Tag: Sad
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The Sad Truth of the FTC’s Location Data Privacy Settlement
The FTC forced a data broker to stop selling “sensitive location data.” But most companies can avoid such scrutiny by doing the bare …
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DNS cache poisoning poised for a comeback: Sad DNS
Back in 2008, Domain Name System (DNS) server cache poisoning was a big deal. By redirecting the results from DNS with misleading Internet …
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Sad SACK: Linux PCs, servers, gadgets can be crashed by ‘Ping of Death’ network packets
It is possible to crash network-facing Linux servers, PCs, smartphones and tablets, and gadgets, or slow down their network connections, by …
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Sad Nav: How a cheap GPS spoofer gizmo can tell drivers to get lost
Researchers have developed kit that masquerades as GPS satellites to deceive nearby GPS receivers and thus potentially trick drivers into …
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