Another good point for Linux is these are getting fixed pretty fast compared to Microsoft’s slow updates on their closed source software. And in the end Linux will be more secure. Though my Arch based systems have gotten like three…
Basically, they’re going to weasel away your financial privacy with cryptocurrencies, and Warren is the worst as even the government’s expert witness with their blockchain analysis firm said money laundering was a small percentage of the mixing transactions. And those…
I try to keep my smartphone bill low, and the best way to do that is with an MVNO, basically a reseller of the main cellular services. I had been with Boost Mobile for quite some time with a $15/mo…
Some of these numbers are staggering, and around 70 are in various stages of discussion around Cheyenne, Wyoming, even talking about a 5,600 man camp to be built for construction workers. There is definitely a lot of money being made…
Consequently, I think the purpose of Signal is metadata collection, as the CEO is most likely a spook. And the US government using it and promoting it was a clue. But this is a good test of how far they…
What ever happened to Google’s “Don’t be Evil”? Oh, they deleted it which is a tell they are going to be evil. I think this is part of the larger scheme coordinated with age verification laws and lawsuits, all to…
I suppose this is why new Linux kernels were released today. By Sergiu Gatlan Linux distros are rolling out patches for a new high-severity kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code as root. Known as…
I had picked up a OneKey hardware wallet to play with, and their wallet supported NFTs so I was going to buy one to just see what it was really about. I discovered that you’re buying a token with a…
Why is the German government investing €1 Million in KDE? I seem to remember they were behind investing in Arch for a rewrite of Pacman in Rust, which I hope gets forked with the old version used in downstream distros,…
I believe these exploits are there on purpose and not patched, as they can be used by intelligence to get into systems. We’ve already learned law enforcement can subpoena the unlock key from Microsoft in criminal prosecutions. Suffices to say,…
They’re further turning Chromebooks into spying devices by basing the new generation on Android. This reminds me of Apple’s latest device using a smartphone CPU board to run their operating system. Everything is converging on locked operating systems that will…
Worth pointing out, the US government requires that your bank report certain transactions to them, which leads to a lot of banks overreporting for fear of fines… And it’s generally thought that the government is going to adopt one of…
