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Submission + - Purism announces shipments of Librem 5 security and privacy focused phone

Submitted by Ocean Consulting on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:30PM

Ocean Consulting writes: It is here! Purism announces shipment of the Librem 5. Librem 5 is a landmark mobile device with a dedicated platform, runs PureOS Linux, and is the first mobile phone to seek hardware certification from the Free Software Foundation. Initially a crowd sourced funding campaign, the phone embraces principles of free software and user privacy. IP native communication is supported via Matrix. Privacy features include hardware kill switches for camera, microphone, cellular, wifi, Bluetooth and GPS.

Comment Goodbye Facebook (Score 1) 50

by Ocean Consulting on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:27AM (#58647522) Attached to: Facebook Removed 2.2 Billion Fake Accounts This Year

My account was flagged as a fake account. They wanted a birth certificate and a bank statement to reactivate it. I'm done with Facebook. Try librem.one.

Comment Re:I have some bad news and some good news (Score 1) 174

by Ocean Consulting on Thursday December 05, 2013 @12:05PM (#45608405) Attached to: Two Million Passwords Compromised By Keylogger Virus

The slashdot editor dropped the last part of my summary which read: "The identity of the malware used was not mentioned. Changing your password is nice, however, useless if your network is still infected."

Submission + - Two Million Passwords Compromised by Keylogger Virus

Submitted by Ocean Consulting on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @05:43PM

Ocean Consulting writes: CNN is reporting that over two million passwords from web service companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo have been captured via a key logging virus. The story is based on information released by security firm Trustwave. The report critiques how bad people are at making secure passwords, but does mention the use of Pony Botnet Controller. The identity of the malware used was not mentioned. Changing your password is nice, however, useless if your network is still infected.

EVE Online Battle Breaks Records (And Servers) 308

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 05, 2010 @02:09AM from the blame-it-on-the-torrents dept.

captainktainer writes "In one of the largest tests of EVE Online's new player sovereignty system in the Dominion expansion pack, a fleet of ships attempting to retake a lost star system was effectively annihilated amidst controversy. Defenders IT Alliance, a coalition succeeding the infamous Band of Brothers alliance (whose disbanding was covered in a previous story), effectively annihilated the enemy fleet, destroying thousands of dollars' worth of in-game assets. A representative of the alliance claimed to have destroyed a minimum of four, possibly five or more of the game's most expensive and powerful ship class, known as Titans. Both official and unofficial forums are filled with debate about whether the one-sided battle was due to difference in player skill or the well-known network failures after the release of the expansion. One of the attackers, a member of the GoonSwarm alliance, claims that because of bad coding, 'Only 5% of [the attackers] loaded,' meaning that lag prevented the attackers from using their ships, even as the defenders were able to destroy those ships unopposed. Even members of the victorious IT Alliance expressed disappointment at the outcome of the battle. CCP, EVE Online's publisher, has recently acknowledged poor network performance, especially in the advertised 'large fleet battles' that Dominion was supposed to encourage, and has asked players to help them stress test their code on Tuesday. Despite the admitted network failure, leaders of the attacking force do not expect CCP to replace lost ships, claiming that it was their own fault for not accounting for server failures. The incident raises questions about CCP's ability to cope with the increased network use associated with their rapid growth in subscriptions."

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