That was unusually helpful of them

from here

I don't know about you, but malware writers helping out sounds awesome. More of that, please.

Is there a #MeToo for airline passengers?

found on Meme Base

I've certainly gotten a disturbing pat down on the front of my trousers before when the wand supposedly false alarmed on my zipper. This was before enhanced pat downs went into effect and before agents were given the special training on how to deal with that area.

I imagine many people in that sort of situation don't even consider raising a stink about it. I know I didn't. The TSA are the authorities in an airport, so who would you report them to? And even if you did, how could you know for sure you wouldn't risk missing your flight? We probably shouldn't think of the violations as just part of the price of flying but I think to a large extent we probably do anyway.

I think the TSA has always had creepers in it. It's a job where ordinary folks are given extraordinary power over other people and sexual assault is very much about power so it kinda seems like a perfect fit.

Gee it would be a shame if that got logged somewhere

from here and here

It's amazing the kinds of things some web developers think they can leave in the URL.

The best keepers of secrets

found on I Can Has Cheezburger

Of course some pets can talk. I'm pretty sure parrots aren't the kind of pet you want if you keep a lot of secrets. I wonder how pirates kept them from spilling the beans.

Apparently this image was once available on merchandise you could buy, but unfortunately it no longer seems to be at the site mentioned at the bottom of the image (unless it's a page in one of the books).

Securus? More like "Secure us!"

from here

I know that no system is breach-proof, that all systems are capable of being compromised, but I also think that if you can't or won't put in the necessary effort to protect the data you collect then you shouldn't be collecting it in the first place. As the saying goes:

If you collect it, you must protect it

It doesn't sound like Securus was prepared to do that at all.

I've always wanted to get into movies

found on Imgur

That doesn't seem too sharp

from here

Are people using hedgehogs to hijack planes? I mean I suppose some monster out there might abuse one and use it as a weapon, but why single out hedgehogs and not the larger, spikier version? Even when you look at the actual list supplied by the airline there's nothing obvious that would cover porcupines, even though large groups of other animals are.

Maybe human privacy will come in the next update

found on I Can Has Cheezburger

I kind of echo the sentiment in the picture. I'm glad Google is taking privacy seriously, I just wish it was ours.

Just show your ID and you too can be 'anonymous'

from here (source article)

So the card will have a number. Sites will need to check that number to verify you're actually allowed to view porn. There will have to be a central registry of valid card numbers for sites to check against. Shop keepers will have to send that number to the central registry as part of the 'activation' process (much like pre-paid credit cards).

And how will you be paying for that today? With your in-no-way-anonymous payment card because that's how you buy everything because it's so convenient? I thought so. Have fun with your porny paper trail, pervert.

Someone is pretending to be me

found on Funny Junk

Now this poor pooch is going to have to figure out how to get a credit freeze.