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

Ubiquiti Hears You on the Toilet

Ubiquiti UniFi routers will beam performance data back to mothership automatically. You just try opting out....


Win 10 update fixes file explorer bugs


OOPS - Wawa breach breach - possibly more than 30 million cards
Wawa is assuring people they'll help




LINUX

How to use iptables


What's new in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
exotic Gnome theme! How Exciting!
And so much more!
Ok, one thing more.


Ubuntu invites Win 7 users with linux switch guides
very smart, imho


How to install Yii PHP framework on CentOS 8
$5* to anyone who can explain what this means.

*not really

How to use when conditionals in Ansible playbook
$10* for this one

*not really also

Ring - Who's There?

A forum and associated livestream is behind a bunch of Ring camera hacks. These are the indoor cameras, not the doorbells. The cameras started 'talking' to people, making nasty comments, and demanding Bitcoin.

I'm having trouble typing (moreso) because of the laughter.


564 Siemens bugs that could allow hackers to pwn power plants.
Let's not speak only of these bugs... let's also speak of incredibly stupid to non-existent security designs.


If you think it's a good idea to replace your Ubuntu-provided VirtualBox installation with Oracle's, here's how. After the article, you might not want to.
In Ubuntu, you get whatever version is current when Ubuntu is released and you won't get an update til the next version. With Oracle, you'll get the regular updates, with the new features.



Google is now banning some linux browsers from their services.
Because they're 'not secure'.
What this means is that javascript is turned off, like the message I get when I try to access a Google site using Firefox, because I turn javascript off by default. Yay Google - help us some more!



7 ways to remember linux commands

Number 8: use all of them every day


Cigna uses AI to check if patients are taking their medications.
Gee, who has access to this data?
Another great push on the handcart to hell.

Faceyspaces, Twitter. Again.

Two third-party SDKs used by hundreds of thousands of #Android apps have been caught holding unauthorized access to users' personal data associated with their connected social media accounts. SHOCK - Faceyspaces and Twitter affected.

Not that this will affect a single login, but we Security Folk, who go running round in circles, waving our hands over our heads, have to make note of it.  Just wait til those video Faceyspaces interfaces hit homes. They will watch every facet of your life, including your sleep. Orwell was half right: Big Brother, yes - only it's not the government - it's Faceyspaces/Google/Amazon/Twitter.



Hot on the ransomware hit parade is DeathRansom.
Yeah, it didn't really encrypt your files at first, but it's back and does encrypt your files.



VCPI, an IT company, was hit with ransomware, preventing access to crucial patient records.  I think they call this irony.


How to mount your iDevice as an external drive in Ubuntu

Xubuntu 19.10 Upgrade

The system told me there was an update, and I hit GO.
I don't normally do what I'm told, but I trust Ubuntu.
Upgrading from 19.04 to 19.10 (Extreme Elephant).


USUAL DISCLAIMER
I have a customized desktop, so upgrades don't look different.
I like my menus at the bottom, not the top.
The Ubuntu people sometimes get way too excited over new colors and shapes on the desktop. They should absolutely have their fun.


As usual, the upgrade completed quickly - perhaps 15-20 minutes.
Note for the ADD people: watch the terminal. It will ask you questions the moment you get busy with something else.

It went smoothly.
Then it got a little unpleasant, which I haven't experienced before.

Thunderbird threw up issues. The Lightning calendar coughed and died, as did a bunch of addins. The addins didn't play nicely with Thunderbird and only some of them were replaceable.

There were a few tiny icon changes.
BFD.

All of the sudden, the machine developed a locking screensaver.  This was disconcerting, as I didn't install it. All sorts of options presented themselves. Nothing worked, including adjusting the Illudium P-32 Explosive Space Modulator. After some research, I was sent to the screensaver to adjust everything there. Apparently this overrides other settings.


Otherwise, it works as it did - just fine.
Verdict: safe to update, unless you don't like versions starting with E.