....With my 32 years and tech affinity I simply can't imagine owning a credit card. The missing security being one thing, but it may also have to do with relatives being perpetually short on money for debt they accumulated themselves.
A Guide to Not Getting Hacked
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Re: A Guide to Not Getting Hacked
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't it datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled (still unlocked and visible in the "options" -> "privacy & security" panel) that controls the upload, and toolkit.telemetry.enabled is only about whenever something is collected or not? Either way, thanks for the pointer. Didn't knew that setting was revamped.
> Isn't it datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled (still unlocked and visible in the "options" -> "privacy & security" panel) that controls the upload, and toolkit.telemetry.enabled is only about whenever something is collected or not? I’m not actually sure – I’ve heard conflicting reports from Mozilla volunteers and employees in the past, but the general statement is that Beta, Dev, and Nightly contain tracking, a…
I've experimented with changing `toolkit.telemetry.server` to my own server. Not a single request for the last 18 hours (since I've read your comment and changed the settings)
Re: A Guide to Not Getting Hacked
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Isn't it datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled (still unlocked and visible in the "options" -> "privacy & security" panel) that controls the upload, and toolkit.telemetry.enabled is only about whenever something is collected or not? I’m not actually sure – I’ve heard conflicting reports from Mozilla volunteers and employees in the past, but the general statement is that Beta, Dev, and Nightly contain tracking, a…
I've experimented with changing `toolkit.telemetry.server` to my own server. Not a single request for the last 18 hours (since I've read your comment and changed the settings)
Using nmap, and not changing the destination server, I've seen numerous outbound requests in a given hour.
Re: A Guide to Not Getting Hacked
#84Everything that's in this piece that's true is on the Tech Solidarity guide. What isn't, is false. https://techsolidarity.org/resources/basic_security.htm In particular: * Do NOT install antivirus on your computers. Antivirus software is absurdly dangerous. The closest you'll come to benign AV is Microsoft's, but that's an asymptotic kind of safety. * Do NOT go out of your way to funnel your traffic through a commerc…
Recently, on national TV, the Director of Cyber Risk Services from Deloitte Netherlands told people that they shouldn't be using free virus scanners, but that they should invest in their security. I was flabbergasted, because this is a person that is being hired by the government to advice on cyber security matters and is often involved in public discussions.