eBay port scans visitors' computers for remote access programs
When visiting the eBay.com site, a script will run that performs a local port scan of your computer to detect remote support and remote management applications.
Ian Forrester
Senior firestarter at BBC RD, emergent technology expert and serial social geek event organiser.
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Absolutely!
GNOME gets big open-source patent win | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/gnome-gets-big-open-source-patent-win/
How does this happen?
https://twitter.com/PanAfricology/status/1262988097576480768
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52733444
I would suggest the lack of diversity and inclusion throughout the company could be an indicator.
An inclusive company would have had people empowered to say something much earlier on!
#VWGroup #volkswagen
Uhhhh oh! #podcastalert
Joe Rogan, comedian and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is taking his show to Spotify. The Joe Rogan Experience will soon become a Spotify exclusive,
EasyJet admits data of nine million hacked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52722626
Email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit card details "accessed".
Inkscape 1.0 is Finally Here With Tons of Feature Improvements
The best free and open source vector editor Inkscape just became better with the release of version 1.0. Check out the new features and installation instruction.
Seeking graphic designers for Doughnut Economics…
At Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), our small team will be continually making presentations, publishing reports, creating videos, running workshops, and turning new concepts into icons and dia…
https://www.kateraworth.com/2020/05/15/seeking-graphic-designers-for-doughnut-economics/
Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job
Current and former moderators will all be paid a minimum of $1,000
The Unattributable "db8151dd" 90GB Data Breach
https://www.troyhunt.com/the-unattributable-db8151dd-data-breach/
Vitamin D Determines Severity in COVID-19: Researchers Urge Government to Change Advice
Whereas there are currently no results from randomized controlled trials to conclusively prove that vitamin D beneficially affects COVID-19 outcomes, there is strong circumstantial evidence of associations between vitamin D and the severity of COVID-19
After Screaming About Discrimination, Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Silently Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit
Google hasn’t said anything publicly about the dismissal yet.
Airbnb slump means Europe's cities can return to residents, say officials
Cities like Barcelona want to use crisis to allow people to rent properties at decent rates
Tenet is now Hollywood’s litmus test for what happens next
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is Warner Bros. big bet on summer blockbuster season happening
Thinking every other row with seating 3 apart might be possible, except when you need a toilet break!
Houseparty finally replied to my GDPR request.
Had to write to Houseparty support and lifeonair before anything happened. To be honest they breached their GDPR reply period by almost 12 days
Base jumping out of #Manchester Oxygen tower
https://youtu.be/ZniKA_fZILY
Basejumpers in Manchester
@InternetKevin
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European Authorities Ban Dirty Cookie Practices in GDPR Update
https://gizmodo.com/european-authorities-ban-dirty-cookie-practices-in-gdpr-1843290010
When GDPR rolled out across the European Union back in 2018, the sweeping legal framework pledged to bring consumer privacy and protection to the forefront. In the years since then, we’ve seen the adtech industry at large do its collective darnedest to undermine these laws at every turn, and largely get away with it, thanks in part to the squishy phrasing of some of the legislation’s most critical clauses.
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