Who watches the watchers?

from here

I don't know about you, but if I found a message like that inside anything I wouldn't know what to do. I'd be stunned and a little paranoid because it's actually kind of believable - especially when Facebook is involved.

So you thought you wanted to be a network administrator

found on Meme Generator

When the VPN goes down, the admin doesn't need automated monitoring tools to alert him/her, because the users will do that. Each and every one of them.

Oh, it's not a secret, it's just "undisclosed"

from here

As surveillance capitalism becomes more and more obvious, the application of old malware tricks in supposedly legit products becomes more and more apparent. No one would buy those eavesdropping IoT devices if they knew about the eavesdropping - which is the same basic approach trojan horse programs take (you wouldn't run it if you knew what it actually did instead or in addition to it's advertised behaviour).

And because no one would buy those eavesdropping IoT devices if they knew about it, technology vendors have to protect their ability to keep that sort of things secret. They're fighting for the right to turn their products into trojan horses.

Keep being skeptical

found on ELC Information Security

When it comes to scams, being skeptical is one of your best defenses. That kid doesn't believe her and nor should he.

Only cowards do it over the phone

from here

This article doesn't say it in so many words, but the description of what Office Depot was doing is basically the same as a tech support scam. The most frustrating part of tech support scams is that I can't reach through the phone and throttle the person on the other end.

I used to have important data, but...

found on Imgur

What could possibly go wrong?

from here

How long have we been telling people not to stick strange USB devices into their computers? How many ways have we tried to say it? Not enough, apparently.

Face recognition: Convenient for whom?

found on Meme Center

If your face unlocks your phone, how else are you supposed to prevent that from happening when you're asleep? This is both absurd and genius at the same time.

Tune in next year for the disappointing conclusion

from here

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. By now the date which the phone companies promised to stop selling phone location data has already passed, but after their previous behaviour I'm not inclined to believe it until it's verified by yet another investigation.

Pinch me, I'm dreaming

found on Meme Generator

That doesn't happen very often, so make the most of it if/when it does.