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India’s internet firewall
Indian internet users are increasingly looking for legal and safe ways to get around the country’s tightening digital censorship regime, worsened by overzealous internet service providers (ISPs).
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Online Spyware Classification Project
Classify spyware programs so that users can be aware that they are installing spyware
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have i been pwned?
Check if your email account has been compromised
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How the US Government took control of the Internet
The Hacker Crackdown – an 18-month long collaborative effort of the United States Secret Service and broken-up AT&T to take control of the Internet in the early 1990s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFwTabn9_S0
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CEO dies with passwords to unlock customers Bitcoin
Follow discussion on Reddit @mjjzf@mstdn.io 🔗 https://mstdn.io/users/mjjzf/statuses/101535830730423807 – Crypto CEO dies with the password to unlock $200+ million of customers’ Bitcoin – https://boingboing.net/2019/02/04/crypto-ceo-dies-with-the-passw.html https://gizmodo.com/crypto-exchange-says-it-cant-repay-190-million-to-clie-1832309454 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/quadrigacx-cryptocurrency-gerald-cotten-court-bankruptcy-1.5006164 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47203706
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Irongeek
Irongeek is an information security website which specializes in videos and articles that illustrate how to use various pen-testing and security tools. This website has been around for approx 15 years and is still up to date and going strong. Highly recommend irongeek.com
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PeerTube app
Use the PeerTube player app available via F-Droid. I’ve been using it and it looks nice and works as expected. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.schueller.peertube/
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Secure previewing of shortened links
I never really knew the best way to do this. Here is a short and informative blog post. https://medium.com/@john.opdenakker/infosec-tip-of-the-day-how-to-preview-shortened-links-e7795b8deaa6
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New Chrome OS Feature Blocks USBs On Locked Chromebooks
Locking your computer when you step away is good, but it’s not failsafe—if you’ve watched any movie or TV shows with hackers, you know anyone with a malicious USB stick can compromise your device. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/01/new-chrome-os-feature-blocks-usbs-on-locked-chromebooks/
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Cryptocurrency Exchange MapleChange Shuts Down
Canada-based bitcoin exchange MapleChange has shut down after it was hacked by third parties. http://www.visiontimes.com/?p=125366