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Yearly Archives: 2021

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Read more about the article How the Government Tracks You

How the Government Tracks You

  • Post author:Cogtropolis
  • Post category:Privacy/Security

Governments all over the world are transforming technology services into surveillance platforms, and this includes the United States.

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Read more about the article John Oliver interviews (Ex-NSA Head) General Keith Alexander

John Oliver interviews (Ex-NSA Head) General Keith Alexander

  • Post author:Cogtropolis
  • Post category:Privacy/Security

Let's be honest here: is the NSA secretly trying to institute a totalitarian society? Probably not. Is Admiral Kieth Alexander entitled to some bit of "leeway" even though his organization clearly overstepped its legal mandate? Most likely. Is this funny and relevant? Absolutely.

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Read more about the article Your Internet Service Provider is watching you now, too

Your Internet Service Provider is watching you now, too

  • Post author:Cogtropolis
  • Post category:Privacy/Security

This video is an overview of how Internet Service Providers collect your private internet activity and then make it available for sale, all while you are paying them for the privilege.

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Read more about the article Log4J shows we must all learn to understand our software

Log4J shows we must all learn to understand our software

  • Post author:Cogtropolis
  • Post category:Dev/OS

This week has led to yet another major vulnerability being discovered in major corporate software stacks, leading to a massive effort to discover, patch, and update. I remember the first…

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Read more about the article NSO iPhone malware builds a computer inside your phone to steal data

NSO iPhone malware builds a computer inside your phone to steal data

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:Security

NSO Group, an Israeli tech firm, developed malware to hack iPhones by creating a “computer within a computer” capable of stealing sensitive data and sitting undetected for months or even…

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Read more about the article Ransomware in 2022: We’re all screwed

Ransomware in 2022: We’re all screwed

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:Security

Ransomware is now a primary threat for businesses, and with the past year or so considered the "golden era" for operators, cybersecurity experts believe this criminal enterprise will reach new…

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Read more about the article France latest to slap Clearview AI with order to delete data

France latest to slap Clearview AI with order to delete data

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:AI/Privacy

Controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, which has amassed a database of some 10 billion images by scraping selfies off the Internet so it can sell an identity-matching service to…

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Read more about the article Bugs in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips allow password, data theft

Bugs in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips allow password, data theft

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:IOT/Security

Researchers at the University of Darmstadt, Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have published a paper that proves it's possible to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a…

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Read more about the article I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too.

I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score. Now You Can Get Yours, Too.

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:Privacy

As consumers, we all have “secret scores”: hidden ratings that determine how long each of us waits on hold when calling a business, whether we can return items at a…

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Read more about the article Cybersecurity: Increase your protection by using the open-source tool YARA

Cybersecurity: Increase your protection by using the open-source tool YARA

  • Post author:Cognitive Metropolis
  • Post category:Security

The main use of YARA, and the one it was initially created for in 2008, is to detect malware. You need to understand it does not work as a traditional…

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