HighThere, is an app very similar to Tinder, except that it caters to people who already share an interest in Mary Jane. While the app can seem quite appealing it does have a bit of an issue.
Two web security researchers recently published a study exposing the privacy problems related to using URL shorteners. Microsoft and Google already offer URL shortening services in many of their cloud services. The image above shows Google addresses found through short URLs associated with a single user in Austin, Texas.
I’m sure we are all aware of the dispute between the FBI and Apple, as the FBI has been facing a dilemma with accessing the San Bernardino iPhone used by a terrorist. Well in the end, the FBI was able to gain access to the iPhone without Apple’s help and without losing all of the data stored on the phone. But the real question is, how did they do it?
Today News broke of the biggest data leak since Edward Snowden’s 2013 leak through a network of news papers that exposed classified NSA documents which ended up exposing the US for spying on Errrbody. This leak is deemed the #PanamaPapers, because the it comes from a source inside a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, that exist to set up shell companies so really rich/dirty mofo’s looking to skip big tax bills ?.
The battle that’s been in the headlines with the fate of ‘our privacy’ in the balance may have just come to an abrupt end! Although it seemed as thought the Gov’t was doubling down on trying to get Apple to create a back door into the San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone, which Apple contended that would ‘open the door’ for other Gov’t to ask for the same thing, or IF a ‘backdoor’ was created it WOULD unavoidably be leaked online and ‘they’ could use it.
Within the last year, 984 people have been killed by cops. This is double the number that the FBI annually reports. SMH really sad. Majority of those killings were of young black men. To make things worst, most of the policemen who were responsible for killing them were never charged. Many cities are looking into ways to develop techniques that will keep the ratings down and keep a closer eye on police while doing their job. software developer and Intercept editor Josh Begley, took a stand to create his own form of keeping tabs on whats going on.