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Angry Tech News #79: Plan Malvertise

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Right to Repair in California, T-Mobile gets greedy, Google gets paid to install malware, and a WinRAR vulnerability

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CA Right to Repair SB 244 passed
https://www.ifixit.com/News/84491/california-right-to-repair-signed-into-law

T-Mobile migrates customers to new more expensive plans
https://tmo.report/2023/10/breaking-t-mobile-will-force-customers-onto-newer-plans-unless-you-opt-out/

Search malvertising
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-notepad-plus-plus-google-ads-evade-detection-for-months/
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/10/clever-malvertising-attack-uses-punycode-to-look-like-legitimate-website

Youtube starting to block users who use ad-blocker
https://www.techspot.com/news/100524-youtube-intensifies-fight-against-ad-blockers-users-frustrated.html

WinRAR vulnerability
https://www.techspot.com/news/100553-if-you-havent-downloaded-or-updated-winrar-since.html

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Angry Tech News #77: Whiz Factor

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Google defeats multifactor authentication, Pixel Watch is unrepairable, Ring sells a pet collar, Toyota learns the value of IT, and yet another vulnerability in the Internet

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Retool MFA defeated by Google convenience
https://retool.com/blog/mfa-isnt-mfa/

Pixel Watches are unrepairable
https://www.theverge.com/23874281/google-pixel-watch-cracks-no-repairs-warranty

Ring Pet Tag
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ring-launches-brand-pet-tag-141824261.html

Toyota manufacturing goes down. Dude named Ben about to get fired.
https://www.techspot.com/news/100067-toyota-insufficient-disk-space-blunder-brings-car-manufacturing.html

Critical WebP vulnerability
https://stackdiary.com/critical-vulnerability-in-webp-codec-cve-2023-4863/

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Angry Tech News #9: Independent Kilowatt

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Apple repairs, Army lasers, and automated timepieces. Plus: Netflix enters mobile gaming, Yahoo exits China, Amazon steals from its employees, and Crypto scammers steal from fools.

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Netflix mobile games
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/n-2597216

FTC settles with Amazon over driver tips
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/11/ftc-returns-nearly-60-million-drivers-whose-tips-were-illegally

Yahoo exits China
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/tech/yahoo-china-exit/index.html

Crypto scam using Google ads
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/4/22763015/cryptocurrency-fake-wallet-phishing-scam-google-ads-phantom-metamask

Apple uses DRM to kill repair shops
https://www.ifixit.com/News/54829/apples-new-screen-repair-trap-could-change-the-repair-industry-forever

Army laser platform
https://www.popsci.com/technology/military-defensive-laser-weapon/

WWVB description (fascinating!)
https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distribution/radio-station-wwvb/help-wwvb-radio-controlled