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Author: Andreas

  • Fake Bomb Threat for Bitcoin

    Old and busted: DDoS 4 Bitcoin

    New hotness: Fake Bomb Threat 4 Bitcoin

  • Smart TV Security

    So, this is the future of security with smart devices.

    Samsung has confirmed that its “smart TV” sets are listening to customers’ every word, and the company is warning customers not to speak about personal information while near the TV sets. The company revealed that the voice activation feature on its smart TVs will capture all nearby conversations. The TV sets can share the information, including sensitive data, with Samsung as well as third-party services. The news comes after Shane Harris at The Daily Beast pointed out a troubling line in Samsung’s privacy policy: “Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party.” Samsung has now issued a new statement clarifying how the voice activation feature works. “If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a requested voice command search,” Samsung said in a statement. “At that time, the voice data is sent to a server, which searches for the requested content then returns the desired content to the TV.” The company added that it does not retain or sell the voice data, but it didn’t name the third party that translates users’ speech. Update, Feb. 10: Samsung has updated its policy and named the third party in question, Nuance Communications, Inc. Meghan DeMaria

    via: Samsung warns customers not to discuss personal information in front of smart TVs

  • Internet Archive: The Malware Museum

     The Internet Archive now has a collection of malware that was distributed in the 1980s and 1990s on home computers and early PCs.

    Through the javascript post of DosBox (EM-DosBox) you can even execute the viruses and watch their message in your browser.

    via: The Malware Museum : Internet Archive

  • Usborne releases its classic 1980s computer programming books

    Learn programming with Usborne Publishing‘s 1983 “Introduction to Machine Code for Beginners“. The classic books have been released as PDF under the only restriction to link to their pages: Usborne’s computer and coding books.

    The PDFs available include:

    The release happened to promote the publishers new board book for small children to get started with computing: Lift-the-Flap Computers and Coding (affiliate link) and Coding for Beginners (affiliate link).

    via: Boing Boing:

    Jindo Fox writes, “A few years ago, Cory linked to some wonderful pictures in Usborne’s 1983 classic Introduction to Machine Code for Beginners. Usborne has made PDF copies available of…

     

  • SmartHome recipes for the #IoT with IFTTT

    IFTTT has established itself as the central decision making instance from your smart phone between all your data sources and gadgets. So enabling your Smart Home through IFTTT is only a short throught away. CNET has a few ideas for that matter.

    Getting connected devices to work together isn’t always as easy as it should be. IFTTT can help your smart home function more smoothly by acting as a translator between the many languages of smart home devices.

    via: CNET

  • BitTorrent Live now in open beta

    Apparently, Bittorrent Live is now in open beta with a test case for live streaming.

    In the market for internet backed streaming, this may make a large difference, should the technology keep it’s promise.

    BitTorrent Live now in open beta, brings live webcasting to the masses

    via: Engadget

  • Docker 1.10

    Docker announced version 1.10 past week. The new release contains more than 100 improvements over the previous version. New features include better resource management, a more flexible docker-compose file format and improvements to security. These are in particular through user namespace isolation, implementation of seccomp for syscall filtering and an authorization plugin to restrict access to Docker engine features.

    We’re pleased to announce Docker 1.10, jam-packed with stuff you’ve been asking for. It’s now much easier to define and run complex distributed apps with Docker Compose. The power that Compose brou…

    via: Docker Blog
    Release notes.

  • Passweird 

    Correct Horse Battery Staple. But in gross. With Passweird.

    Passweird – Passwords too Gross to Steal

    Quelle: Passweird – Passwords too Gross to Steal

  • Alphabet Passes Apple as World's Most Valuable Company With Google's Help

    Google reported profit and sales that topped estimates, lifted by robust sales of online ads and tighter cost controls, putting parent Alphabet Inc. on track to overtake Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable company.

    via: Alphabet Passes Apple as World’s Most Valuable Company With Google’s Help

  • Telefónica on protecting #IoT

    Whatever we do, it’s not sufficient. Because the technology is developing and evolving at a pace too quick. That’s what Telefónica concludes. No surprise there.

    The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing at an enormous pace, much so that it outpaces any and all security efforts.

    via: ITProPortal.com