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DDOS Attacks – A Primer

September 1, 2020 Geoff Interesting ..., Scams, Security

For five (business) days in a row now the NZX, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange, has been crippled by so-called distributed[…]

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Don’t click that “Like”!

July 14, 2020 Geoff Scams, Tech Matters

How “Likes” lead to malicious software.

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Discover What Google Knows About You

March 19, 2020 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

What were you doing 10 years ago? Google knows!

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Laser-hacking voice-assistants

November 21, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

Who knew? Microphones respond to light waves as well as sound waves. This allows hackers to attack voice-assistant technologies such as Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, sometimes from a considerable distance.

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Location, location, location history

November 14, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

Who knew? Turning off Location History on Google doesn’t actually turn off location history. That, at least, is the basis[…]

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The Dark Side of Facebook

September 30, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

“The biggest surveillance-based enterprise in the history of mankind.” In a hugely popular post titled The Ultimate Retaliation: Pranking my[…]

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Smartphones: The Abuser in Your Pocket

September 23, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

The first three questions in the Am I In An Abusive Relationship questionnaire take on a whole new meaning if[…]

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