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5 Dangerous hacks that may leave you feeling nervous
Electronic Products ^ | 09/05/2013 | Nicolette Emmino

Posted on 09/10/2013 8:40:34 AM PDT by null and void

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1 posted on 09/10/2013 8:40:34 AM PDT by null and void
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To: COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; Travis McGee; opentalk; ..

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...

2 posted on 09/10/2013 8:44:21 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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Nothing can go wrong *click*...go wrong *click*...go wrong *click*...


3 posted on 09/10/2013 8:44:22 AM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: null and void

In the case of cameras, tv’s, and other digital crap sometimes manual switches aren’t such a bad thing.


4 posted on 09/10/2013 8:53:46 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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LOL. I have a little computer expert in my home — my 19 year old who lives, eats and breathes computers and is studying video gaming at a UC, that is how to design and program the games (easy for him because he already knows a lot of programming from self-study).

He’s told me many “funny” hacking stories and exactly what these hackers can do, which is just about everything you can imagine to breach your privacy.

He stays away from that aspect of programming because he knows the consequences — AND, he was raised to respect the privacy and rights of others and knows his dad would kill him if he did anything illegal online and were caught (because we’d never know unless he were caught) — that is if I didn’t take him out first!!


5 posted on 09/10/2013 8:55:04 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Didn't make it to the gym today. That makes 5 years in a row.)
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“Nothing can go wrong *click*...go wrong *click*...go wrong *click*...”


Do you realize in a generation or two, that sentence will be meaningless to anyone who never experienced the joy of vinyl.


6 posted on 09/10/2013 8:55:27 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam! 969)
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I for one welcome our SD card overlords. Had enough of the vinyl temperature and storage requirements. Plus the shuffle feature is manual and a real bitch to get just right.


7 posted on 09/10/2013 9:00:25 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: null and void

Twelve days ago someone parked a hostage virus on our computer and did so via AVG. The hacker is demanding $300 to unlock the computer but there is no guarantee that will happen if the fee is paid. Furthermore, we can’t afford to pay; that is exactly the sum I try to make every month to be able to meet our bills.

I earn my living, tiny as it is, via selling on eBay and Craigslist. Without a computer I have no way to do business from home. The public library is 10 miles away and is unsatisfactory for maintaining my business which requires photos of items for sale.

We are now facing a cash-flow problem.

P.S.: What clams?


8 posted on 09/10/2013 9:02:31 AM PDT by SatinDoll (NATURAL BORN CITIZEN: BORN IN THE USA OFCITIZEN PARENTS)
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I just got a samsung smart tv and I didn’t see that it came with a camera? I better go look.


9 posted on 09/10/2013 9:05:43 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Tastes like Heaven, Burns like Hell! Mmmmmm. What is it?)
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To: Resolute Conservative

Yep. The Forbin project would be a far shorter book (and movie) if they provided an “off” switch.


10 posted on 09/10/2013 9:07:37 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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Love that film.


11 posted on 09/10/2013 9:09:35 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SatinDoll; Bon of Babble

Check with Bon of Babble, perhaps her kid can help?

12 posted on 09/10/2013 9:10:45 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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Well-known hacker Barnaby Jack, who made his living using his tech skills to reveal security holes before criminals can find them, discovered how a pacemaker can be hacked and a man can be killed from 30 feet away. Jack was supposed to demonstrate this at the Def Con hacker convention last month, but died just a few days before, ABC News reported.

An amazing coincidence.

13 posted on 09/10/2013 9:11:18 AM PDT by Pan_Yan (I love it when spell check highlights every single word.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

There are several films that would be very short with even minimal preparation of the characters.

Cujo. Shotgun. Two minutes tops...


14 posted on 09/10/2013 9:12:45 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: US_MilitaryRules

From day one, a bandaid got put over the lens of our two laptops that have video capability.


15 posted on 09/10/2013 9:13:43 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
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To: US_MilitaryRules
I just got a samsung smart tv and I didn’t see that it came with a camera? I better go look.

Hold on...I can tell you...

(j/k!)

16 posted on 09/10/2013 9:14:17 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: SatinDoll

Pay another hacker to trace this guy...sue him etc...


17 posted on 09/10/2013 9:16:28 AM PDT by Drawsing
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An amazing coincidence.

DARPA funds car hacking.

Hastings abruptly dies just before his planned release of DoD sensitive info.

Breitbart drops dead the day before a planned release of information threatening to the obama information.

The coroner drops dead the day Breitbart's autopsy results are released.

All amazing coinkiy-dinks...

18 posted on 09/10/2013 9:16:50 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: SatinDoll

I would use a Linux live disc and flash storage to mount the drive, copy what matters, wipe the drive.


19 posted on 09/10/2013 9:16:58 AM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Well, if by SD cards you are referring to MP3 files I would have to disagree. If on the other hand you are referring to CD quality wav files then yes they are superior.

It is a real shame how well MP3 quality has been accepted by the masses. Yes I know when storage was limited and expensive it filled a market. Unfortunately it seems to be dominating the market.

I love the sound and dynamic range of Theater Pipe Organs (lots of upbeat tunes, show tunes, and yes the occasional classical) and MP3 just falls flat.

I am not one of those idiots who fall for the oxygen filled wires or the latest made up sonic words but MP3, no thanks.

I might give them a leg up on vinyl which had been played about 10+ times. A virgin record still beats MP3 if we are only speaking about sound quality. Unfortunately, like most virgins, it is only one once.


20 posted on 09/10/2013 9:18:18 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam! 969)
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