Public Service Announcement: Pictures are spoofable
Long and short of it is that technology has reached the point where it’s easy enough to make ‘realistic’ images of someone doing… anything. While there are a couple qualifiers, they aren’t big enough to be reassuring. Continue reading PSA: Pictures are spoofable
Fake Email Followups
Recently I’ve been seeing an interesting form of spam: Fake Email Followups. The most recent message on the chain is bogus, but the rest includes valid back and forth between people. Including the recipient (ie you). Continue reading Fake Email Followups
Commentary From Elsewhere: In Defense of 8 Chan (aka 8ch.net)
If someone used a chemistry book to build a bomb (and kill people), do we outlaw libraries (as they can hold chemistry books)? Continue reading CFE: In Defense of 8ch
It’s A Scam
Yes, it’s a scam. Someone calls about your computer having trouble. Pop up about needing to update Flash. That nice Nigerian Prince is willing to pay you to hold his money for a bit. It’s all a scam, it’s always a scam. Continue reading It’s A Scam
I was reading Dilbert on Sunday and I realized we’ve come full circle.
Originally, computers existed for work, and only work. Even the ‘games’ were more about experimenting and learning then anything else. The idea of something like ‘social networking’ was beyond comprehension. Continue reading Full Circle
Recently I renewed my New York State Driver License. Happens from time to time, no big deal. But I noticed an interesting thing when I received it in the mail: I had already signed the card.
Or, to put it more accurately, the state had signed my name for me. Using my hand writing. Not as a photo copy, but an actual physical addition to the card. Continue reading State Forgery
Predictions:
Within a year from now (2017-09), Windows 7 and 8 will have lost the ability to turn off updates.
Sometime before Windows 7 End of Support (2020-01-20), ‘updates’ to Windows 7 and 8 will have made those systems noticeable less ‘useful’ then they are today (2016-09-26). Continue reading Prediction: Forced updates for Windows 7/8