<center><i>· Welcome ·</i><p/>..to another one of these 'thingies' where the author remains in silence most of the time, only giving small rants from time to time..<p/>Enjoy, and try to open Your eyes, cause it's getting too obvious even to the dumbest of the dumb..<p/><a href="https://www.drugs.com/soma.html" target="_blank">Soma</a> much?!<p/><a href="https://www.drugs.com/soma.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.drugs.com/images/pills/mtm/Soma%20350%20mg.jpg" /></a><p/>Now now, don't get mad at me, I'm only the messenger!<p/><img src="https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/how-not-to-go-to-work-090719.jpg" /><p/></center><p/><hr/><p/><center><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RZSTx9khWw" target="_blank"><i>Honest Government Ad | Cashless Welfare Card</i><p/><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWDjYLNqxypfykD6PZMxeAayJrFyb2ZzZKZBo1yKJE7LR/Class%20Warfare.png" /></a><p/>(Click on titles or images to read at source, or don't, Your choice)<p/>···</center><p/><hr/><p/>naked security by SOPHOS<br/><a href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/10/mozilla-increases-browser-privacy-with-encrypted-dns/" target="_blank">Mozilla increases browser privacy with encrypted DNS<p/><center><img src="https://sophosnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/shutterstock_295215620-compressor.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Mozilla is about to turn on-by-default an oft-overlooked privacy feature in Firefox. The desktop version of the browser will soon automatically encrypt your website requests using a feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), it <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2019/09/06/whats-next-in-making-dns-over-https-the-default/" target="_blank">said on Friday</a>.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>naked security by SOPHOS<br/><a href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/18/is-100-million-enough-to-save-the-web-from-ads/" target="_blank">Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?<p/><center><img src="https://sophosnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/shutterstock_1085501978-compressor.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>But what is it?</p><p/><p>The following explanation appears on the Creative Commons website:</p><p/><p><i>"The program will fund individuals, projects, and global communities that contribute to a privacy-centric, open, and accessible web monetisation ecosystem."</i></p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/34367/period-tracker-apps-share-deeply-personal-data-with-facebook" target="_blank">Period tracker apps share deeply personal data with Facebook<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/09/shutterstock_1205305369_0.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Period tracker apps are sending personal data about its users' health and sexual activity to Facebook, according to research conducted by <a href="https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3196/no-bodys-business-mine-how-menstruation-apps-are-sharing-your-data" target="_blank">Privacy International</a> and BuzzFeed News.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>TechRepublic<br/><a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/more-than-99-of-attacks-in-the-past-year-relied-on-human-error-to-gain-access/#ftag=RSS56d97e7" target="_blank">More than 99% of attacks in the past year relied on human error to gain access<p/><center><img src="https://tr1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/08/21/e3ceae85-df04-406c-a883-8117fb4ef688/thumbnail/60x60/bc8d51d608abdb29350eecec5c9439c4/jamessanders-20181121-ratiocrop.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Corporate websites are the most frequent source of VAPs, at just over 40%, with <i>"publicly available files"</i> a close second. Social media services accounted for less than 5% of sources.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/trojans/34368/stealthfalcon-malware-spread-through-the-windows-update-mechanism" target="_blank">StealthFalcon malware spread through the Windows update mechanism<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/09/trojan.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>By using the Windows update delivery system, the malicious traffic of this trojan can evade firewalls</p></blockquote><p/>You still work with Your cryptos while in Windows?! You shouldn't..<p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/public-sector/34331/dr-alexa-will-see-you-now" target="_blank">Dr Alexa will see you now<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/07/amazonecho_shutterstock_601257215.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>The problems with the company's offering were highlighted by one clinician who chose to remain anonymous, but showed us a video of a chatbot conversation with Babylon, in which he described the symptoms of an overweight 56-year-old, ten-a-day smoker with high blood pressure and diabetes, who had <i>"pain going down his left arm"</i>. This is a potential sign of a heart attack, but the bot response suggested <i>"the good news is your symptoms can be managed at home for now"</i>.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/machine-learning/34380/autonomous-vehicles-could-cut-crashes-by-22" target="_blank">Autonomous vehicles <i>“could cut crashes by 22%”</i><p/><center><img src="https://cdn1.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/09/shutterstock_635240822.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p> New research from the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) estimates 22% of collisions may be avoided by introducing highly-automated vehicles into the fleet.</p></blockquote><p/>Sigh.. We should already have flying cars..<p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/34374/fbi-embarks-on-cyber-criminal-detainment-spree" target="_blank">FBI embarks on cyber criminal detainment spree<p/><center><img src="https://cdn1.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/images/dir_234/it_photo_117199.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Authorities from across the world partnered to take down scores of online scammers in a string of nations including the US, the UK, Japan, as well as parts of Europe and Africa. Some 281 suspects have been detained as part of the sweep, with authorities recovering $3.7 million in seized funds.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html" target="_blank">New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEKE3f17krk/XXotdW7pwmI/AAAAAAAA1FE/cOSlECMbWG4ZG6LsPfpQ2cod91vHTmSWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/simjacker-sim-card-hacking.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS.</p><p/><p>Dubbed <i>"SimJacker,"</i> the vulnerability resides in a particular piece of software, called the S@T Browser (a dynamic SIM toolkit), embedded on most SIM cards that is widely being used by mobile operators in at least 30 countries and can be exploited regardless of which handsets victims are using.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/netcat-intel-side-channel.html" target="_blank">NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VMQVGFh52aY/XXjxCFdaWfI/AAAAAAAA1Dc/eqxQS3V9tcoPE4MVs-jKx_gaDz8E6Ze6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/intel-side-channel-vulnerability.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Discovered by a team of security researchers from the Vrije University in Amsterdam, the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-11184, resides in a performance optimization feature called Intel's DDIO—short for Data-Direct I/O—which by design grants network devices and other peripherals access to the CPU cache.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/firefox-privacy-vpn-service.html" target="_blank">Mozilla Launches 'Firefox Private Network' VPN Service as a Browser Extension<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PVgi0ZafoG8/XXiiwgRqPBI/AAAAAAAA1CA/yRmQZnCtwYwdWBtWax6udGClU4qUyHqZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/firefox-privacy-vpn-service.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Mozilla has officially launched a new privacy-focused VPN service, called Firefox Private Network, as a <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/" target="_blank">browser extension</a>that aims to encrypt your online activity and limit what websites and advertisers know about you.</p></blockquote><p/>Don't forget that You can also delegate SP to @steemvpn and use a fabulous VPN, check it <a href="https://steemvpn.com/" target="_blank">here</a><p/>(I know I should already have this one.. Will have to raise my SP a bit more..)<p/><center>·</center><p/>TNW - The Next Web<br/><a href="https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/09/10/us-court-says-scraping-a-site-without-permission-isnt-illegal/" target="_blank">US court says scraping a site without permission isn’t illegal<p/><center><img src="https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/social-media-1432985_1920-1-796x418.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>The court banned the Microsoft-owned company from blocking HiQ’s attempts to scrape data from publicly available profiles on the platform.</p></blockquote><p/>The best part is when You move the mouse cursor over the TNW logo on site xD<p/><center>·</center><p/>The Block<br/><a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/38002/portugals-tax-authority-says-crypto-trading-and-payments-are-tax-free" target="_blank">Portugal’s tax authority says crypto trading and payments are tax-free<p/><center><img src="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/dist/6ff267e3efc1cecca1fe1ed4ffc62cab.png" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Local business newspaper Jornal de Negócios reported the news earlier this week, saying that the authority has said that both cryptocurrency trading in real currencies and remuneration in cryptocurrencies are exempt from value-added tax (VAT).</p></blockquote><p/>Woohoo, crypto safe haven.. Now, why is this You ask?! Because people here are dumb, and almost no one is using it, this way the "elites" have a safe place where no one knows what this is about..<p/>Will continue to propagate the message, even if only a couple more join in the "crypto world", it's worth it, it's a couple more against the government/banks/..<p/><center>·</center><p/>UNEARTHED<br/><a href="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2019/09/12/fast-facts-about-fast-fashion/" target="_blank">‘A monstrous disposable industry’: Fast facts about fast fashion<p/><center><img src="https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GP0STPHKZ_Web_size.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>But with that growth in consumption comes a growth in waste with fashion items becoming – effectively – another type of single-use product.</p><p/><p>When we buy polyester clothes, we’re wearing fossil fuels</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/it-legislation/27814/what-is-gdpr-everything-you-need-to-know" target="_blank">What is GDPR? Everything you need to know, from requirements to fines<p/><center><img src="https://cdn1.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2015/11/europe_map.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>The regulation aims to give people greater power over their data and make companies more transparent in how they deal with sensitive information.</p></blockquote><p/>I would call it subversive control but You can call it whatever You like it..<p/><center>·</center><p/>TNW - The Next Web<br/><a href="https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/09/12/ice-is-paying-an-israeli-security-company-30m-to-break-into-phones/" target="_blank">ICE is paying an Israeli security company $30M to break into phones<p/><center><img src="https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2019/09/ios12-passcode-social-card-796x418.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its partnership with Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite to unlock and extract data from mobile phones, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-has-a-new-dollar30m-contract-with-israeli-phone-cracking-company-cellebrite" target="_blank">reports The Daily Beast</a>.</p><p/><p>According to a <a href="https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=3082dfd011655a4709b395ce53aa693d&tab=core&_cview=0" target="_blanK">federal filing dated June 24</a>, the ICE is expected to pay the company anywhere between $30 and $35 million for an order to procure “universal forensic extraction devices (UFEDs), accessories licenses, training and support services.” The contract is expected to last up to five years.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Atlantic<br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/09/how-facebook-dating-different-other-dating-apps/597610" target="_blank">Can Facebook Fix the Dating World Tinder Created?<p/><center><img src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2019/09/GettyImages_1140450239/lead_720_405.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Facebook Dating, which lives within the Facebook mobile app in a separate tab (it’s not available on the Facebook desktop site), promises to connect singles who opt into the service by algorithmically matching them according to geography and shared <i>“interests, events, and groups”</i>;</p></blockquote><p/>Haven't thought of the need to mention any '<i>Black Mirror</i>' episode so soon.. This is what will lead society to a plot like the 4th episode of the 4th season, or episode 17 overall, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_the_DJ" target="_blank"><i>Hang the DJ</i></a>"...<p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/data-breaches/34414/data-on-every-ecuadorian-citizen-leaked-online" target="_blank">Data on every Ecuadorian citizen leaked online<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/09/shutterstock_1150186160.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>The cache contained around 18 GB of data, with as many as 20 million individuals potentially affected. For context, the population of Ecuador is around 16 million.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>GlobalResearch<br/><a href="https://www.globalresearch.ca/5g-electromagnetic-mad-zone-poised-self-destruct-5g-dementors-meet-4g-zombie-apocalypse/5689176" target="_blank">The 5G Electromagnetic “Mad Zone” Poised to Self-Destruct: The 5G “Dementors” Meet the 4G “Zombie Apocalypse”<p/><center><img src="https://www.globalresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-15-at-10.58.08-PM.png" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p><i>It is time we asked a crucial question. How did we come to be in this 5G mad zone, poised to self-destruct? How on earth did we get here?</i></p><p/><p>They have published <a href="https://www.icnirp.org/cms/upload/presentations/NIR2012pdf/watanabe.pdf" target="_blank">pictures of plastic mannequin heads filled with gel</a> that they put probes inside to demonstrate the heating effect. <i>“Look at our wonderful science!”</i>, they seem to say, <i>“The mannequin head has suffered no ill-effects!  Why should you worry?”</i>[xxi]</p></blockquote><p/>And we see already a bunch of propaganda trying to convince us all that 5G, <a href="http://www.emfsa.co.za/research-and-studies/review-biological-and-pathological-effects-of-2-45-ghz-radiation-on-cells-fertility-brain-and-behavior/" target="_blank">4G</a>, Wi-Fi are safe.. Read all the links on the site before You state something stupid as: "..it is safe or they wouldn't.."..<p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/edward-snowden-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">United States Sues Edward Snowden and You'd be Surprised to Know Why<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJETGVX1rjQ/XYEbODk19SI/AAAAAAAA1Hk/1LXDolaAWm4TDhATbdTh74L8yvCfXx_OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/edward-snowden-permanet-recod.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>And you would be more surprised to know the reason for this lawsuit—No, Snowden has not been sued for leaking NSA secrets, instead for publishing a book without submitting it to the agencies for pre-publication review.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/ecuador-data-breach.html" target="_blank">IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGUxoBtmhfk/XYI2oKam1vI/AAAAAAAA1JY/RBOLS3FvfsUNPE_0bwqM1O8LOeigqdmYACLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/Ecuador-Data-Breach.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>As part of the investigation, Ecuadorian officials also said in a <a href="https://www.fiscalia.gob.ec/fiscalia-realizo-la-toma-de-version-de-directivos-de-novaestrat/" target="_blank">statement</a> on Tuesday that they had <a href="https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/tecnologia/directivos-novaestrat-filtracion-datos-fiscalia/" target="_blank">arrested</a> the manager of Novaestrat identified as William Roberto G and seized electronic equipment, computers, storage devices, and documentation during a raid at his home.</p></blockquote><p/>Maybe 'they' just want something else.. And just needed a scapegoat.. But that is just me..<center>·</center><p/>naked security by SOPHOS<br/><a href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/18/soho-storage-and-router-devices-are-still-hopelessly-broken/" target="_blank">Common storage and router devices are still hopelessly broken<p/><center><img src="https://sophosnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/shutterstock_1143265586-compressor.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>So, the industry would have taken this to heart and enhanced its security in the last six years, right? Wrong.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>The Hacker News<br/><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/hacking-soho-routers.html" target="_blank">125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands<p/><center><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZpbkil84Og/XYCYEE1UDAI/AAAAAAAA1Gw/ajJ6PhzCgRIZisyX5T1q6dU-j_BpQzLnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s728-e100/wireless-modem-router-hacking.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Researchers said they successfully obtained root shells on 12 of the devices, allowing them to have complete control over the affected devices, 6 of which contained flaws that would enable attackers to gain full control over a device remotely and without authentication.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>ITPro<br/><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/network-internet/34433/urban-rural-broadband-divide-persists-despite-rhetoric" target="_blank">Urban-rural broadband divide persists, despite rhetoric<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.itpro.co.uk/sites/itpro/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/2019/06/broadband_and_telecoms.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p><i>"Digital connectivity is now regarded by many as an essential utility, with many in rural areas struggling to live a modern lifestyle without it,"</i> said chair of the select committee Neil Parish MP. <i>"There continues to be a lot of frustration felt by those living or working in rural areas - and rightly so."</i></p></blockquote><p/>..and then 5G..<p/><center>·</center><p/>The New York Times<br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/health/ilsi-food-policy-india-brazil-china.html" target="_blank">A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World<p/><center><img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/09/17/science/00ILSI4/00ILSI4-jumbo.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p>Created four decades ago by a top Coca-Cola executive, the institute now has branches in 17 countries. It is almost entirely funded by Goliaths of the agribusiness, food and pharmaceutical industries.</p></blockquote><p/><center>·</center><p/>CloudPro<br/><a href="https://www.cloudpro.co.uk/cloud-essentials/public-cloud/8234/disney-takes-to-the-cloud-with-five-year-microsoft-azure-deal" target="_blank">Disney takes to the cloud with five-year Microsoft Azure deal<p/><center><img src="https://cdn2.cloudpro.co.uk/sites/cloudprod7/files/styles/thumbnail_large_620x350/public/2019/09/shutterstock_783024103.jpg" /></center></a><p/><blockquote><p><i>"By moving many of our production and post-production workflows to the cloud, we're optimistic that we can create content more quickly and efficiently around the world,"</i> said Jamie Voris, CTO, The Walt Disney Studios.</p></blockquote><p/>And the "princess" / "prince", hyper-sexualization gets to the cloud..<p/><center>·</center><p/>This one ending with another video, to those of You who still believe police is there to help, only if it is to help their owners..<p/><center><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGGhf_F4go" target="_blank"><i>"Masonic Police Caught Faking a Hoax Sniper Shooting in California"</i><p/><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdnuVHjoj39ggN1PBDjzSr1qCm2a8E1bjdZhEz8qeVXQY/Masonic%20Police.png" /></a></center><p/><hr/><p/>Previous "dots" can be found <a href="https://steemit.com/newslink/@cyberspacegod/connecting-dots-or-propaganda-you-decide-10" >here</a>..don't follow the white rabbit down the hole..<p/><hr/><p/><center><i>❤ You all,<br/>In Lak'ech Ala K'in</i></center><p/><hr/><p/>Images edited with GIMP · GNU Image Manipulation Program software<p/><a href="https://steemit.com/@sp-group" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbJeYyhGAypmmJthGAjqCEsiqGELwmXjVbJK7h8P7h5m4/banner%20SP-GROUP.png" /></a><p/><a href="https://steemit.com/basicincome/@steembasicincome/steem-basic-income-a-complete-overview" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src ="https://steemitimages.com/DQmYyGi4HvKXuvQJ7sWPQHH5W33ThfAE74dpsJgMJ6n8UiZ/SBI%20Promo%20Banner%20PNG.png"></a>