Icecube sez, "Are you concerned about your online privacy? Do you shield your laptop from view of others? Do you use various means of hiding your IP address? Do you use any encryption at all like PGP? That means you are probably a terrorist according to the FBI. These are just some of the activities that are suggested indicators of terrorism according to a flyer being distributed entitled 'Communities Against Terrorism' You can find a PDF version here entitled 'Internet Cafes'"
FBI tells net cafe owners that TOR users might be terrorists
23andme's prospects for survival dim
Genetic surveillance company 23andMe, once a $6bn prospect, is now a penny stock on the verge of doom. So "what happens to all its DNA data?" asks NPR. As 23andMe… READ THE REST
Meta fined 91m euros for storing passwords in plaintext
The European Union's privacy regulator fined Meta, parent company of Facebook, 91 million euros for storing users' passwords in plaintext. It was a bug—sloppy, but not intentional—and they turned themselves… READ THE REST
Tor and Tails privacy projects merge
The Tor Project protects user privacy and anonymity on the network. Tails is a portable operating system that does so in the software. The two projects are merging, writes Pavel… READ THE REST
How $20 is going to keep my old computer running like a dream
TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for $19.97 (reg. $199). My 2014 Dell has been chugging along for a cool decade, but I'm not ready to give it up yet, mostly because new… READ THE REST
I'm going to fill this discount 1TB cloud storage with cat pictures and nobody can stop me
TL;DR: A 1TB Koofr Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription is now $119.99 with code KOOFR40. Google tells me my drive is almost full. Those free 15GB go fast if you're using it for anything… READ THE REST
3 things you can do with a $240 MacBook (that you probably wouldn't with an expensive computer)
TL;DR: Get a computer you can take anywhere when you get a MacBook Air refurb for $239.99 (reg. $999). I already have a computer, but I want another. Here's why: if I rely… READ THE REST
