Monday, November 28, 2016

Government Keeps Too Many Tabs On People Open

from here

You really have to wonder how intelligent these agencies could be if the US needs that many of them.

Making A Robber Clean Up His Act


Watch on YouTube

If the robber doesn't clean up his act after this, then at least he cleaned up those cars.

Friday, November 25, 2016

It's Not A Backup Anymore

from here

Just as backups should be kept separate from the original data, encryption keys should be kept separate from the encrypted data.

How Not To Use An Alias

found on Fail Blog

If your true identity is wanted by the authorities it makes a lot of sense to use a false one. If your false identity is also wanted by the authorities you really should consider coming up with a new one.

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Now Go Gobble Them Up

from here

Hope He Doesn't Find Anything

found on Government Propaganda

Is it just me or is the agent sticking his hand in the wrong part of the bird? Wrong hole, Mr. Turkey Security Agent. Wrong hole.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Where Mobile Privacy Goes To Die

from here (source image)

I don't know if there are still nude pics on those phones, but I bet at least a few of them still had some after they left their original owners' hands.

Crooks Have All Kinds Of Motivations

found on Izismile

This is kind of a sad story and as a result I find myself uncharacteristically rooting for the criminal. It's a clever hack of the legal system, and if it works as intended then good for him.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Privacy? What's That?

from here (source image)

This is just one of many examples of things in our everyday world that we take for granted but which subtly train us to think less about privacy less because privacy is absent from their design.

Guard Dog Fail

found on Open Geek

On the other hand, if this was instead meant to be an alarm dog, maybe this is a win (assuming it hasn't become alarmed at it's own shadow).