Compulang: Technology, Programming & Privacy
By GeekLaunch
Compulang: Technology, Programming & PrivacyNov 16, 2020
University of Minnesota banned from Linux #011
Troy and Jacob discuss the recent developments with the University of Minnesota being banned from contributing to the open-source Linux kernel source code because of a group of researchers who submitted intentionally buggy/broken/malicious patches.
Sources:
https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-bans-university-of-minnesota-for-sending-buggy-patches-in-the-name-of-research/
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QiushiWu/qiushiwu.github.io/main/papers/OpenSourceInsecurity.pdf
https://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~kjlu/papers/clarifications-hc.pdf
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/YH+7ZydHv4+Y1hlx@kroah.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/3B9A54F7-6A61-4A34-9EAC-95332709BAE7@northeastern.edu/
https://twitter.com/kengiter/status/1337805965459156996
Why did every Mac stop working at the same time? #010
developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/
appfairness.org/
UK approves COVID vaccine, while Australian airline Qantas proposes immunization passports: www.bbc.com/news/technology-55187633
THAT COMPANY WHOSE NAME USED TO CONTAIN HTML SCRIPT TAGS LTD: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/06/companies-house-forces-business-name-change-to-prevent-security-risk
Apple phones home about every application launch: sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/
Internet security & YouTube's TOS update #009
Errata: joining the YouTube Partner Program requires 4,000 hours of watch time, not minutes
YouTube TOS update:
variety.com/2020/digital/news/youtube-ads-channels-no-revenue-sharing-1234834816/
YouTube channel breakdown:
www.tubics.com/blog/number-of-youtube-channels/
Google's advertising revenue:
www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/12/24/is-google-advertising-revenue-70-80-or-90-of-alphabets-total-revenue/
Mozilla Firefox introduces new https only mode in FF 83: blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/11/17/firefox-83-introduces-https-only-mode/
"Smart" doorbells vulnerable to hackers and caught sending unencrypted passwords to China: www.bbc.com/news/technology-55044568
Discussion topic:
How do you go about solving a programming problem when you don't necessarily know where to start? (For example: learning a new technology, or trying to fix a bug in a project that you didn't build)
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What to expect from a computer science degree? #008
No more unlimited Google Photos storage: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560810/google-photos-unlimited-cap-free-uploads-15gb-ending
NASA + SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to ISS: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-spacex/one-heck-of-a-ride-spacex-launches-astronauts-into-space-idUSKBN27V0I3
YouTube down for 2 hours on the 12th: https://downdetector.com/status/youtube/news/347662-problems-at-youtube-2/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21561764/youtube-down-outage-loading-videos
Also cancelling Rewind: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54931875
https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/1326947861305696263
Zoom encryption debacle with the FTC: https://apnews.com/article/technology-9717b01b541a0cbad441f87bef89d871
What to expect from a computer science degree?
Pros:
- Work in a bunch of different programming paradigms
- Learn from researchers
- Have eyes on your code all the time, manual review, etc.
- Guided learning
- Certification!
- Work in areas you may not have thought to be interesting
Cons:
- Doesn't really prepare you for industry
- Often uses old or outdated technologies
- Expensive
- Time-consuming
- Doesn't necessarily give you the experience you need to land a good job
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Let's Encrypt's certificate expiring & Virgin Hyperloop test flight - Compulang #007
First manned Virgin Hyperloop test "flight": https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54838982
Unlimited Chase Ultimate Rewards Points hack finally disclosed: https://chadscira.com/post/5fa269d46142ac544e013d6e/DISCLOSURE-Unlimited-Chase-Ultimate-Rewards-Points
Trump to lose Twitter protections: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-socialmedia/trump-will-lose-special-twitter-protections-in-january-idUSKBN27O0MQ
GitHub Source Code Leak: https://resynth1943.net/articles/github-source-code-leak/
Let's Encrypt cross-signed certificate expiring September 2021; Android update problem: https://letsencrypt.org/2020/11/06/own-two-feet.html
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Robinhood hacked & pandemic privacy - Compulang #006
Quibi shutting down: www.cnet.com/news/quibis-shutdown-will-take-place-on-or-about-dec-1/
in.reuters.com/article/quibi-shutdown/streaming-service-quibi-to-wind-down-operations-six-months-after-launch-idINKBN27704C
Open Letter: quibi-hq.medium.com/an-open-letter-from-quibi-8af6b415377f
Buy crypto with PayPal: in.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/paypal-to-allow-cryptocurrency-buying-selling-and-shopping-on-its-network-idINL1N2HB14U
RobinHood hack: nypost.com/2020/10/16/hackers-broke-into-nearly-2000-robinhood-trading-accounts/
Have I Been Pwned: haveibeenpwned.com/
French COVID contact tracing app having issues: www.bbc.com/news/technology-54660499
McDonald's ice cream machine broken bot: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/is-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-working-near-you-theres-a-bot-for-that/
Google lawsuit for tracking even in incognito mode: mazech.com/2020/06/google-faces-5-billion-lawsuit-for-allegedly-tracking-users-even-in-incognito-mode/
Twitter censors New York Post! Section 230 breakdown, GPU password cracking - Compulang #005
Today I'm joined once again by Troy to discuss censorship by big tech like Twitter and Facebook and the section 230 protections that everyone is talking about. Also, how does the new NVIDIA 3000-series graphics card line affect consumer security?
Twitter, Facebook censor NY Post: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/twitter-cites-hacked-materials-policy-to-justify-censorship-of-ny-post-hunter-biden-article/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54568785
Section 230: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/section-230-the-internet-law-politicians-love-to-hate-explained/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230#Platform_neutrality
Nvidia password cracking graphics card
Apple iPhone 12 and 12 Pro released: https://www.apple.com/iphone-12-pro/
Notably no longer coming with EarPods or a power adapter (power cable still included)
Hum into Google to find a song: https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-now-hum-into-google-search-and-it-will-find-the-song/
Nim 1.40 released: https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/10/16/version-140-released.html
Dropbox converts to 100% remote work: https://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-letting-all-employees-work-from-home-permanently-2020-10
Huawei's new Android alternative is open-source? - Compulang #004
I'm joined by my friend Troy for a discussion about operating systems, Tesla, privacy, and security.
Amazon Eero Mesh Wi-Fi 6 routers for ISP's: https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-brings-eero-mesh-wi-fi-to-isps/
Privacy concerns (managed network)
Eero Secure: https://eero.com/eero-secure
Customs & Border Protection buying location data: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7wakg/cbp-dhs-location-data-venntel-apps
Huawei's HarmonyOS: https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3104176/harmony-os-everything-you-need-know-about-huaweis-android-alternative
Will be open-sourced: https://github.com/Awesome-HarmonyOS/HarmonyOS
Tesla QC issues (roof): https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-y-roof-fell-off-family-claims-quality-control-concern-2020-10
Plaintext onboarding emails: https://blog.palabra.io/great-onboarding-plain-text
French cafe owners arrested for not logging customer's internet traffic: https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-bar-and-cafe-owners-arrested-in-france-for-running-no-log-wifi-networks/
Webpack 5 released: https://webpack.js.org/blog/2020-10-10-webpack-5-release/
More about app taxes, threats to privacy, and jetpack paramedics! - Compulang #003
Google shutting play store service fee loophole: https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-plans-to-shut-the-loophole-that-lets-netflix-spotify-and-tinder-avoid-paying-its-30-app-tax/articleshow/78383294.cms
Designer makes bank on iOS icons: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54387339
MKBHD Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH66LWWluVE
EARN IT act passes committee 22-0 https://www.newsweek.com/senate-earn-it-act-encryption-privacy-aclu-human-rights-watch-eff-internet-freedoms-1515326
Introduced to House: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/urgent-earn-it-act-introduced-house-representatives
Social cooling website from Tijmen Schep: https://www.socialcooling.com/
Despite it being "Deafness awareness week," YouTube eliminated crowdsourced video captioning: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/youtube-celebrates-deaf-awareness-week-by-killing-crowd-sourced-captions/
Jet suit paramedic testing in the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-54331994
Coalitions and Chinese Cryptocurrency - Compulang #002
Among Us sequel canceled
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-54277123
TikTok ban delayed, Oracle deal might be approved after all: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/09/18/can-you-still-use-tiktok-and-wechat-heres-what-we-know-about-the-us-ban/#1ad2c0d3358c
Windows XP source code leaked:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/25/21455655/microsoft-windows-xp-source-code-leak
Coalition for app fairness (Spotify, Epic Games, Match Group, Protonmail)
Google Play store service fees are also 30%: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622?hl=en
https://protonmail.com/blog/coalition-for-app-fairness/
China's cryptocurrency
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54261382
DCEP is centralized: https://boxmining.com/dcep/#DCEP_is_a_Centralized_Currency
Amazon Luna (new game streaming service, competitor to Google's Stadia)
Fire in Huawei compound in China:
Swift programming language toolchain now available on Windows:
https://swift.org/blog/swift-on-windows/
Tweet from Craig Loewen about Linux GUI apps on WSL:
https://twitter.com/craigaloewen/status/1308452901266751488?s=19
ARM is sold and TikTok isn't - Compulang #001
ARM Sale Announcement: https://www.arm.com/company/news/2020/09/nvidia-to-acquire-arm
Opposition from co-founder: https://savearm.co.uk/
Opposition from China: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3102030/china-has-more-reason-block-nvidias-arm-deal-approve-it-say-analysts
TikTok partnership with Oracle: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/tech/oracle-tiktok-us-china-intl-hnk/index.html
TikTok+WeChat ban: https://www.engadget.com/trump-ban-tiktok-wechat-explained-213510286.html
"Alex" finds Tony Abbott's passport number: https://mango.pdf.zone/finding-former-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbotts-passport-number-on-instagram
ECMAScript Pipeline Operator Proposal: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pipeline-operator/wiki
Java 15 Released: https://jdk.java.net/15/release-notes
Moment.js now legacy: https://momentjs.com/docs/#/-project-status/
You probably don't need Moment.js: https://dockyard.com/blog/2020/02/14/you-probably-don-t-need-moment-js-anymore
GitHub CLI 1.0 now available: https://github.blog/2020-09-17-github-cli-1-0-is-now-available/
GitHub CLI: https://cli.github.com/
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