Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Linux Azure?

Per Microsoft: Azure Sphere OS, a linux-based IoT platform, will be available in February 2020.   Obviously this is an attempt to undermine linux


An Australian consumer watchdog sues Google over location data use.
Somebody needs to.


Q. What happens when your IoT device needs updating?
A. Nothing.


If you've got an iPhone 5, you better update it by November 3, or you'll lose your net access.  I don't like iDevices, but isn't that a little old?

Speaking of Apple, Airpods Pro will scan your ears to tell you if they fit correctly.  And if they're giving off enough superiority spray.


A religious website exposed user data for at least 6-7 months.  Oh God.


Mozilla acknowledged an issue in Firefox 70.0  with pages that use dynamic JavaScript. It affects at very least YouTube and Facebook.   And the problem is?


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Internet  50 years young


A hacker security researcher managed to get access to all Xiaimo pet feeders around the world. She found 10,950 devices whose API allowed it to locate the rest of them.  Unrelated news: a pet obesity epidemic is upon us.


A persistent android dropper called Xhelper has infected 45,000 devices in the past 6 months. It plays ads incessantly, and if you try to uninstall, it reinstalls itself.





Have you ever spellchecked a tech blog? I have a very serious headache.

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