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Submission + - SPAM: Abstracted Framed Wall Art

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Huge range of abstracted wall art and Metal Eagle Wall Art for sale. We offer abstracted framed wall art at prettyniceart.com with free shipping
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Submission + - SPAM: OnePlus 6T

Submitted by cellphonedetail
cellphonedetail writes: OnePlus 6T is launched with the successor to the widely popular OnePlus 6. It is a very good smartphone but there is not much of an upgrade from the OnePlus 6. OnePlus 6T isn’t much different to its older phone, in fact there are only a few changes but those changes are worthwhile.
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Submission + - When Divorcing Parents Cannot Share Physical Custo (video-bookmark.com)

Submitted by LimIsmail4
LimIsmail4 writes: Child custody can become a contentious issue when divorcing parents both want primary physical custody. In some instances, a compromise of shared physical custody is not possible because they will not be living in the same area anymore. The situation can be volatile, with both parents bringing up each other's flaws and missteps. Each person needs a lawyer providing representation in the realm of Child custody and divorce to protect their interests.Proceeding to CourtIn the 21st Century, parents decide on custody matters without a judge intervening about 90 percent of the time, according to the

Submission + - SPAM: What Situations Affect Child Custody Decisions?

Submitted by GillespieBarrera78
GillespieBarrera78 writes: In the US, child custody laws define what factors play a role in final decisions rendered by the family court. Each state has its own laws and guidelines for awarding custody. Certain situations could lead to a denial of custody or sudden changes. A local attorney helps parents understand complex child custody laws.The Relationship Between the Child and the ParentThe relationship between the child and either parent is evaluated. The court might decide in favor of a parent who has a stronger bond with the child. The overall goal when assigning child custody is to create a healthy environment fo
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Submission + - SPAM: Clicker Trojan Found In Android Apps With Over 100 Million Installs

Submitted by Gaurav chandel
Gaurav chandel writes: Researchers at Doctor Web, an Antivirus Firm have reported that an over 33 Android Apps on Google Play Store with over 100 million installations contain a clicker Trojan. The malware is tracked as ‘Android.Click.312.origin’. This malware was designed as a malicious module which was added to certain functional applications, which most people would install on their android phones, such as Bar code scanners, audio players, dictionaries and online maps.
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Submission + - Over 40 vulnerable Windows device drivers have been discovered (eclypsium.com)

Submitted by Artem S. Tashkinov
Artem S. Tashkinov writes: Researchers from security company Eclypsium have discovered that more than forty drivers from at least twenty different vendors – including every major BIOS vendor, as well as hardware vendors like ASUS, Toshiba, NVIDIA, and Huawei – include critical vulnerabilities allowing an escalation of privileges full system level access. Considering how widespread these drivers are, and the fact that they are digitally signed by Microsoft, they allow an attacker to more successfully penetrate target systems and networks, as well as remain hidden. Also some of these drivers "are designed to update firmware, the driver is providing not only the necessary privileges, but also the mechanism to make changes" which means the attacker can gain a permanent foothold. Eclypsium has already notified Microsoft about the issues and at least NVIDIA has already released fixed drivers.

Submission + - Booking.com is a depressing workplace, Dutch whistleblowers say. (persgroep.net)

Submitted by fedor
fedor writes: Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant interviewed former Booking.com-employees. The working conditions are depressing, technology is a big mess, employees don't know what to do, and managers can't manage. The company is growing bigger and bigger. A former employee tells a about the millions of lines of Perl-spaghetti nobody wants to maintain. In the meantime, the company hires more and more developers. Booking.com can afford this waste because the money keeps coming in. A whistleblower tells about fully paid employees sitting at home permanently: "All because Booking.com didn't know what to do with them.". Another whistleblower, Robin, says: "People are promised the world at the great Booking.com, but in the end they do stupid, futile work like moving a textbox to the left or change something blue to something green."

Submission + - Texas Appellate Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Statute (reason.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: The criminalization of "annoying" behavior—without any objective measurement or standard—has been repeatedly held unconstitutionally vague . [T]he subsection suffers from a fatal flaw of vagueness because the disjunctive series of the terms "harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend" leaves the electronic-communications subsection open to various "uncertainties of meaning."

And we conclude that the term "reasonably likely" does not create a "reasonable person" standard sufficient to cure the failure of the subsection to specify whose sensitivities were offended. "A reasonable person standard, even if present, probably would not, by itself, be enough to save [the statute] from a constitutional challenge.

Submission + - The Right (and Left's) Insane Internet Content Power Grab (vortex.com)

Submitted by Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein writes: Rumors are circulating widely — and some news sources claim to have seen actual drafts — of a possible Trump administration executive order aimed at giving the government control over content at large social media and other major Internet platforms.

This effort is based on one of the biggest lies of our age — the continuing claims mostly from the conservative right (but also from some elements of the liberal left) that these firms are using politically biased decisions to determine which content is inappropriate for their platforms. That lie is largely based on the false premise that it’s impossible for employees of these firms to separate their personal political beliefs from content management decisions.

Submission + - YouTube gives big stars more leeway, and it's all about the money (washingtonpost.com)

Submitted by AmiMoJo
AmiMoJo writes: YouTube stars attract millions of eyeballs and generate billions of dollars in ad revenue for the media giant, which pledges to run its business without tolerating hateful and otherwise harmful videos. But some of the workers hired to flag problematic content accuse YouTube of playing favorites, doling out more lenient punishments for top video creators whose work brings in the most money for the company. Eleven current and past moderators, who have worked on the front lines of content decisions, believe that popular creators often get special treatment in the form of looser interpretations of YouTube’s guidelines prohibiting demeaning speech, bullying and other forms of graphic content.

Moderators said that YouTube made exceptions for popular creators including Logan Paul, Steven Crowder and PewDiePie. Google-owned YouTube denies those claims, saying it enforces rules equally and tries to draw the line in the right places. The moderators said they rate videos internally using criteria that focus on advertisers, not viewers, and that their recommendations to strip advertising from videos that violate the site’s rules were frequently overruled by higher-ups when the videos involved higher profile content creators.

Submission + - West African slavery lives on, 400 years after transatlantic trade began (reuters.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Africa has the highest prevalence of slavery, with more than seven victims for every 1,000 people, according to a 2017 report by human rights group Walk Free Foundation and the International Labour Office. The report defines slavery as “situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, and/or abuse of power.”

The intended final destination of people smuggled across Africa is often Europe, but few make it that far. Many are jailed or sold as indentured laborers when they get to Libya. Some are even sold on slave markets, according to aid groups — a chilling echo of the trans-Saharan slave trade of centuries past.

Submission + - Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do (krebsonsecurity.com)

Submitted by trolman
trolman writes: Brian Krebs states "Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do."

If you are somehow under the impression that you — the customer — are in control over the security, privacy and integrity of your mobile phone service, think again. And you’d be forgiven if you assumed the major wireless carriers or federal regulators had their hands firmly on the wheel.

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