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Comment Re:So essentially... (Score 1) 21

Or you could hire someone to do it on Fiverr or TaskRabbit.

They'll do the task they were paid to do so that they can get a five-star review.

Ukraine did something similar for the 2025-06-01 drone raid on Russian airfields. The truck drivers who delivered the drones had no idea what cargo they were carrying or why. They were just told where to go and where to park when they got there.

Comment Re:Anyone is surprised about this? (Score 1) 21

Here's a non-paywalled article:

Hackers can tamper with train brakes using just a radio

The obvious reason is to remotely stop a runaway train.

The stupid part is that there is no authentication or encryption.

Another option would be to use a deadman switch, which the engineer has to periodically reset to keep the brakes open. Most trains have some kinda deadman switch.

Comment NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY (Score 4, Interesting) 44

I once worked at a public company that was told by the BSA they wanted to audit us.

We said our offices were a secure facility and no audits would be allowed.
They claimed the EULA said they could. We said their EULA doesn't override our confidentiality agreements
with customers or our public statements to our shareholders.

They moved on to the next sucker(s).

Comment Re:No thanks (Score 1) 152

The problem here is that people cannot seem to understand that "private" and "privacy" are related but not the same thing. Private is what happens in my house that nobody outside should be privy to. Privacy is the illusion that everything we do is private. I liken this to being photographed and filmed in public and the Karen's crying "don't video me". No Karen, I can and WILL video you in public and there is nothing you can do to stop me.

One has no expectation of privacy in public. None. Social Media IS public. Everything on the internet is public. Some things offer more privacy than others, but if its on the internet, it can and likely WILL BE exposed.

Act accordingly.

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