporting Linux installs https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/lenovo_downward_dogs_with_yoga_bios_update_supporting_linux_installs/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 13:53
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Self-driving cars doomed to be bullied by pedestrians https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/27/selfdriving_cars_will_be_bullied_by_pedestrians/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 09:23
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Web devs want to make the Internet of S**t worse. Much worse https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/web_devs_want_to_make_the_internet_of_st_worse/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 06:20
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Dan Kaminsky calls for a few good hackers to secure the web https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/dan_kaminsky_and_good_hackers_to_secure_web/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 06:18
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'Fappening' hacker gets 18 months in US federal clapper https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/fapper_hacker_gets_18_months_in_fed_clapper/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 06:16
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Researchers tag new brace of bugs in NTP, but they're fixable https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/28/researchers_tag_new_brace_of_bugs_in_ntp_but_theyre_fixable/ via @theregister
28 Oct 2016 06:16
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Adobe emits emergency patch for Flash hole malware is exploiting right this minute https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/26/adobe_patches_fresh_flash_zeroday/ via @theregister
27 Oct 2016 09:09
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PayPal patches bone-headed two factor authentication bypass https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/27/paypal_2fa_flaw/ via @theregister
27 Oct 2016 09:02
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Internet of S**t things claims another scalp: DNS DDoS smashes StarHub https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/27/starhub_dns_hosed_by_starhubs_customers_infected_kit/ via @theregister
27 Oct 2016 08:57
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Judge orders FBI to reveal whether White House launched 'Tor pedo' torpedo exploits https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/25/judge_orders_fbi_to_reveal_whether_exploits_were_okayed_by_white_house/ via @theregister
25 Oct 2016 12:07
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Joomla! readies patch for core vulnerability so critical it isn't talking https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/25/joomla_readies_patch_for_core_vulnerability_so_critical_it_isnt_talking/ via @theregister
25 Oct 2016 12:03
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It's nearly 2017 and JPEGs, PDFs, font files can hijack your Apple Mac, iPhone, iPad https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/24/apple_security_update/ via @theregister
25 Oct 2016 09:25
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FML - Model train prices are rising because of pound's devaluation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37755137
25 Oct 2016 08:21
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Every LTE call, text, can be intercepted, blacked out, hacker finds https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/23/every_lte_call_text_can_be_intercepted_blacked_out_hacker_finds/ via @theregister
24 Oct 2016 14:48
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Hacktivist crew claims it launched last week's DDoS mega-attack https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/24/hacktivisn_cliam_dyn_ddos_responsibility/ via @theregister
24 Oct 2016 11:44
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Using Rowhammer bitflips to root Android phones is now a thing https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=159605
24 Oct 2016 09:00
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Hack us and you're basically attacking America, says UK defence sec https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/21/britain_investing_cyber_warfare_offensive_capability/ via @theregister
21 Oct 2016 13:20
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“Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever is under active exploit https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=159165
21 Oct 2016 11:48
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To beat crypto, US gov’t has tried to force fingerprint unlocking in 2 cases https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/10/to-beat-crypto-feds-have-tried-to-force-fingerprint-unlocking-in-2-cases/
20 Oct 2016 18:30
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Tesla's big news today: sudo killall -9 Autopilot https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/20/did_you_read_the_iwholei_announcement_teslas_pulling_autopilot/ via @theregister
20 Oct 2016 12:09
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Your dynamic IP address is now protected personal data under EU law https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=158347
19 Oct 2016 13:51
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Sextortion on the internet: Our man refuses to lie down and take it https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/17/reg_hack_video_blackmail_attempt/ via @theregister
18 Oct 2016 11:50
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Court finds GCHQ and MI5 engaged in illegal bulk data collection https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/17/court_finds_gchq_and_mi5_engaged_in_illegal_bulk_data_collection/ via @theregister
18 Oct 2016 11:47
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Audit sees VeraCrypt kill critical password recovery, cipher flaws https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/18/veracrypt_audit/ via @theregister
18 Oct 2016 11:44
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Orange blows up French govt website in terrorism censorship snafu https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/18/orange_blows_up_french_gov_website/ via @theregister
18 Oct 2016 11:43
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It's good to talk, UK banks told after massaging cyberattack figures https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/18/uk_banks_under_reporting_breaches/ via @theregister
18 Oct 2016 11:36
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US renews fight to seize content from Microsoft’s servers in Ireland https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=157237
15 Oct 2016 17:20
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Blighty's Home Office database blunders will deprive hundreds of GB driving licences https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/14/250_driving_licenses_were_wrongly_revoked_due_to_home_offices_dirty_data/ via @theregister
15 Oct 2016 12:47
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National Pupil Database has been used to control immigration https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/12/national_pupil_database_has_been_used_to_control_immigration/ via @theregister
12 Oct 2016 11:29
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Snowden investigator slams leaker-detector background checks https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/12/snowden_investigator_slams_ineffective_background_checks/ via @theregister
12 Oct 2016 11:29
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NSA could put undetectable “trapdoors” in millions of crypto keys https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/10/how-the-nsa-could-put-undetectable-trapdoors-in-millions-of-crypto-keys/
11 Oct 2016 18:43
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Apple got its verdict back—£100 million against Samsung https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/10/apple-got-its-verdict-back-120m-against-samsung/
09 Oct 2016 18:44
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BBC News - Business leaders plead against 'hard' Brexit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37592866
08 Oct 2016 10:34
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Crooks and kids (not scary spies paid by govt overlords) are behind most breaches https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/07/troy_hunt_on_data_breaches/ via @theregister
07 Oct 2016 12:08
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BT Yahoo! customers: Why! can't! we! grrr! delete! our! webmail! accounts!? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/07/bt_yahoo_customers_unable_to_delete_webmail_accounts/ via @theregister
07 Oct 2016 12:03
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How about being made an example of? - Tony Blair considering future role in UK politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37584407 - May vs Blair? We're fucked
07 Oct 2016 11:16
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Yahoo email scanning prompts European ire https://reut.rs/2drJr0B via @Reuters
07 Oct 2016 08:13
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Bungling humans and systems failures outshine cyber attacks, say infosec bods https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/10/bungling-humans-systems-failures-outshine-cyber-attacks-enisa/
06 Oct 2016 18:26
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ISP GMX attempts the nigh impossible: PGP for the masses https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/06/pgp_email_service_gmx/ via @theregister
06 Oct 2016 18:23
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Mac malware lies in wait for YOU to start a vid sesh... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/06/sneaky_mac_webcam_hijack_malware/ via @theregister
06 Oct 2016 18:20
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Citizens don't trust https://uk.gov/ with their data https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/06/citizens_dont_trust_ukgov_with_their_data/ via @theregister
06 Oct 2016 11:58
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These diabetes pumps obey unencrypted radio commands – which is, frankly, f*%king stupid https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/05/animas_diabetes_pump_flaw/ via @theregister
05 Oct 2016 11:05
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CloudFlare shows Tor users the way out of CAPTCHA hell https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/05/cloudflare_tor/ via @theregister
05 Oct 2016 10:49
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EU turns screws on Android – report https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/03/eu_turns_screws_on_android/ via @theregister
03 Oct 2016 18:22
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Firefox ready to block certificate authority that threatened Web security https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/firefox-ready-to-block-certificate-authority-that-threatened-web-security/
01 Oct 2016 13:38
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Alleged German YouTube-to-MP3 ripper sued by labels https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/28/german_youtube_audio_ripper_sued/ via @theregister
28 Sep 2016 11:33
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BBC iPlayer will force you to log in and provide your postcode from 2017 https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/09/bbc-iplayer-bbc-id-postcode-registration/
27 Sep 2016 18:30
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Switzerland votes for meatier surveillance law by large margin https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/09/switzerland-votes-for-meatier-surveillance-law-by-large-margin/
26 Sep 2016 18:30
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BBC News - Windows 10 software condemned by Which? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37431343
22 Sep 2016 09:04
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US border officials 'to demand' social network handles from visitors https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/21/want_to_visit_the_land_of_the_free_then_customs_will_demand_social_media_accounts/ via @theregister
21 Sep 2016 13:16
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BT's Wi-Fi Extender works great – at extending your password to hackers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/21/bt_wifi_booster_fix/ via @theregister
21 Sep 2016 10:12
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Not-so-dynamite: Man proves awful at buying explosives on the Dark Web https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/09/dark-web-explosives-fail/
20 Sep 2016 18:43
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Encrypted messaging apps need backdoors, says top Dutch spook https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/09/encrypted-messaging-apps-backdoors-dutch-secret-service-chief/
20 Sep 2016 18:38
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US Republicans tried to keep poisoned kids from suing lead makers https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=148769
17 Sep 2016 08:58
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Russia bans Pornhub, YouPorn—tells citizens to “meet someone in real life” https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=148567
17 Sep 2016 08:58
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Nice breakdown of the Tor Browser Certificate Pinning issue - https://seclists.org/dailydave/2016/q3/51
16 Sep 2016 16:58
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Encryption backdoors? It's an ongoing dialogue, say anti-terror bods https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/15/undermining_encryption_its_an_ongoing_dialogue_say_antiterror_bods/ via @theregister
16 Sep 2016 11:31
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EU ends anonymity and rules open Wi-Fi Hotspots need a password https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/15/eu_ends_anonymity_and_rules_open_wifi_hotspots_need_a_password/ via @theregister
15 Sep 2016 15:46
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Azure is on fire, your DNS is terrified https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/15/azure_outage/ via @theregister
15 Sep 2016 15:40
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BBC News - Toymakers fined for tracking children online https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37359470
14 Sep 2016 15:56
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Sex toys and the Internet of Things collide—what could go wrong? https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=147785
14 Sep 2016 14:25
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6.6 million plaintext passwords exposed as site gets hacked to the bone https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=147743
14 Sep 2016 14:22
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Great British Block-Off: GCHQ floats plan to share its DNS filters https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/14/great_british_blockoff/ via @theregister
14 Sep 2016 11:40
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Bug of the month: Cache flow problem crashes Samsung phone apps https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/13/arm_biglittle_gcc_bug/ via @theregister
13 Sep 2016 15:23
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IP telephony biz VoIPtalk quietly admits to possible data breach https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/13/voiptalk_suspected_breach/ via @theregister
13 Sep 2016 12:00
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Come in HTTP, your time is up: Google Chrome to shame leaky non-HTTPS sites from January https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/08/chrome_to_shame_non_https_sites/ via @theregister
09 Sep 2016 18:15
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Read the damning dossier on the security stupidity that let China ransack OPM's systems https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/08/opm_hacking_report/ via @theregister
08 Sep 2016 15:38
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Meet PocketBlock, the crypto engineering game for kids of all ages https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/09/pocketblock-crypto-engineering-game/
07 Sep 2016 21:04
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Apple defends decision to remove 3.5mm headphone jack, cites “courage” https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2016/09/apple-removes-headphone-jack-iphone-7/
07 Sep 2016 20:26
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New Snowden leaks reveal “collect it all” surveillance was born in the UK https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=145747
07 Sep 2016 14:51
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Internet of Sins: Million more devices sharing known private keys for HTTPS, SSH admin https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/07/bad_key_security_holes_getting_worse/ via @theregister
07 Sep 2016 09:45
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Spoof an Ethernet adapter on USB, and you can sniff credentials from locked laptops https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/07/spoof_an_ethernet_adapter_on_usb_and_you_can_sniff_credentials_from_locked_laptops/ via @theregister
07 Sep 2016 09:40
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BBC News - Spit hoods to be trialled by Met Police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37286499
06 Sep 2016 15:55
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98.1 million CLEARTEXT passwords pasted as Rambler.ru rumbled https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/06/981_million_cleartext_accounts_leaked_as_ramblerru_rumbled/ via @theregister
06 Sep 2016 14:09
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BBC News - Warner Brothers reports own site as illegal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37275603
06 Sep 2016 08:21
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Sysadmins: Poor capacity planning is not our fault https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/05/poor_capacity_planning_is_not_our_fault/ via @theregister
05 Sep 2016 12:11
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It's OK to fine someone for repeating a historical fact, says Russian Supreme Court https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/03/russian_supreme_court_upholds_conviction_for_citing_historical_fact/ via @theregister
04 Sep 2016 13:24
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Swedish router-maker Intenno won't patch gaping hole https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/02/inteno_refuses_to_patch_gaping_router_hole_says_thats_an_operator_problem/
04 Sep 2016 13:19
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We want GCHQ-style spy powers to hack cybercrims, say police https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/02/police_want_spy_agency_powers_to_disrupt_cybercrime/ via @theregister
03 Sep 2016 09:02
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OpenOffice, after years of neglect, could shut down https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/09/openoffice-after-years-of-neglect-could-shut-down/
03 Sep 2016 08:29
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Dropbox hackers stole e-mail addresses, hashed passwords from 68M accounts https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=143493
31 Aug 2016 13:36
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The next fight between Megaupload and the US will be livestreamed https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/kim-dotcoms-extradition-appeal-will-be-livestreamed/
30 Aug 2016 19:57
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UK watchdog: You. Facebook. Get over here now. This WhatsApp privacy update. Explain https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/29/facebook_put_on_notice_by_uk_privacy_commissioner/ via @theregister
30 Aug 2016 09:51
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Another Denuvo-protected game cracked just weeks after release https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=142885
27 Aug 2016 09:35
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FBI-owned https://megaupload.org/ serves up porn and sex ads https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=142961
27 Aug 2016 09:33
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Doing business with Asia? Then worry more about security https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/25/wtf_is_lateral_pivot_asia_pac_orgs_suck_at_security_mandiant_finds/ via @theregister
25 Aug 2016 13:02
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Google to punish sites that use intrusive pop-over ads https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/08/google-to-punish-sites-that-use-intrusive-pop-over-ads/
24 Aug 2016 18:06
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NSA-linked Cisco exploit poses bigger threat than previously thought https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=141959
24 Aug 2016 13:49
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WikiLeaks published rape victims’ names, credit cards, medical data—report https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=141957
24 Aug 2016 13:47
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French minister: Apps like Telegram must be decrypted for legal probes https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=141707
23 Aug 2016 12:19
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'NSA' hack okshun woz writ by Inglish speeker trieing to hyde https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/23/nsa_hack_auction_looks_written_by_an_english_speaker_linguist/ via @theregister
23 Aug 2016 10:52
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Systemd adds filesystem mount tool https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/22/systemd_adds_filesystem_mount_tool/ via @theregister
22 Aug 2016 10:16
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UK's mass-surveillance draft law grants spies incredible powers for no real reason – review https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/19/bulk_powers_review_investigatory_powers_bill/ via @theregister
21 Aug 2016 13:56
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Snowden files confirm Shadow Brokers spilled NSA's Equation Group spy tools over the web https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/19/snowden_docs_shadow_brokers_nsa_exploits/ via @theregister
21 Aug 2016 13:49
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Troy Hunt: Website enumeration insanity: how our personal data is leaked https://www.troyhunt.com/website-enumeration-insanity-how-our-personal-data-is-leaked/
21 Aug 2016 13:10
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How the NSA snooped on encrypted Internet traffic for a decade https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/08/cisco-firewall-exploit-shows-how-nsa-decrypted-vpn-traffic/
20 Aug 2016 15:39
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Anti-Google research group in Washington is funded by Oracle https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/anti-google-research-group-in-washington-is-funded-by-oracle/
20 Aug 2016 15:28
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New NIST password rules look lile good sense - https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/18/nists-new-password-rules-what-you-need-to-know/
20 Aug 2016 15:13
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BBC News - Internet spying powers backed by review https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37130455
19 Aug 2016 14:36
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Oracle says trial wasn’t fair, it should have known about Google Play for Chrome https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=940033
18 Aug 2016 06:24
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Verizon has a plan to make the Android bloatware problem worse https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=939975
18 Aug 2016 06:20
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£11bn later: Smart meters project delayed again for Crapita tests https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/17/smart_meters_delayed_again/ via @theregister
17 Aug 2016 16:03
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Verifying myself: I am bentasker on Keybase.io. c3-6zmePdgJpH-bJOsGkzUwnS2-yMOO_JGEl / https://keybase.io/bentasker/sigs/c3-6zmePdgJpH-bJOsGkzUwnS2-yMOO_JGEl
17 Aug 2016 14:50
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BT chief attacks “Fix Britain’s Internet” campaign led by TalkTalk, Vodafone, Sky https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=139581
16 Aug 2016 12:06
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VMware shipped public key with its Photon OS-for-containers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/vmware_shipped_public_key_with_its_photon_osforcontainers/ via @theregister
16 Aug 2016 11:50
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Researchers crack homomorphic encryption https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/16/researchers_crack_homomorphic_encryption/ via @theregister
16 Aug 2016 11:49
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Netflix explains how and why it's switching to HTTPS streaming - https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/09/netflix-https/
15 Aug 2016 13:22
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BBC News - Sage software firm hit by data breach https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37076704
14 Aug 2016 14:35
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Court: US seizure of Kim Dotcom’s millions and 4 jet skis will stand https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=938109
13 Aug 2016 15:58
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£1m military drone crashed in Wales after crew disabled anti-crash systems – report https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/12/watchkeeper_drone_wk031_crash_report_1m_uav_destroyed/ via @theregister
13 Aug 2016 15:43
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Flipping heck! Virtual machines hijacked via bit-meddling Feng Shui https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/12/vms_feng_shui_malware/ via @theregister
13 Aug 2016 15:39
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Post-Silk Road, Feds bust chaps for 'dealing heroin, coke' on world's largest dark web souk https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/12/two_indicted_for_heroin_and_coke_sales_on_alphabay_dark_web_forum/ via @theregister
13 Aug 2016 09:57
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US extradition of Silk Road suspect OK'd by Irish judge https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/12/irish_silk_road_extradition/ via @theregister
13 Aug 2016 09:57
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Thieves can wirelessly unlock up to 100 million Volkswagens wirelessly at the press of a button https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/11/car_lock_hack/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 16:53
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Idiot flies drone alongside Flybe jet landing at Newquay Airport https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/11/drone_near_miss_flybe_newquay_airport/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 13:06
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Hilton hotels' email so much like phishing it fooled its own techies https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/11/hilton_email_looks_so_much_like_phishing_it_fooled_its_own_techies/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 12:11
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Sounds like a loss for the electorate to me. FCC lacks authority to allow/force city broadband https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/fcc_muni_broadband/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 12:07
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ICO wades in after GP doxxes woman to her estranged ex-partner https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/11/ico_wades_in_after_gp_doxxes_woman_to_her_estranged_expartner/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 12:05
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Julian AssangeTM to meet investigators in London https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/11/julian_assangesuptmsup_to_meet_investigators_in_london/ via @theregister
11 Aug 2016 11:55
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Linux bug leaves USA Today, other top sites vulnerable to serious hijacking attacks https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=936875
11 Aug 2016 11:51
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Breaking https' AES-GCM (or part of it) - https://www.cryptologie.net/article/361/nonce-disrespecting-adversaries-practical-forgery-attacks-on-gcm-in-tls/
11 Aug 2016 11:41
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Building a Tor Hidden Service CDN - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/blog/privacy/318-building-a-tor-hidden-service-cdn via @bentasker
10 Aug 2016 23:54
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Copperhead OS: The startup that wants to solve Android’s woeful security https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=936729
10 Aug 2016 23:00
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IP mapping hell couple sues https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/maxmind_lawsuit/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 22:53
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Instagram hackers add porn links and snaps to pwned accounts https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/instagram_smut_hack/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 19:17
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Hitler ‘ransomware’ offers to sell you back access to your files – but just deletes them https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/hitler_ransomware/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 17:39
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Oracle fights back against Google’s attempt to sanction a lawyer after trial https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=936659
10 Aug 2016 14:02
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First cracks form in Denuvo’s previously impervious DRM armor https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=936489
10 Aug 2016 14:01
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Samsung: Hackers can't pwn our NFC payment kit. No way, nuh-uh, not true (Well, OK, maybe) https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/samsung_denies_claims_hackers_broke_nfc/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 13:05
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Bungling Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/microsoft_secure_boot_ms16_100/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 12:58
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Thailand plans to track non-citizens with their mobile phones https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/thailand_plans_to_track_noncitizens_with_their_sims/ via @theregister
10 Aug 2016 12:56
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Australian national census slips in the IBM cloud https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/09/australian_census_slips_in_the_ibm_cloud/ via @theregister
09 Aug 2016 15:14
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UK watchdog orders banks to open up customer data to app developers https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/08/open-banking-app-plans-cma/
09 Aug 2016 11:55
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Google password fill effort could kill Android malware's best tricks https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/09/google_password_fill_effort_could_kill_android_malwares_best_tricks/ via @theregister
09 Aug 2016 11:51
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Big Red alert: Oracle's MICROS payment terminal biz hacked https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/08/oracle_cops_to_micros_pos_breach/ via @theregister
09 Aug 2016 11:48
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Bitfinex customers in a flap as hack whacks 36% off assets https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/08/bitfinex-bitcoin-hack-36-percent-losses/
08 Aug 2016 15:22
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BBC News - Android bug fear in 900 million phones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37005226
08 Aug 2016 09:41
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Department of Justice Official Tells Hundred Federal Judges to Use Tor https://motherboard.vice.com/read/department-of-justice-official-tells-hundred-federal-judges-to-use-tor via @motherboard
07 Aug 2016 10:20
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Bulllshiiit..... BBC detector vans are back to spy on your home Wi-Fi – if you can believe it https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/06/bbc_detector_van_wi_fi_iplayer/
06 Aug 2016 10:56
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Privacy warriors drag GCHQ into Euro human rights court over blanket spying, hacking https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/06/gchq_taken_to_human_rights_court/ via @theregister
06 Aug 2016 10:51
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Labour deputy leader calls on PM to halt plans to wipe old Companies House data [Updated] https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/companies-house-defunct-companies-tom-watson/
05 Aug 2016 13:27
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EU digital privacy law should extend to WhatsApp, Gmail, Skype says public https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/eprivacy-cookie-law-consultation-results/
05 Aug 2016 13:19
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Rio 2016: Want to make Olympic GIFs? Not so fast, says IOC https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/rio-2016-olympics-bans-gifs/
05 Aug 2016 13:10
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How the HTTPS-snooping, email addy and SSN-raiding HEIST JavaScript code works https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/05/javascript_heist_attack_https/ via @theregister
05 Aug 2016 12:57
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Londoner jailed after refusing to unlock his mobile phones https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/04/londoner_jailed_3_months_refusal_unlock_mobile_phones_police/ via @theregister
04 Aug 2016 15:01
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Users of secure chat app Telegram popped after possible nation-state attack https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/04/telegram_accounts_pwned_by_textnabbing_flop_sec_script_kittens/ via @theregister
04 Aug 2016 15:01
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Oops, they did it again: Cisco finds new vulns in kit it patched in June https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/04/cisco_issues_multiple_patches/ via @theregister
04 Aug 2016 15:01
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Frequent password changes are the enemy of security, CMU professor says https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/08/frequent-password-changes-are-bad/
03 Aug 2016 08:56
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Public Wi-Fi hotspots and you: Busting the many legal myths https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=132689
02 Aug 2016 11:19
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Judge wipes out patent troll’s $625M verdict against Apple https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=932551
02 Aug 2016 11:08
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OK, we've got your data. But we really want to delete it ASAP https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/data_retention/ via @theregister
02 Aug 2016 10:57
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TP-Link fined $200k, told to be nice to wireless router tinkers after throwing a hissy fit https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/tplink_settles_to_end_fcc_router_block/ via @theregister
02 Aug 2016 10:05
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Spooks' email infosec guide banishes MS Word macros, JavaScript https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/oz_spooks_publish_dont_be_stupid_guide_for_email_infosec/ via @theregister
02 Aug 2016 09:31
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Stop us if you've heard this one before: Telcos try to kill net neutrality https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/29/telcos_file_to_overturn_net_neutrality/ via @theregister
30 Jul 2016 14:14
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Zero day hole can pwn millions of LastPass users, all that's needed is a malicious site https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/27/zero_day_hole_can_pwn_millions_of_lastpass_users_who_visit_a_site/ via @theregister
27 Jul 2016 08:28
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Openreach to split from BT... so they'll be 'Legally Separate' https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/26/ofcom_tells_openreach_it_must_be_legally_separate_from_bt/ via @theregister
26 Jul 2016 13:15
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O2 customer DATA GRAB: Not-a-hack creds for sale on dark web https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/26/o2_data_dark_web_sale/ via @theregister
26 Jul 2016 13:14
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EFF sues US government, saying copyright rules on DRM are unconstitutional https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=133243
22 Jul 2016 17:26
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BT customers hit by broadband outage...again https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/21/bt_customers_broadband_outage/ via @theregister
21 Jul 2016 09:53
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Skype finalises its move to the cloud, ignores the elephant in the room https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=132265
20 Jul 2016 17:50
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Google, Microsoft can’t be forced to censor “torrent” searches, Paris court rules https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=132113
20 Jul 2016 17:46
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Wave of business websites hijacked to deliver crypto-ransomware https://arstechnica.co.uk/?post_type=post&p=132045
20 Jul 2016 17:45
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Web meltdown: BT feels heat from angry punters https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/20/bt_hit_with_major_power_outage/ via @theregister
20 Jul 2016 10:41
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UK 'emergency' bulk data slurp permissible in pursuit of 'serious crime' https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/19/eu_court_bulk_data_ok_for_serious_crime/ via @theregister
20 Jul 2016 08:13
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Guilt by ASN: Compiler's bad memory bug could sting mobes, cell towers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/19/asn_objective_systems_asn_compiler_memory_bug/ via @theregister
20 Jul 2016 08:12
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Serial hacker, doxxer, and swatter sentenced to two years in prison https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/07/serial-hacker-doxxer-and-swatter-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison/
15 Jul 2016 19:37
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Crypto flaw made it easy for attackers to snoop on Juniper customers https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/07/juniper-router-crypto-flaw/
15 Jul 2016 19:35
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Microsoft wins landmark Irish email slurp warrant case against the US https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/14/microsoft_wins_landmark_irish_warrant_case_against_usa/ via @theregister
14 Jul 2016 17:37
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UK gov says new Home Sec will have powers to ban end-to-end encryption https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/14/gov_says_new_home_sec_iwilli_have_powers_to_ban_endtoend_encryption/ via @theregister
14 Jul 2016 16:34
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Nasty session stealing hole filled in WordPress All in One SEO plugin https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/12/nasty_session_stealing_hole_filled_in_wordpress_all_in_one_seo_plugin/
12 Jul 2016 08:07
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@OnYourBikeMate @andrealeadsom @LouiseMensch yes, very scary, though 2 be fair I expect it from Mensch. May is a no, but Leadsom is worse
10 Jul 2016 21:50
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@sychare Oh man, how could I forget Howard..... Will try to find some time to look at them too sometime soon
10 Jul 2016 18:38
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@OnYourBikeMate Incredibly adept at it in fact, judging by various things she's said.
10 Jul 2016 18:35
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Big telcos promise awesome 5G—in exchange for weak net neutrality https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/5g-vowed-by-telcos-demand-weak-net-neutrality/
10 Jul 2016 11:27
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Google to test post-quantum crypto with Canary users - https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/07/https-crypto-is-on-the-brink-of-collapse-google-has-a-plan-to-fix-it/
10 Jul 2016 10:51
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UK Tor operator hit with bizarre EU arrest warrant from Polish prosecutor https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/07/uk-tor-operator-eu-arrest-warrant-polish-prosecutor/
10 Jul 2016 10:44
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Sky’s network-level porn filters now “default on” for new customers https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/07/sky-broadband-smut-filters-now-default-on-new-customers/
10 Jul 2016 10:41
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Great... another one... Wannabe Prime Minister Andrea Leadsom thinks all websites should be rated – just like movies https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/08/leadsom_thinks_websites_should_be_rated/
09 Jul 2016 10:08
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Android’s full-disk encryption just got much weaker—here’s why https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/07/android-qualcomm-full-disk-encryption-is-weak/
02 Jul 2016 11:43
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'I urge everyone to fight back' – woman wins $10k from Microsoft over Windows 10 misery https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/27/woman_microsoft_windows_10_upgrades/
27 Jun 2016 21:50
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Visiting America? US border agents want your Twitter, Facebook URLs https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/27/us_customs_wants_travelers_to_hand_over_social_media_handles/
27 Jun 2016 21:48
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OpenVPN, Network-Manager and max-routes - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/documentation/linux/317-openvpn-network-manager-and-max-routes via @bentasker
27 Jun 2016 21:46
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Volvo S60: Overrun Alternator Pulley - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://www.bentasker.co.uk/documentation/vehicles/316-volvo-s60-overrun-alternator-pulley
27 Jun 2016 06:49
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FBI’s use of Tor exploit is like peering through “broken blinds” https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/fbis-use-of-tor-exploit-is-like-peering-through-broken-blinds/
25 Jun 2016 17:40
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Clinton’s private e-mail was blocked by spam filters—so the IT dept turned them off https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/06/hillary-clinton-private-email-spam-phishing-filters-turned-off/
23 Jun 2016 17:13
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Australian 'bitcoin founder' quietly bidding for patent empire https://reut.rs/28JpnRW via @Reuters
22 Jun 2016 16:45
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Taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/6/21/11991302/iphone-no-headphone-jack-user-hostile-stupid?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @verge
22 Jun 2016 01:04
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Meet the 1,000 core chip that can be powered by an AA battery https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/20/1000_core_processor_kilocore_in_america/ via @theregister
21 Jun 2016 16:10
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The State of #Mobile #Banking in the UK https://http301.co/TLX4PL #security #apps
21 Jun 2016 07:23
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You Acer holes! PC maker leaks payment cards in e-store hack https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/17/what_a_pain_in_the_acer/
19 Jun 2016 16:23
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This is what it looks like when fire burns inside a spacecraft https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/06/what-fire-looks-like-when-it-burns-in-space/
18 Jun 2016 12:55
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Cats may have a rudimentary grasp of physics, study finds https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/06/cats-may-have-a-rudimentary-grasp-of-physics-study-finds/
18 Jun 2016 12:46
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Web content blocking squeezed into draft EU anti-terrorism law https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/web-content-blocking-draft-eu-anti-terrorism-law/
17 Jun 2016 18:37
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E-books fair game for public libraries, says advisor to top Europe court https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/ebooks-lending-public-libraries-advocate-general-cjeu/
17 Jun 2016 15:35
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Microsoft rolls a fat one with marijuana biz, eyes cloud over https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/06/microsoft-azure-marijuana-tracking-tool-kind/
17 Jun 2016 15:30
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GitHub attacker launched massive login campaign using stolen passwords https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/06/github-attacker-launched-massive-login-campaign-using-stolen-passwords/
17 Jun 2016 15:29
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Non-US encryption is 'theoretical,' claims CIA chief in backdoor debate https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/17/non_us_encryption_is_theoretical_claims_cia/ via @theregister
17 Jun 2016 15:26
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Lone hacker claims to have broken into US Democrat servers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/16/lone_hacker_claims_to_have_broken_into_democrat_servers/ via @theregister
17 Jun 2016 15:22
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Lester Haines: RIP https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/16/lester_haines_obituary/ via @theregister
17 Jun 2016 15:20
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Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for £18.5B https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/06/microsoft-will-acquire-linkedin-for-18-5b/
13 Jun 2016 16:35
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Fresh hell for TalkTalk customers: TeamView trap unleashed https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/13/talktalk_teamviewer_customer_scam/ via @theregister
13 Jun 2016 15:35
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How The Xen Project Streamlined Code Review By Analyzing Mailing List Data https://www.linux.com/blog/how-xen-project-streamlined-code-review-analyzing-mailing-list-data
12 Jun 2016 10:53
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Be wary of claims that 32 million Twitter passwords are circulating online https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/06/twitter-passwords-32-million-online/
09 Jun 2016 17:27
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Chrome's PDF reader has arbitrary code execution flaw https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/09/chromes_pdf_reader_has_arbitrary_code_execution_flaw/
09 Jun 2016 17:24
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Google IMAP losing old security protocols this month https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/09/google_imap_losing_old_security_protocols_this_month/
09 Jun 2016 17:22
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TalkTalk says 8-month app outage lasting 'bit longer than we hoped' https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/09/talktalk_says_8_month_app_outage_lasting_a_bit_longer_than_we_hoped/
09 Jun 2016 17:19
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Sophos U-turns on lack of .bat file blocking after El Reg intervenes https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/09/sophos_bat_files_will_be_blockable_el_reg_steps_in/
09 Jun 2016 17:16
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Timely article, recent news considered - The Death of Due Process - https://blog.cr.yp.to/20160607-dueprocess.html
09 Jun 2016 12:43
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Millions of 'must be firewalled' services are open to the entire internet – research https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/08/services_beyond_the_firewall_research_rapid7/ via @theregister
08 Jun 2016 15:35
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Net neut: Equal treatment of traffic doesn't mean equal service quality for users https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/08/net_neutrality_requirement_for_equal_treatment_of_internet_traffic_does_not_mean_users_must_experience_the_same_quality_of_service/ via @theregister
08 Jun 2016 15:33
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FBI tries again to get warrantless access to your browser history https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/07/fbi_warrantless_access_internet_history/ via @theregister
08 Jun 2016 11:01
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MI5 collecting “significantly more” data than it can use, new Snowden docs reveal https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/mi5-too-much-data-preston-milkwhite-analysis/
07 Jun 2016 17:14
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Letters prove GCHQ bends laws to spy at will. So what's the point of privacy safeguards? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/06/gchq_oversight/ via @theregister
06 Jun 2016 12:04
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Wi-Fi hack can disable Mitsubishi Outlander's anti-theft alarm – white hats https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/06/mitsubishi_outlander_hack/ via @theregister
06 Jun 2016 12:02
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FBI: Exploit that revealed Tor-enabled child porn users wasn’t malware https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/fbi-exploit-that-revealed-tor-enabled-child-porn-users-wasnt-malware/
05 Jun 2016 02:56
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TeamViewer users are being hacked in bulk, and we still don’t know how https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/06/teamviewer-users-hacked-but-how/
05 Jun 2016 02:55
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UK at serious risk of over-blocking content online, human rights watchdog warns https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/06/uk-serious-risk-over-blocking-content-online-human-rights-watchdog/
05 Jun 2016 02:54
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UK Home Office is creating mega database by stitching together ALL its gov records https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/03/home_office_mega_database/ via @theregister
04 Jun 2016 16:18
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UK Home Sec makes concessions to please Snoopers' Charter opposition https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/02/home_sec_scrambles_to_before_snoopers_charter_debate/ via @theregister
03 Jun 2016 06:42
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Windows 10 nagware: You can't click X. Make a date OR ELSE https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/01/windows_10_nagware_no_way_out/ via @theregister
02 Jun 2016 13:20
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Cluster of “megabreaches” compromise a whopping 642 million passwords https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/06/cluster-of-megabreaches-compromise-a-whopping-642-million-passwords/
01 Jun 2016 13:51
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How LinkedIn’s password sloppiness hurts us all https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/06/linkedin-breach-password-sloppiness-analysis/
01 Jun 2016 13:33
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P0rnHub revamps bug bounty, back pays cash, hires staff, after criticism https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/31/pornhub_bounty/
01 Jun 2016 13:26
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US computer-science classes churn out cut-n-paste slackers – and yes, that's a bad thing https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/31/itif_bemoans_quality_of_us_it_courses/
01 Jun 2016 13:22
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BBC News - Average-speed camera coverage in UK 'doubles' in three years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36399408
31 May 2016 09:03
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Don't panic, says Blue Coat, we're not using CA cert to snoop on you https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/27/blue_coat_ca_certs/ via @theregister
30 May 2016 10:54
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Feinstein-Burr's bonkers backdoor crypto law is dead in the water https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/27/backdoor_bill_dead/
29 May 2016 18:28
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As US court bans smart meter blueprints from public, sysadmin tells of fight for security info https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/27/phil_mocek_seattle_smart_meters/
29 May 2016 17:20
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Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/05/google-wins-trial-against-oracle-as-jury-finds-android-is-fair-use/
27 May 2016 06:53
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Bank in the UK? Plans afoot to make YOU liable for bank fraud • The Channel https://www.channelregister.co.uk/2016/05/26/bank_fraud_liability_shake_up/ via @ChannelReg
27 May 2016 04:56
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Hillary Clinton broke law with private email server – top US govt watchdog https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/26/inspector_general_clinton_broke_law_private_email_server/ via @theregister
26 May 2016 06:55
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Geniuses at HMRC sack too many staff! Nope, can't do it online. FAIL https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/hmrc_sacked_too_many_staff_before_digital_changes_took_effect_nao/ via @theregister
25 May 2016 16:01
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Labour scores review of Snoopers' Charter's bulk powers from https://uk.gov/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/labour_scores_review_of_snoopers_charter_bulk_powers_from_ukgov/ via @theregister
25 May 2016 15:53
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Next-gen Tor to use distributed RNG, 55-character addresses https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/nextgen_tor_to_use_distributed_rng_55character_addresses/ via @theregister
25 May 2016 15:51
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Google to kill passwords on Android, replace 'em with 'trust scores' https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/24/google_smartphone_password_replacement_trust_scores/ via @theregister
25 May 2016 15:50
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Why the UK government’s latest Snoopers’ Charter bid is wrong https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/05/ipb-why-uk-snoopers-charter-bid-is-wrong-op-ed/
24 May 2016 15:26
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Symantec Antivirus Security Flaw Exposes Linux, Mac, and Windows - https://www.linux.com/news/symantec-antivirus-security-flaw-exposes-linux-mac-and-windows
19 May 2016 04:35
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Boffins achieve 'breakthrough' in random number generation https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/18/boffins_achieve_breakthrough_in_random_number_generation/ via @theregister
18 May 2016 22:03
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BBC News - 'We need to defend mobility online' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36281608
16 May 2016 17:06
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Nulled.io crime forum breach could cause a world of pain for members https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/05/nulled-io-crime-forum-breach-member-issues/
15 May 2016 08:39
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https://uk.gov/ is about to fling your data at anyone who wants it. How? Why? Shut up, pleb https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/ukgov_data_sharing_whats_thine_is_mine_peons/
15 May 2016 08:19
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Americans cutting back on online activity over security and privacy fears https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/americans_cutting_back_on_online_activity_over_security_and_privacy_fears/
15 May 2016 08:15
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Big Pharma wrote EU anti-vaping diktat, claims Tory ex-MEP https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/lords_ecigarette_debate_vaping_tpd2_tobacco/ via @theregister
13 May 2016 15:39
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Windows 10 build 14342: No more friendly Wi-Fi sharing https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/11/windows_10_build_14342_features/ via @theregister
11 May 2016 15:47
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FBI Harassing Core Tor Developer, Demanding She Meet With Them, But Refusing To Explain Why https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160505/00383034349/fbi-harassing-core-tor-developer-demanding-she-meet-with-them-refusing-to-explain-why.shtml via @Techdirt
06 May 2016 10:43
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Stop resetting your passwords, says UK govt's spy network https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/05/stop_resetting_your_password_says_uk_spy_network/ via @theregister
06 May 2016 06:28
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UK govt admits it pulled 10-year file-sharing jail sentence out its arse https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/04/uk_government_10_year_jail_copyright/ via @theregister
05 May 2016 06:26
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How 'flexible' can the UK actually be on EU data protection law? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/04/will_the_uks_approach_to_the_gdpr_be_harmonised/ via @theregister
04 May 2016 15:27
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Leaked TTIP documents cast doubt on EU-US trade deal https://gu.com/p/4tn8f/stw
02 May 2016 08:51
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Daft draft anti-car-hack law could put innocent drivers away for life https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/30/proposed_car_hacking_law_michigan/
30 Apr 2016 17:42
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'No password' database error exposes info on 93 million Mexican voters https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/25/mexico_voter_data_breach/ via @theregister
25 Apr 2016 16:05
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U.K. official confirms surveillance bill would let cops force companies to decrypt data http://www.dailydot.com/politics/encryption-uk-investigatory-powers-bill-nca-director-backdoors/' target=_blank rel='nofollow noopener'>http://www.dailydot.com/politics/encryption-uk-investigatory-powers-bill-nca-director-backdoors/
23 Apr 2016 13:53
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Ad-blocker blocking websites face legal peril at hands of privacy bods https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/23/anti_ad_blockers_face_legal_challenges/ via @theregister
23 Apr 2016 12:02
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The web is DOOM'd: Average page now as big as id's DOS classic https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/22/web_page_now_big_as_doom/ via @theregister
23 Apr 2016 09:52
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Why ask then ignore the vast majority of responses? UK dead-set on 10-year sentences for P2P pirates https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/uk-file-sharing-10-years-jail-time/
22 Apr 2016 18:24
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MoD contractor hacked, 831 members of defence community exposed https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/22/mod_contractor_hacked_831_members_of_defence_community_exposed/
22 Apr 2016 18:02
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'I hacked Facebook – and found someone had beaten me to it' https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/22/i_hacked_facebook_and_found_someone_had_beaten_me_to_it/
22 Apr 2016 17:55
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Switching from @BritishGas and provided readings. Ignored and instead estimate of 1755KWh used in 20 days. Good reminder of why I'm leaving
22 Apr 2016 10:31
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Dutch PGP-encrypted comms network ‘abused by crooks’ is busted https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/21/dutch_encrypted_comms_network_busted/
21 Apr 2016 17:51
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UK intel agencies spy indiscriminately on millions of innocent folks https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/uk-secret-police-surveillance-bulk-personal-datasets/
21 Apr 2016 17:43
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Edge XSS Filter Bypass - https://blog.portswigger.net/2016/04/edge-xss-filter-bypass.html
15 Apr 2016 15:35
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Yes, Badlock bug was shamelessly hyped, but the threat is real https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/04/badlock-bug-is-real-details/
14 Apr 2016 12:13
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Software lockdown fears aired over new EU Radio Equipment Directive https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/04/eu-radio-equipment-directive-fsfe-opensource-iot/
11 Apr 2016 16:43
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No, no, no, no, no. What could possibly go wrong? - https://wicg.github.io/webusb/
11 Apr 2016 02:17
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Crypto ransomware targets called by name in spear-phishing blast https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/04/crypto-ransomware-targets-called-by-name-in-spear-phishing-blast/
06 Apr 2016 17:28
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Judge calls Uber algorithm “genius,” green-lights surge-pricing lawsuit https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/04/uber-surge-pricing-lawsuit-usa/
05 Apr 2016 11:28
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Surprise! Magic Kinder app could let hackers send vids to your kids https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/05/kinder_app_security_flap/
05 Apr 2016 11:07
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Police Go on Fishing Expedition, Search the Home of Seattle Privacy Activists Who Maintain Tor Network https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/03/30/23885710/police-go-on-fishing-expedition-search-the-home-of-seattle-privacy-activists-who-maintain-tor-network
04 Apr 2016 18:22
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Brussels terror attacks: Why ramping up online surveillance isn’t the answer https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/04/brussels-terror-attacks-surveillance-isnt-the-answer/
03 Apr 2016 11:26
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FBI offers crypto assistance to US local cops: “We are in this together” https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/04/fbi-offers-crypto-assistance-to-local-cops-we-are-in-this-together/
03 Apr 2016 11:23
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China enacts 'real name policy' for internet addresses https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/01/china_enacts_real_name_policy/ via @theregister
02 Apr 2016 21:52
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Man who sued over a patent on online photo contests must pay fees to EFF https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/judge-awards-eff-almost-30k-for-fighting-off-patent-on-photo-contests/
01 Apr 2016 07:10
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Windows 10 update will include Ubuntu’s bash and Linux command line https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/03/windows-10-update-ubuntu-linux-command-line-bash/
31 Mar 2016 04:42
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Zombie SCO rises from the grave again https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/30/zombie_sco_rises_from_the_grave_iagaini/
30 Mar 2016 15:42
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Using Adblock Plus to block ads is legal, rules German court—for the fifth time https://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2016/03/adblocking-and-whitelists-legal-rules-german-court/
30 Mar 2016 14:25
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Fisherman who has kept USGS buoy for 10 weeks: All I want is compensation https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/03/fisherman-who-has-kept-usgs-buoy-for-10-weeks-all-i-want-is-compensation/
30 Mar 2016 14:21
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BMW complies with GPL by handing over i3 car code https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/30/bmw_complies_with_gpl/ via @theregister
30 Mar 2016 14:15
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US says it would use “court system” again to defeat encryption https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/03/us-says-it-would-use-court-system-again-to-defeat-encryption/
30 Mar 2016 11:49
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Apple's fruitless rootless security broken by code that fits in a tweet https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/30/apple_os_x_rootless/ via @theregister
30 Mar 2016 11:44
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'No regrets' says chap who felled JavaScript's Jenga tower – as devs ask: Have we forgotten how to code? https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/npmgate_followup/
30 Mar 2016 09:49
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William Hague: Brussels attacks mean we must destroy crypto ASAP https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/brussels_attacks_mean_ending_crypto_william_hague/
29 Mar 2016 15:14
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US govt says it has cracked killer's iPhone, legs it from Apple fight https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/28/doj_withdraws_claim_in_iphone_case/
29 Mar 2016 15:13
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Been a @BritishGas customer for less than a month..... aaand I'm switching. Guess they deserve the reputation they've got
29 Mar 2016 11:48
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Stealthy malware targeting air-gapped PCs leaves no trace of infection https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/03/malware-air-gapped-pc/
25 Mar 2016 18:58
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Critical FreeBSD bug squashed https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/18/freebsd_bug_patched/ via @theregister
18 Mar 2016 16:32
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UK draft super-spy law 'not fit for purpose,' say 100s of senior lawyers https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/15/uk_spying_bill_not_fit_for_purpose/ via @theregister
16 Mar 2016 05:37
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State should run power firm spam database, says... competition watchdog https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/energy_spam_database_wtf/
10 Mar 2016 19:41
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UN rapporteur: 'Bad example' UK should bin the Snoopers' Charter https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/09/un_bad_example_uk_should_outlaw_snoopers_charter_bulk_provisions/
09 Mar 2016 18:37
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FBI says NY judge went too far in ruling the FBI went too far in forcing Apple to unlock iPhone https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/08/us_appeals_new_york_iphone_case/ via @theregister
09 Mar 2016 08:54
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Brits still not happy about commercial companies using their healthcare data https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/09/wellcome_trust_health_data/ via @theregister
09 Mar 2016 08:51
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French parliament votes to jail tech execs who refuse to decrypt data https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/04/france_to_jail_tech_execs_over_encryption/ via @theregister
07 Mar 2016 12:42
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Backup bods at Microsoft lose CA audit data after server crash https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/04/ms_loses_data_after_crm_crash/
04 Mar 2016 19:08
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Pirates hack into shipping company’s servers to identify booty https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/03/pirates-hack-into-shipping-companys-servers-to-identify-booty/
04 Mar 2016 14:57
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New attack steals secret crypto keys from Android and iOS phones https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/03/new-attack-steals-secret-crypto-keys-from-android-and-ios-phones/
04 Mar 2016 14:57
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Amazon kills fondleslab file encryption with latest Fire OS update https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/03/amazon_kills_fire_os_encryption/ via @theregister
04 Mar 2016 13:19
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Revised Snooper’s Charter ignores key criticisms, widens police powers further https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/03/revised-snoopers-charter-ignores-key-criticisms-widens-police-powers-further/
02 Mar 2016 10:43
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Google robo-car backs into bendy-bus in California https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/29/alphabet_av_backs_into_bendybus_in_california/ via @theregister
01 Mar 2016 23:27
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More than 11 million HTTPS websites imperiled by new decryption attack https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/more-than-13-million-https-websites-imperiled-by-new-decryption-attack/
01 Mar 2016 14:40
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Facebook posts mocking judge earn brothers two years in jail https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/facebook-posts-mocking-judge-earn-brothers-two-years-in-jail/
29 Feb 2016 18:33
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Police chief: There’s a “reasonably good chance” not much is on seized iPhone https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/police-chief-theres-a-reasonably-good-chance-not-much-is-on-seized-iphone/
29 Feb 2016 13:09
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Investigatory Powers Bill to be rushed into Parliament on Tuesday https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/29/investigatory_powers_bill_rushed_into_parliament_tuesday/ via @theregister
29 Feb 2016 12:28
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*sigh* Troy Hunt: Controlling vehicle features of Nissan LEAFs across the globe via vulnerable APIs: https://www.troyhunt.com/2016/02/controlling-vehicle-features-of-nissan.html via @troyhunt
24 Feb 2016 15:11
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Justice Department to Judge: Tor Users Have No Expectation of Privacy https://motherboard.vice.com/read/justice-department-to-judge-tor-users-have-no-expectation-of-privacy-playpen via @motherboard
21 Feb 2016 23:51
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Brit spies can legally hack PCs and phones, say Brit spies' overseers https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/12/uk_rules_gchq_hacking_legal/
15 Feb 2016 12:31
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Blighty cops nab Brit teen for 'hacking' CIA Brennan's AOL email https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/15/blighty_nabs_teen_brit_twit_for_hacking_cia_brennans_aol_account/
15 Feb 2016 12:26
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U.S. Copyright Law Forces Wikimedia to Remove "Public Domain" Anne Frank Diary - TorrentFreak https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-law-forces-wikimedia-to-remove-public-domain-anne-frank-diary-160211/
13 Feb 2016 16:33
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No, HMG, bulk data surveillance is NOT inevitable https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/11/joint_committee_investigatory_powers_bill_shoot_the_messenger/ via @theregister
11 Feb 2016 19:48
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Joint Committee report on Snoopers' Charter: Make like a dictionary and give a definition https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/11/snoopers_charter/ via @theregister
11 Feb 2016 13:51
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New report contends mandatory crypto backdoors would be futile https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/new-report-contends-mandatory-crypto-backdoors-would-be-futile/
11 Feb 2016 12:31
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Configuring LetsEncrypt on a CentOS 6 Reverse Proxy - https://www.bentasker.co.uk/ https://http301.co/K9YLUY via @bentasker
11 Feb 2016 10:21
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Met Police wants to keep billions of number plate scans after cutoff date https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/10/anpr/
10 Feb 2016 18:41
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BBC News - Parents urged to boycott VTech toys after hack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35532644
10 Feb 2016 18:33
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Clever bank hack allowed crooks to make unlimited ATM withdrawals https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/clever-bank-hack-allowed-crooks-to-make-unlimited-atm-withdrawals/
09 Feb 2016 17:02
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Security? We haven't heard of it, says hacker magnet VTech https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/08/vtech_gives_up_on_security/
09 Feb 2016 16:41
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Intelligence Committee marks Gov's Snoopers' Charter: See me after class https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/09/intelligence_security_committee_report_on_investigatory_powers_bill/
09 Feb 2016 16:39
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Ex-TalkTalker TalkTalks: Records portal had shared password. It was 4 years old https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/09/talktalk_maintenance_breach/
09 Feb 2016 16:36
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Greed, lies, and Shkreli’s smug “performance”: Lawmakers go ballistic https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/greed-lies-and-shkrelis-smug-performance-lawmakers-go-ballistic/
08 Feb 2016 11:44
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Europe’s top court mulls legality of hyperlinks—shockwaves could be huge for Web users https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/europes-top-court-mulls-legality-of-hyperlinks-shockwaves-could-be-huge-for-web-users/
06 Feb 2016 17:17
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eBay has no plans to fix “severe” bug that allows malware distribution [Updated] https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/ebay-has-no-plans-to-fix-severe-bug-that-allows-malware-distribution/
04 Feb 2016 17:31
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GCHQ’s data-mining techniques revealed in new Snowden leak https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/gchqs-data-mining-techniques-revealed-in-new-snowden-leak/
04 Feb 2016 17:27
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'Dodgy Type-C USB cable fried my hardware!' https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/03/surjtech_typec_usb_cable_problem/ via @theregister
03 Feb 2016 14:43
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BT blames 'faulty router' for mega outage. Did they try turning it off and on again? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/03/bt_blames_faulty_router_for_mass_internet_outage/ via @theregister
03 Feb 2016 14:31
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@btcare - any known issues in the ip12 area? DSL connects fine but CHAP is failing
02 Feb 2016 14:58
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UK Home Sec's defence of bulk spying: We 'found' a paedo (we already knew about) https://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/29/theresa_may_offers_case_for_bulk_snooping/
30 Jan 2016 19:28
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FR to have systemd help prevent accidental bricking of uefi - entertaining read https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2402
30 Jan 2016 14:18
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Home Office lost its workers' completed security vetting forms https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/29/home_office_admits_losing_completed_vetting_forms/ via @theregister
29 Jan 2016 11:21
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High-severity bug in OpenSSL allows attackers to decrypt HTTPS traffic https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/high-severity-bug-in-openssl-allows-attackers-to-decrypt-https-traffic/
29 Jan 2016 11:19
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Oracle deprecates the Java browser plugin, prepares for its demise https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/oracle-deprecates-the-java-browser-plugin-prepares-for-its-demise/
28 Jan 2016 16:41
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Appeals court: Evidence stands against man who used Tor-enabled child porn site https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/appeals-court-evidence-stands-against-man-who-used-tor-enabled-child-porn-site/
27 Jan 2016 19:15
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Bug in Magento puts millions of e-commerce sites at risk of takeover https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/bug-in-magento-puts-millions-of-e-commerce-merchants-at-risk-of-takeover/
27 Jan 2016 12:57
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DevOps darling GitLab has hit those difficult 50s already https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/25/devops_darlings_gitlab_hit_those_difficult_50s/ via @theregister
26 Jan 2016 05:48
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Safe Harbor 2.0: US-Europe talks on privacy go down to the wire https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/25/safe_harbor_countdown_to_armageddon/ via @theregister
26 Jan 2016 05:41
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Sainsbury's Bank web pages stuck on crappy 20th century crypto https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/25/sainsburys_bank_weak_crypto/ via @theregister
25 Jan 2016 12:57
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Federal Trade Commission now probing Turing’s notorious drug pricing https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/federal-trade-commission-now-probing-turings-notorious-drug-pricing/
25 Jan 2016 10:00
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'No safe level' booze guidelines? Nonsense, thunder stats profs https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/22/stats_gurus_open_fire_on_bogus_booze_guidelines/ via @theregister
22 Jan 2016 16:34
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Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/01/linux-bug-imperils-tens-of-millions-of-pcs-servers-and-android-phones/
20 Jan 2016 13:20
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After five years of conflict with Apple, some Samsung phone features are banned https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/after-five-years-of-conflict-with-apple-some-samsung-phone-features-are-banned/
20 Jan 2016 12:42
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For fsck's SAKKE: GCHQ-built phone voice encryption has massive backdoor – researcher https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/19/key_voice_encryption_protocol_has_backdoor/ . Trying to feel surprised...
20 Jan 2016 11:36
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Shop online at Asda? Website vuln created account hijack risk https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/19/asda_severe_vuln/ via @theregister
19 Jan 2016 19:13
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UK govt: No, really, we're not banning cryptography https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/19/again_were_not_banning_cryptography_uk_gov_responds_to_activists/ via @theregister
19 Jan 2016 19:00
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UK can finally 'legalise home taping' without bringing in daft new tax https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/19/copyright_levy_alternative_legally_compliant_cjeu/ via @theregister
19 Jan 2016 18:57
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UK terrorism law incompatible with human rights, court rules in Miranda case https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/uk-terrorism-law-incompatible-with-human-rights-court-rules-in-miranda-case/
19 Jan 2016 17:04
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You thought ISDS was bad? TTIP’s “regulatory cooperation” is even worse. https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/you-thought-isds-was-bad-ttips-regulatory-cooperation-is-even-worse/
19 Jan 2016 17:02
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Cock.li server seized again by German prosecutor, service moves to Romania https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/cock-li-server-seized-again-by-german-prosecutor-service-moves-to-iceland/
18 Jan 2016 13:39
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How malware developers could bypass Mac’s Gatekeeper without really trying https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/01/how-malware-developers-could-bypass-macs-gatekeeper-without-really-trying/
15 Jan 2016 16:39
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With new deal in place, Sweden asks to question Assange at embassy https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/with-new-deal-in-place-sweden-asks-to-question-assange-at-embassy/
15 Jan 2016 16:14
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Bug that can leak crypto keys just fixed in widely used OpenSSH https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/01/bug-that-can-leak-crypto-keys-just-fixed-in-widely-used-openssh/
15 Jan 2016 16:13
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“UK doesn’t do mass surveillance,” claims Theresa May in bid for new Snooper’s Charter https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/uk-doesnt-do-mass-surveillance-claims-theresa-may-in-bid-for-new-snoopers-charter/
14 Jan 2016 16:57
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The hostile use of civilian drones in the UK, and what to do about it https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/the-hostile-use-of-civilian-drones-in-the-uk-and-what-to-do-about-it/
13 Jan 2016 09:04
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Analysis of Adobe Flash Player ID3 Tag Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2015-5560) https://shar.es/1692iQ via @sharethis
13 Jan 2016 04:24
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Fortinet tries to explain weird SSH 'backdoor' discovered in firewalls https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/12/fortinet_bakdoor/ via @theregister
13 Jan 2016 04:01
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Blackberry baffled by Dutch cops' phone encryption cracked brag https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/13/blackbery_pgp_riddle/ via @theregister
13 Jan 2016 04:00
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Robot Car Park Hijacks Cars after Council kicks vendor out - https://www.govtech.com/magazines/gt/Robot-Garage-Hijacks-Cars.html
13 Jan 2016 02:09
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Rumors are circulating that scientists have discovered gravity waves https://read.bi/1ne1erq via @techinsider
13 Jan 2016 01:44
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Muslim man blocked from playing game because his name was on government blacklist https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2016/01/muslim-man-blocked-from-playing-game-because-his-name-is-on-a-government-blacklist/
13 Jan 2016 00:58
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo join to criticise the Snooper’s Charter https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/01/facebook-google-microsoft-twitter-and-yahoo-join-to-criticise-the-snoopers-charter/
09 Jan 2016 19:45
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UK Investigatory Powers Bill surveillance plans 'totalitarian,' NSA whistleblower says (Wired UK) https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-01/06/mass-surveillance-william-binney-nsa-uk-ip-bill
06 Jan 2016 16:56
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Op-ed: This is why people hate Airbnb https://arstechnica.com/business/2016/01/op-ed-this-is-why-people-hate-airbnb/
06 Jan 2016 16:11
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Half of UK financial institutions vulnerable to well-known crypto flaws https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/05/uk_financial_institution_ssl_shortcomings/ via @theregister
05 Jan 2016 13:54
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Files on nearly 200 floppy disks belonging to Star Trek creator recovered https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/files-on-nearly-200-floppy-disks-belonging-to-star-trek-creator-recovered/
05 Jan 2016 10:23
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Warner Bros. sues “HD Fury” over boxes that can copy 4k video https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/warner-bros-sues-hd-fury-over-boxes-that-can-copy-4k-video/
05 Jan 2016 09:53
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Ransom32 is the first Ransomware written in Javascript #.VolsYXfx5Hc.twitter' target=_blank rel='nofollow noopener'>https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransom32-is-the-first-ransomware-written-in-javascript/#.VolsYXfx5Hc.twitter
03 Jan 2016 18:45
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