This week in the Weekly News Roundup, education tech software leaks kids data, Adversary in the middle attack breaches Microsoft, and an open source version of ChatGPT is underway. We also visit SillyVille. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #idtech #scams
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Starting with Firefox 93, Mozilla will collect user data and share it with their partners. Here we will talk about what they are doing, how it works, and how to disable it in the new Firefox 93 version of the browser.
#Datacollection #Mozilla #Firefox
Articles:
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-suggest/
https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2021/09/15/data-and-firefox-suggest/
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Today we look at some new progress in smart devices for kids and ask if this is OK..
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Sued For Stealing a GPS tracker?
This week in privacy news, we will look at how #Google and Samsung camera Apps can be hijecked, and #Uber recording all your rides, and a new ad blocker that pushes ads...and our feature story is a man is being sued for removing a #GPS tracker from an unknown source from his car.
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We will be looking at some news relating to privacy, security, and technology. Topics TBA.
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Security / Privacy
https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/narrowing-the-scope/
https://blog.lookout.com/igexin-malicious-sdk
https://hackernoon.com/advisory-accuweather-ios-app-sends-location-information-to-data-monetization-firm-83327c6a4870
http://news.softpedia.com/news/accuweather-still-sharing-user-data-without-consent-despite-update-517514.shtml
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/court-locating-suspect-via-stingray-definitely-requires-a-warrant/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/business/dealbook/phone-hack-bitcoin-virtual-currency.html
http://www.zdnet.com/article/sonos-accept-new-privacy-policy-speakers-cease-to-function/
http://blog.sonos.com/en/sonos-privacy/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cta-SV&utm_campaign=privacypolicy
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/leak-of-1700-valid-passwords-could-make-the-iot-mess-much-worse/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/wanted-weaponized-exploits-that-hack-phones-will-pay-top-dollar/
Bad Business
https://consumerist.com/2017/08/24/appeals-court-deals-blow-to-streaming-service-that-lets-you-filter-out-nudity-swearing/
https://consumerist.com/2017/08/22/more-than-a-third-of-americans-have-been-unknowingly-enrolled-in-auto-pay-plans/
OK Then
https://consumerist.com/2017/08/24/bizarre-kfc-vr-escape-roomtraining-exercise-haunted-by-ghost-of-anti-robot-col-sanders/
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What is this new 1.1.1.1 cloudflare DNS and should I use it? This video will talk about a few points other videos are not mentioning as much.
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Today we have a look at Ghost BSD and I get stuck on updating issues. Overall it is a great OS, but it is one that takes a lot of research. I hope to have the time to research the BSD family, because I really want to see the full potential. That being said, have a look for yourself.
#bsd #ghostbsd #mate
https://www.ghostbsd.org/
00:00 - About BSD
04:15 - FreeBSD
06:53 - GhostBSD Intro
09:22 - Installation Considerations
11:00 - The Desktop and Preinstalled Software
12:50 - Update Woes
18:45 - Installing Software
22:20 - Update SUCCESS!
25:35 - Final Thoughts
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Today we show all the steps to convert a Windows 11 computer to Linux Mint Debian Edition.
#linux #windows #computers
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Linux Mint Website
02:30 - Download Verify
05:35 - Etcher (iso burner)
09:10 - Checking the Hash - FAIL
11:20 - Check Hash Again - SUCCESS
12:30 - Etcher
15:00 - Advanced Startup Screen
19:24 - A Few BIOS Settings to Know About
20:38 - One Time Boot Menu
21:20 - Booting into the Live Linux OS
22:41 - Install Linux Mint
24:33 - First Boot into Linux Mint
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