Security and privacy are key these days.
To find a hotel room was at risk from this sort of breach and to not leave a trace is a big issue in my view.
That said, I would want all the hotels still affected to be able to upgrade and only afterwards advise of a possible vulnerability. Equally, folk wanting to claim because of possible lost items, would need to be on very firm ground.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43896360
Any security breach anywhere is a problem, but the one outlined below, about the Grayshift iPhone unlocking tool used by many law agencies, seems to be smoke and no fire.
“Source code” later is mentioned to be UI code to access the machine. And likely to be web code based on the commentary, so really its perhaps HTML, Javascript or PHP. Certainly it is unlikely to be the guts of the machine.
I think the Grayshift tool has a limited life as, when Apple finally fix the exploit they’re using, it will become a brick. And it will get fixed, either deliberately or inadvertently.
So, whilst the box is a challenge for iPhone users who may be in breach of the law, the rest of us are still likely to be relatively safe, for now.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/24/iphone-unlocking-firm-grayshift-hit-by-extortion-demands-after-data-breach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43884163
Canadians are usually the most tolerant of nations, and I hope that continues, in the face of the van incident last night.
Equally I hope that all those I know over in Canada are not affected.
It will be interesting to understand what happened, why and then make decisions based on the facts rather than launch in to speculation and witch hunts which may have no foundation.
My best to all who are affected in Canada.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43875321
This is a very interesting read.
I’ve seen more folk have chosen to leave Facebook, but equally that it’s not a major negative spiral effect. Many are staying because of peer pressure, for example, parents needing to stay in touch with each other and no other equal or better competitor.
However, I believe many would agree that they’re taking slightly more care over their online privacy after the various misuses of personal data that have happened.
I found the sub commentary about the young using data apps and increasing wealth gaps very intriguing, and believable.
That sort of analysis is most interesting because we’re not going to give up being online, using mobile devices or wanting to be social. They’re all either essentials of our lives now.
We will equally see significantly more focus on security, privacy and the individual’s rights in coming years.
Social media needs to grow up much more to regain a lot of lost trust, both from its users and those who fund it.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/social-media-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-google-data-privacy-a8315986.html
These two articles at the bottom of this post cover misuse of data by Leave.EU and the impact of Brexit on immigrants.
Data misuse is, to my mind, whether in law or not, criminal. The new GDPR legislation is enshrining in law how personal information can be used and allowing individuals rights to manage their data. And the individuals are not necessarily and do not have to be EU citizens either…
That such misuse may have lead some to vote leave and swayed the vote the wrong way, in my opinion, means that a review of that decision is an absolute necessity. Whether that then leads to a new referendum, a nullification of the decision or some other outcome, is all moot. But action is required – if only to ensure British politics is not sullied more than it has been over this fiasco.
As to the impact on immigrants, I know it has been received negatively, so Michael Gove saying it hasn’t is just his perception, not the reality (or perception) of all who have been affected by this process.
If anything the government posts have only highlighted how out of touch from the immigrants they really are.
Read an make up your own minds, but do read and get engaged.
Brexit: ‘Rife misuse of data by Leave.EU, MPs told: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43793546
Michael Gove: Brexit’s not made UK less welcoming to immigrants: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43821484
Sleep well, have fun and may your Friday be a fun one.
Facebook seems to be trying to avoid the GDPR legislation which comes in to effect on 25th May 2018.
At least that’s how I understand it from this BBC report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43822184
GDPR is the update to some 20 year old legislation drafted before Facebook, Twitter and many, many technological advancements which all go to impact our individual privacy.
Its wide ranging, gives a lot of control back to the individual and really should become a global item if not becoming enshrined as a human right.
By attempting to side step that process, I think Facebook only shows its colours even more clearly than it has ever done before.
Think on as to whether you feel your privacy is safe in their hands.
I had planned to do some posts, some automated. (You mean you thought I posted all of these “live”?) Unfortunately work didn’t allow me much time to think today.
It was fun doing a GDPR based workshop answering various questions both about the legislation and how were working to address it. More of that to come.
The rest of the day was head down in my comms role, with a brief journey home, which was superbly pleasantly interrupted by a call from Kerstin which allowed us half an hour to catch up on all sorts and organise a meet up on her birthday in May.
Then more GDPR and comms calls and finally sit down to eat whilst watching Never go back (Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher) which is a brilliantly way to end such a day.
Now for a settle down with a good book and then sleep.
Good night y’all.
I am passionately anti-Brexit and still have some hope the bad decision can be reversed.
It’s good to see people like Sir Patrick positing that fictional characters, as much as he himself, would be anti-Brexit and want to change this outcome.
I am an advocate for positive change, but Brexit never struck me as positive. regardless of which stance you have, “taking back control”, “anti Europe”, “anti immigration” or something else, to me they are all taking a negative stance against something which actually is a positive.
Harmonised regulations mean, in general, that we find travel between countries is easier. Mobile phone roaming changes were instigated by the EU. Immigration has always resulted in a stronger Britain, I mean, think about dogs. Which is stronger? A mongrel or a purebred? Mongrels win every time. Mixing the genes – whether the real gene pool or that of society – results in a stronger outcome.
I applaud Sir Patrick and will keep pushing to say remove this change that only benefits those who own businesses and want to remove the EU controls that make them behave as they should.
https://news.sky.com/story/sir-patrick-stewart-my-star-trek-and-x-men-characters-would-be-anti-brexit-11332439
