Month: May 2023

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Angry Tech News #61: Brute Ford

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Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road

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BrutePrint attack
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/
Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vuln
https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/
Ford EVs to adopt Tesla charging standard
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44016347/ford-tesla-ev-charging-opinion/
ASUS pushes bad config file to millions of routers; breaks internet for two days
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1050466
https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/05/what-happened-with-asus-routers-this-morning/
https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

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Angry Tech News #60: Conductive Rookie

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Toyota data breach affects millions of cars, Windows 11 installs stuff you don’t want, Public Service Announcements from Apple & Google, and the electrified road idea that just won’t go away

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Toyota breach leaks 10 years of car location data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-car-location-data-of-2-million-customers-exposed-for-ten-years/
Sweden threatens to build electric roads
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/sweden/ar-AA1bjFB4
Apple urges users to patch iOS due to three zero-day vulnerabilities
https://www.techspot.com/news/98769-apple-urges-users-upgrade-their-ios-following-new.html
Google to shut down old accounts
https://www.techspot.com/news/98714-google-start-deleting-inactive-accounts-later-year.html
Windows 11 has tiktok
https://bigtechquestion.com/2023/03/13/software/windows/tiktok-installed-windows-11-pc/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/11vt8x3/has_tiktok_been_getting_automatically_installed/
Youtube ad costs
https://foundr.com/articles/marketing/youtube-ads-cost-breakdown

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Angry Tech News #59: Space Snooze

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Apple store union finds its voice, Facebook continues using its business model, Windows gets more ads, and Pixies hack Google phones

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FTC proposal to bar Facebook from monetizing kids
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-proposes-blanket-prohibition-preventing-facebook-monetizing-youth-data
Apple Store union issues its first demands
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/03/unionized-apple-store-tips-from-customers/
Pixies song causes google alarm to fail
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/pixies-disabling-alarms-google-phones/
Win11 gets control panel ads
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ads-badging-office-365-onedrive-windows-11-1850414970
https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-could-cram-more-ads-into-windows-11-this-time-in-the-settings-app

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Angry Tech News #58: Grail Promise

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Samsung has a bad quarter, Activision-Blizzard purchase hits a snag, Windows 10 receives its last update, Netflix experiences the totally-expected results of their crackdown, and the NFL’s True Fans get a scare

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Samsung Q1 profits down 95%
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/samsung/ar-AA1aoTIi
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung/ar-AA1at9e3
East TX jury verdict against Samsung for $303 million
https://www.reuters.com/legal/samsung-hit-with-303-mln-jury-verdict-computer-memory-patent-lawsuit-2023-04-21/
Microsoft will not be updating Windows 10 anymore
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/
Netflix loses a million subscribers in Spain
https://www.kantar.com/inspiration/fmcg/netflix-crackdown-on-password-sharing-results-in-over-1-million-fewer-subscribers-in-spain
UK regulator denies Microsoft purchase of Activision-Blizzard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65378617
Comcast drops NFL Network for 24h
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/comcast-drops-nfl-network/