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A Question...
Is this thing still on?
The FBI wants a backdoor into our iPhones
Tim Cookâs Message to His Customers
Some would argue that building a backdoor for just one iPhone is a simple, clean-cut solution. But it ignores both the basics of digital security and the significance of what the government is demanding in this case.
In todayâs digital world, the âkeyâ to an encrypted system is a piece of information that unlocks the data, and it is only as secure as the protections around it. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge.
The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But thatâs simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks â from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable.
The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers â including tens of millions of American citizens â from sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals. The same engineers who built strong encryption into the iPhone to protect our users would, ironically, be ordered to weaken those protections and make our users less safe.
We can find no precedent for an American company being forced to expose its customers to a greater risk of attack. For years, cryptologists and national security experts have been warning against weakening encryption. Doing so would hurt only the well-meaning and law-abiding citizens who rely on companies like Apple to protect their data. Criminals and bad actors will still encrypt, using tools that are readily available to them.
If the government had a master key to all homes in America and could enter your home at anytime for any reason, would you let it happen?
I Would Not Expect Anything Else
The new Kardashian and Jenner websites exposed more than 800,000 usersâ personal data
Earlier this week the Kardashian/Jenner sisters launched four subscription based apps so that they could share exclusive content to fans willing to pay. With those apps they also rolled out their own websites, one for each of the four sisters participating.
In total, 891,240 users were exposed, according to Smithâs post.
I donât know what is worse, the lax security on the website or that close to a million people would pay for extra âcontentâ from this family.
Periscope and the BIg Fight
I watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on Periscope and saw the future
Christina Warren shares her experience with Periscope and the Big Fight.
The number of streams was almost overwhelming. Some Periscopers were shooting in portrait mode (as is standard for Periscope), while others were shooting in landscape to capture more of a TV screen.
Some streams featured commentary from parties and shots of friends; others focused almost completely on the fight itself. Some streams were in crowded rooms, other in almost empty homes.
Based on the map on Periscope, I saw streams from all over the world. There was even a stream of the fight from a police department in Africa. The Pacquiao-Mayweather fight was a very global story, and this was evident from the Periscope streams.
Old Media VS. New Media
Periscope made it easy to watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight for free
As Pay-Per-View orders started to fail last night â nearly every operator from Time Warner Cable and Charter to DirecTV saw significant outages â the illegal Periscope and Meerkat streams started popping up. At any one moment, thousands were tuned in each separate stream, whether it was from someoneâs apartment in Barcelona or a house party in Indianapolis. If you wanted, you could even get a ring-side view thanks to an attendee who streamed live from a pricey seat in the arena.
Another great example of old media clinging desperately to a outdated business model while new media shakes it up.
A Big Win For The Little Guy
Comcast admits defeat, terminates Time Warner Cable merger agreement
Attorney General Eric Holder also said the merger breakup âis the best outcome for American consumers.â The Department of Justice had âinformed the companies that it had significant concerns that the merger would make Comcast an unavoidable gatekeeper for Internet-based services that rely on a broadband connection to reach consumers.â
This is a great win for the general public. The tide is slowly turning.
Did Tim Read It In A Dr. Evil Voice?
Apple announces 1 billion iOS devices sold
Today during Appleâs Q1 earnings call with investors, CEO Tim Cook announced that the company sold its billionth Apple device back in November.
The news comes as Apple beats expectations and reports record smartphone sales today with 74.4 million iPhone units sold during the holiday quarter.
Thatâs a lot of phones! I canât wait to see what 2015 brings.
Password: Sony123
Sloppy security hygiene made Sony Pictures ripe for hacking
The post went on to say that SPE Chief Financial Officer David C. Hendler complained to Lynton that the company had experienced significant and repeated outages as a result of limited hard disk space, outdated software, poor system monitoring, and unskilled IT workers. Hendler also complained that employees were required to keep too many old e-mails. The AP reported that hackers targeted executives to trick them into revealing passwords and that many employees used easy-to-guess passwords. Additionally, strategic plans and medical information about some employees were stored in unencrypted form.
In todayâs business world saving money by ignoring IT issues will always cost you in the end. This is abhorrent.
Granpa Doesent Know How To Use The Internet!
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON CANCELLATION OF UPCOMING SONY MOVIE IN RESPONSE TO CYBER-ATTACKS
âBy effectively yielding to aggressive acts of cyber-terrorism by North Korea, that decision sets a troubling precedent that will only empower and embolden bad actors to use cyber as an offensive weapon even more aggressively in the future.â
This is a troubling precedent. Letâs work together with Sony and other businesses to improve security.
âBut, make no mistake. The need for Sony Pictures to make that decision ultimately arose from the Administrationâs continuing failure to satisfactorily address the use of cyber weapons by our nationâs enemies."
OMG GUYS! OBAMA MADE SONY USE EASY TO GUESS PASSWORDS AND POOR IT PRACTICES! IT WAS HIM ALL ALONG!
I'll Take 10,000 Macbooks Please.
Sony âstuck in 1992âł after hacks â except for Macs, iPads and iPhones
The company is even encouraging staff to avoid using phones â presumably including the companyâs own Android Xperia smartphones and tablets â in favor of face-to-face meetings.
There has, though, been one exception to the ban on modern technology: Apple kit.
Maybe the IT department should place an order with Apple?
Hacking Fallout
The Hackers Won. Now What?
Worse than that, though, is that the Sony hackers have written the playbook for how to silence any disagreeable voice. Itâs nothing new to make a threat, but today those threats can find an audience as large as the internet itself. Scaring a CEO is nothing compared to scaring her customers.
The theaters all know this. Sony knows it too. They still made their choice. And theyâll keep making it in the future, by pursuing safer stories, by making smaller waves. Other companies in other fields will as well. The worst part about letting the hackers win this time is that it means theyâll keep winning, over and over, without even having to play.
More sequels for everyone!
2007 Called....
Jury finds Apple not guilty of harming consumers in iTunes DRM case
Delivering a unanimous verdict today, the group said Appleâs iTunes 7.0, released in the fall of 2006, was a âgenuine product improvement,â meaning that new features (though importantly increased security) were good for consumers. Plaintiffs in the case unsuccessfully argued that those features not only thwarted competition, but also made Appleâs products less useful since customers could not as easily use purchased music or jukebox software from other companies with the iPod.
Remember when we all used iPods and iTunes for our music needs? Itâs 2014, nobody cares anymore!
100 Million Dollar HBO Go Failure
HBO to outsource streaming technology in blow to âbackstabbingâ CTO
Rather than build the technology internally, the company has struck a deal to use external technology offering from MLB Advanced, according to sources familiar with the situation. MLB Advanced already provides white-label streaming technology for clients like WWE Network, but HBO will likely be its largest client. Itâs unclear what this means for the future of HBO Go, the companyâs existing streaming service for cable subscribers.
HBO hopes to launch the new standalone streaming service in line with the Game of Thrones season premiere in April.
HBO spent 100 million dollars to improve their streaming service? I never had any issues with the service but it has been stagnant ever since it was launched.
REALLY?
One Star Reviews Flood âMonument Valleyâ Following Paid Expansion Release
iTunes reviews of the new version of Monument Valley in the US App Store are currently split 50/50 between people rating it five stars and people rating it one star because the expansion isnât free.
Really? Giving a game one star because an expansion is two dollars? Donât the reviewers understand basic economics?
If you enjoyed Monument Valley, download the expansion and if you like it, give the game a five star review. I did.
Amazon Echo
Amazonâs Echo Might Be Its Most Important Product In Years
It is the conversational internet. A tangible, touchable piece of pseudo-furniture that filters data through a very smart-looking piece of voice recognition. The web strung across your living roomâor better yet, kitchen. Thereâs more potential in this little lightsaber handle than we know quite what to do with.
This is the path Amazon should be taking with their products. Anyone can make a phone or something that plugs into a tv.
The Backtrack Shuffle
MCX CEO says CurrentC exclusivity deal that blocks Apple Pay will expire within âmonths, not yearsâ
After an undeniably bad two weeks of press, MCX CEO Dekkers Davidson seems to have changed the companyâs tune on CurrentCâs exclusivity policy that prompted retailers like CVS and Rite Aid to disable NFC terminals and block Appleâs iPhone 6-backed mobile payment system Apple Pay. Davidson told Re/code in an interview that MCX, the merchant consortium behind the Apple Pay competitor known as CurrentC, will lift the exclusivity policy in a matter of âmonths, not years.â
Why turn it off in the first place?
My Day With Apple Pay
This morning on a whim I tired adding my debit card to Apple Pay. Little did I know the second round of banks went live this week. My bank M&T was included with US Bank, Navy Federal, PNC and Barclaycard. I had to pick up some groceries for dinner so I headed to my local Wegmans grocery store to try it out.
It is really as quick and easy as the Apple promotional video shows. I held my iPhone to the terminal with my thumb on the Touch ID sensor, my debit card automatically popped up and my transaction was complete.
After I loaded my groceries into my car I took a look in the Passbook app to see if anything had changed. When you tap on the picture of your card you are presented with a list of you recent transactions. I thought this was a nice touch.
It was still early in the morning and I had not had breakfast yet. Where could I use Apple Pay to get a quick breakfast? Americaâs national steakhouse, McDonalds!
I wanted to see how the Apple Pay transaction would work through the drive thru, so I pulled up and placed my order. When I asked to pay with Apple Pay the employee said they didnât accept it at this time. I was under the impression that all McDonalds locations were ready for Apple Pay but drive thru may be coming soon.
The user experience is very Apple. Quick and easy without complications. I am looking forward to more retailers adopting not only Apple Pay but mobile payments in general.