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by g_p 5y ago
In the UK (technically Great Britain in this context) at least, there is an open dataset available from the national mapping authority (Ordnance Survey), which is called boundary lines. It contains all of the different boundary lines and bo
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by g_p 5y ago
If anything, hopefully this highlights the weaknesses that many digital systems have, to intervention from those in the analogue world (like courts), who seem blissfully unaware of the ease with which documents like this can be forged. And
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Apple and Epic Head to Court over Their Slices of the App Pie(nytimes.com)
1 points by g_p 5y ago|1 comments
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by g_p 5y ago
I think educators are certainly to blame - as much as it's convenient to blame admin staff, educators in my experience set the course book. Pearson etc offer them a time saver they don't have to pay for - they take out the effort
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by g_p 5y ago
A really good point - we should distinguish the sophistication of the attack and the attacker. These are clearly highly organised and sophisticated attackers, many working in shifts etc. If it gets in through an access broker, you're d
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by g_p 5y ago
I think part of the issue is also that the negative impact of getting IT wrong is delayed, and often lands after your middle managers have moved on to other organisations, thus don't see the impact of cutting costs repeatedly. Since th
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by g_p 5y ago
Indeed - I think Windows Defender dabbled in offering this as a feature. I at least recall seeing programs prevented from creating files in the Desktop or Documents folders. A rate limit, with group-policy controllable "automatic respo
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by g_p 5y ago
I am particularly concerned by the eWaste implications of this kind of decision. At a time of a global semiconductor shortage (likely for 6+ months), it looks like consumers will be left to deal with the fallout of these kinds of deals. If
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by g_p 5y ago
It is, but solving that problem would entail re-training staff, reduce "productivity", and moreover, cost money... Many companies have cut their IT provision below what is needed to simply stand still. IT is a cost to their busine
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by g_p 5y ago
My cynical suspicion is because exfiltration/sale doesn't prevent the business from continuing to operate, pretending nothing is wrong, and gaslighting their users via reassuring language if anyone finds out or is approached. When
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by g_p 5y ago
In the case of ransomware though, this really is pointing firmly at the operating system. It's not (generally) insecure programs that lead to ransomware succeeding - ransomware works so effectively (and is a force multiplier for malici
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by g_p 5y ago
Absolutely this - most ransomware attacks are pretty unsophisticated. You don't need privilege escalation, or an exploit. You can carry out the attack using just basic user permissions. You are exploiting a basic "problem" of
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by g_p 5y ago
https://www.axios.com/roku-google-youtube-tv-dispute-525316c... seems to have a copy of their version of events, at least that they communicated to customers.
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by g_p 5y ago
I'd second this. Too many developer-facing products focus on the call to action being to curl-bash something, without showing them what it is. Showing off the product with clear screenshots is a real differentiator for me - I can under
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by g_p 5y ago
Not familiar with the Roku ecosystem, but is it possible to sideload apps? On Android there are native YouTube player apps like NewPipe (which reverse engineer the APIs and work without any of the consent prompts and nagging UI), and one wh
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by g_p 5y ago
Entirely agreed the loss of simplicity is a shame. I do wonder though if the current "APFS subvolume" approach is an acceptable alternative. What I don't understand is why the apple installer and updater seems to do a lengthy
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Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by g_p 5y ago|0 comments
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by g_p 5y ago
I think there's a couple of issues at play here. Firstly there's the information asymmetry for non-technical users - they don't think of themselves as buying security, they think of themselves as buying a remote access soluti
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by g_p 5y ago
The chronic short-term thinking seems to come from the "business" pressures to deliver results by financial quarters to meet specific dates/deadlines. The business is expected to align around these timelines, even where incon
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by g_p 5y ago
In normal business practices (ignoring anomalous ones where coercive practices are used, like in app stores and platforms), B2B disputes end up in court and are settled according to law and contract. Part of the problem seems to be the &quo
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by g_p 5y ago
In law there is a concept of due process, a burden of proof, an independent adjudicator, and an ability for both sides to present presence, and (generally) a presumption against the accuser, who is required to prove their case. All of this
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by g_p 5y ago
The EU has already regulated on this, and it's in force - EU regulation 2019/1150. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... Article 4 in particular is relevant here. Regards c
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by g_p 5y ago
Often in telecoms, the root issue is they don't want people on payroll. They're trying to outsource everything possible - their vendors now provide managed services etc. Telecoms companies in Europe at least are just financing a r
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by g_p 5y ago
I'd probably agree with that, but for high assurance use cases, this is probably still incredibly attractive. Being able to ensure JavaScript and other web content isn't executing in your network, and the link out to that system i
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by g_p 5y ago
There's a specific niche where this kind of technology makes quite good sense, although it looks like the current focus is primarily B2C. With the sheer number of exploits against complex attack surface web browsers, I could see organi
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by g_p 5y ago
M1 devices actually have quite an interesting boot security model, so you can install a custom kernel and OS and boot it, without compromising the security of the platform for normal users that have never heard of an operating system. While
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by g_p 5y ago
Based on comments in the thread, it's certainly possible to get homophone or near-homophone w3w codes that go to places many miles apart. It strikes me the solution is to go back to basics - a numerical GPS location is usually given wi
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by g_p 6y ago
I'd agree - the Bip hits the sweet spot for me. Newer Amazfit devices have a server-side "obsolescence switch" - each time they're repaired they need "activated" via a remote server that uses a proprietary app
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by g_p 6y ago
It seems to me there's a trend around "enterprise" software having weaker supply chains than the more nimble and agile tools. Perhaps mindset related? Larger teams needed to meet enterprise needs? Or simply more focus on the
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by g_p 6y ago
Bitwarden seems to tick the boxes you need - FOSS license, syncs via an (open source) server which you can host yourself, or use their hosted version, and there's team versions available. It's pretty good. There's also bitwar

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