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What does “incognito mode” in Chrome actually mean and whether documenting browser standards in code is a good idea, the serious implications of a fun story about messing with a ChatGPT instance, and maximizing performance when using mixed disk types on ZFS mirrored vdevs.

 

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Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit

I’d Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue

 

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Twitch pulls out of Korea thanks to the opposite of Net Neutrality, it’s not clear to what extent smart devices are listening to your conversations, more on water usage in data centers, and our thoughts on mandatory access controls.

 

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Twitch to shut down in Korea over ‘prohibitively expensive’ network fees

Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people

 

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Kolide

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What you need to know about the recent SSH vulnerability, yet another privacy issue with cloud-connected security cameras, why it’s difficult to get to the bottom of an obscure ZFS encryption bug, and more.

 

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SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker

UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts

 

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Google Drive client users lost months of files, a feature of UEFI that has left millions of computers potentially vulnerable to persistent malware, and why you probably shouldn’t buy cheap resold volume Windows licenses.

 

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Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating

How to restore files in Drive for desktop (v84.0.0.0-84.0.4.0)

Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

 

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Jim and Allan break down the details of the recent ZFS data corruption bug, and give their tips for managing a fleet of 40+ servers.

 

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Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug

 

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Automox

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Why a small island nation’s top level domain ended up with such a terrible reputation, an ssh vulnerability that’s not as scary as it sounds, whether software can be “finished”, and using powerline or WiFi for security cameras.

 

 

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How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime

Passive SSH server private key compromise is real … for some vulnerable gear

 

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The beauty of finished software

 

 

 

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Kolide

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The Traceroute Podcast

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Why and how Allan installed a set of new Power over Ethernet wireless access points, and our hardware recommendations for a media server and NAS in one.

 

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HelloFresh

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Kolide

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A Cloudflare outage shines a light on sloppy data center practices, and why you shouldn’t run a mail server at home. Plus followup on the Android multi-user bug, package managers on Windows, and Toshiba hard drives.

 

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Cloudflare claims Flexential data center outage was behind service disruption – DCD

Post Mortem on Cloudflare Control Plane and Analytics Outage

Android 14’s storage disaster gets patched, but your data might be gone

 

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Toshiba Consumer Internal Hard Disk Drives

 

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“Run Your Own Mail Server” chapter 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

HelloFresh

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Kolide

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Okta seems to not be taking its security seriously enough, crashing iPhones is far easier than it should be, Jim’s report from the Ubuntu Summit, and what to do when you find a company’s sensitive data on the Internet.

 

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No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked

Okta October breach affected 134 orgs, biz admits

Okta hit by another breach, this one stealing employee data from 3rd-party vendor

This tiny device is sending updated iPhones into a never-ending DoS loop

Jim went to the Ubuntu Summit

 

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The Traceroute Podcast

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Automox

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The large water consumption of AI and data centers in general, China’s big push towards IPv6, why we don’t talk about Toshiba hard drives very often, and the implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike.

 

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Unlocking Infrastructure Sovereignty: Harnessing the Power of Open Source Solutions for Business Flexibility and Cost-Effectiveness

 

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The Secret Water Footprint of AI Technology

China requires all new Wi-Fi kit to run IPv6

 

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We were asked about the implications of poor Bluetooth security on an e-bike.

Monitor Traffic With Wireless Travel Time Sensors

DeepBlue Sensor

Bluetooth Pedestrian and Vehicle Tracking

 

 

 

 

The Traceroute Podcast

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Kolide

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