Brave Goes After Google

Brave browser delivers on promise, files GDPR complaint against Google.
Should be interesting...


Windows 10 now runs on 1 billion devices

What do you expect? The 10,000lb gorilla cornered the market.

Now we must suffer.

Fake Coronavirus Quarantine Text Messages May Be Result of Cyberattack

I know we need the rule of law, but if the actor is found and his name released, maybe nature will take care of itself...

LINUX

Restic – A Fast, Secure And Efficient Backup Application

How to Install R on CentOS 8

I prefer Q

CentOS 8 set up WireGuard VPN server

Open source alternative for multi-factor authentication: privacyIDEA

The $199 Pinebook Pro Gets Even Better With New Manjaro KDE Version

at this price, but a few

How to Install RPM on CentOS

New Webpage Intros the Benefits to using Ubuntu and WSL on Windows 10

We built a castle on the moors and it sank. We built another castle and IT sank [Monty Python]

New Ubuntu Linux Security Updates Arrive for All Supported Releases

Amazon Sucks Eggs

To my horror, somebody in my family, who isn't me, was gifted an Amazon tablet. This is not a privacy-friendly device, to put it mildly. Even though it's android, you have to go through Amazon to get apps, which spy as badly as the ones on Google Play. If you've got any tips or tricks, please forward in the comments.



Speaking of linux, TecMint has the top 15 security-centric linux distros of 2019. Interesting to note how many are based on Debian. Or you could just route some or all through Tor (don't forget to contribute, financially or by hosting a node).



The aforementioned PineBook is mentioned and partially reviewed by a Vivaldi browser developer.



How the linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure.



Impeachment hearing reveals White House phone security fail.

Pinebooks are comin'

I've written before about the Pinebook, the $199 laptop.

There are many pros and cons, if you read the reviews, but for $199, you get a functional laptop. The second batch went out to customers and they are naturally posting unboxing videos, because if you don't post video of you physically opening a box, you never got the box or what was supposed to be inside it.

At the price, it's almost a throwaway. I'm tempted, especially because you can't get a tablet for that little. I urge you to read the reviews, forum, and all of the specs before you say or do anything.  Understand that this is a 64 bit ARM processor.  There's also a linux-only open source hardware phone, to be available for pre-order. It's compatible with all major linux phone project software. In other words, buy the phone, install your favorite OS. I'm watching this project carefully.



So do you, for some strange reason, have an iDevice and run MS Office?
Be careful because it turns out that when you disable the macros, they aren't disabled. Aside from that, I'm sure Office is every bit as lovely as it is on Windows systems.



Popular period tracking apps share your sexual health data with Faceyspaces. Read about how this came to be and what, if anything, is being done about it.

Told you so.



The CEO of Foursquare has called on Congress to regulate the location data industry.  Next week, oil companies are going to call on Congress to regulate them too.  My question is whether the gentleman has already made the adjustments he asks for to his own company (the article doesn't say).

My suggestion: run your company the way you ask and encourage other companies to also. Because you don't need tech-illiterate, overreaching blowhards to legislate things for you. In fact, it's in your best interests to self-regulate, because you have no idea what will happen when the tech-illiterates 'help' you with regulation. Unless they're already in your pocket.




Happy weekend.