Miscellaneous Tech News
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Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
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Set up two-factor authentication for SSH on Fedora
Every day there seems to be a security breach reported in the news where our data is at risk. Despite the fact that SSH is a secure way to connect remotely to a system, you can still make it even more secure. This article will show you how.
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@NerdyDad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Set up two-factor authentication for SSH on Fedora
Every day there seems to be a security breach reported in the news where our data is at risk. Despite the fact that SSH is a secure way to connect remotely to a system, you can still make it even more secure. This article will show you how.
Nice, I wasn't aware of this.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/02/access-linux-files-from-windows-explorer-wsl
Windows, late to the game as usual!
Should be their tagline.
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
What?
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
What?
I was talking about Windows should have been able access disk drives that are ext4, xfs, etc...
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
What?
I was talking about Windows should have been able access disk drives that are ext4, xfs, etc...
But what were you trying to say?
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
What?
I was talking about Windows should have been able access disk drives that are ext4, xfs, etc...
But what were you trying to say?
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows.
He just told you...
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
Holy cow, that's a huge deal.
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows. Especially back in the days when I was dual booting.
What?
I was talking about Windows should have been able access disk drives that are ext4, xfs, etc...
But what were you trying to say?
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I whether have Linux filesystem support from Windows.
He just told you...
No, he didn't. He attempted to explain what he was trying to say and I still think he was experiencing a stroke while typing both of his most recent replies.
Now get off my lawn!
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
Holy cow, that's a huge deal.
That’s scary.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
While I agree this is an issue, anyone who has purchased these products should be plainly aware that this functionality & hardware is there, by the very nature of the brand.
Voice enabled everything.
"Okay Google" is the phrase. So anything from Google should be expected to have this functionality.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
Holy cow, that's a huge deal.
That’s scary.
Agree. Huge deal but not surprising in the least!
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
While I agree this is an issue, anyone who has purchased these products should be plainly aware that this functionality & hardware is there, by the very nature of the brand.
Voice enabled everything.
"Okay Google" is the phrase. So anything from Google should be expected to have this functionality.
But it was NOT voice enabled.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
"The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret," Google says.
Google's Nest smart home brand is in hot water this week after news surfaced (via Daring Fireball) that its home security system, Nest Secure, shipped with an undisclosed microphone. Google activated the microphone earlier this month for Google Assistant functionality, but that meant the device sat in users' homes for up to a year as an unknown potential listening device.
While I agree this is an issue, anyone who has purchased these products should be plainly aware that this functionality & hardware is there, by the very nature of the brand.
Voice enabled everything.
"Okay Google" is the phrase. So anything from Google should be expected to have this functionality.
But it was NOT voice enabled.
That part I get, as it wasn't a part of the marketing. But everything from Alphabet should be understood as Voice enabled.
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Especially since Nest is in squarely in the homesumer class with the other Google Home products.
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Facebook 'failed to protect’ health data in private groups
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Guidemaster: The least-awful Android phones
Over 400 Android devices were released last year. Here are the good ones.
It's often said that a strength of the Android ecosystem is the sheer number of manufacturers out there producing devices, but that also means there is an absolutely intimidating amount of devices to pick from. Over 400 Android devices were released just in 2018—and the idea of buying a single device and then living with it for years can be daunting. Throw in tons of different price points, carrier compatibility, and user preferences, and "What Android phone should I buy?" can be a very complicated question.
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Google Play apps with >10 million installs drain batteries, jack up data charges
DrainerBot can download gigabytes worth of hidden videos to infected devices.
The apps catered to a wide variety of interests, from makeup and beauty to mobile gaming. Under the hood, the apps download hidden video ads to the phones that consume as much as 10GB per month of bandwidth. While the videos are never viewed or visible by anyone, the downloads generate fraudulent advertising revenue each time a legitimate end user device appears to view a video while visiting a spoofed but legitimate publisher site.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Facebook 'failed to protect’ health data in private groups
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47308655If anyone is surprised by this, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
