The Register – More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now

Jul 312024
 

Small stay of execution in ‘exceptional circumstances’ promised as lawsuits start to fly

As the DigiCert drama continues, we now have a better idea of the size and scope of the problem – with the organization’s infosec boss admitting the SSL/TLS certificate revocation sweep will affect tens of thousands of its customers, some of which have warned that the short notice may have real-world safety implications and disrupt critical services.…

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jwz – Gravatar Dunning-Krugerrands

Jul 312024
 

Automattic’s self-immolation continues apace. They are about to find out that pivoting from “here’s some mildly-convenient free image hosting to put an avatar on your email address” to “Enterprise-ready, planet-incinerating cryptocurrency grift” is not going to go the way that they think it will. Today might be a good day to install my “Mirror Gravatar” WordPress plugin, before the mass exodus. Gravatar blog: “Mastering Decentralized Identity for Business”: The internet is evolving into Web 3.0, with a shift that brings decentralized applications and services to the forefront. […] Blockchain technology is fundamental to decentralized identity systems. Here’s why: […] For instance, Ethereum’s smart contract functionality lets you create complex identity management systems that operate autonomously…

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Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – Pluralistic: A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement (29 Jul 2024)

Jul 292024
 

Today’s links

A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement: Actual property rights are less important than the metaphorical property rights of “IP.”

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A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement (permalink)
Here’s a weird consequence of our societal shift from capitalism (where riches come from profits) to feudalism (where riches come from rents): increasingly, your rights to your actual property (the physical…

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The Register – Forget security – Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit

Jul 252024
 

Web puzzles don’t protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them

Updated  Google promotes its reCAPTCHA service as a security mechanism for websites, but researchers affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, argue it’s harvesting information while extracting human labor worth billions.…

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jwz – “Your personal information is very important to us.”, part two

Jul 242024
 

Barely six weeks after the XScreenSaver for Android Privacy Policy fiasco, Google, is up to brand new fuckery. As far as I can tell, they’re saying that if I don’t give them a copy of my driver’s license, they’re going to remove XScreenSaver and XDaliClock from their “Play” [sic] store.

So that’s obviously not going to happen.

And gosh, I’m all broken up about the consequences.

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jwz – I agree with this message

Jul 192024
 

Spotted one in the wild!

This is definitely an improvement. Now the extremely loud fan is running 24/7 to display a PSA against using MICROS~1 products, instead of whatever advertising bullshit was there before.

Advertising shits in your head, so thanks for enabling this upgrade, MUNI!

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Planet PostgreSQL – Shayon Mukherjee: Use pg_easy_replicate for setting up Logical Replication and Switchover in PostgreSQL

Jul 132024
 

Logical replication is a powerful feature in PostgreSQL that allows for real-time data replication between databases. It can be used for performing major version upgrades using a blue/green setup where you have two databases, allowing you to test and switch over to a new version with minimal downtime. Logical replication can also be use to facilitate database migrations between different environments, using the same technique and tooling.
In this post, I will describe the process of setting up simple replication and switchover between two databases using pg_easy_replicate.

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Techdirt. – For Whatever Reason, The US Post Office Is Still Running Its Mail Cover Surveillance Program

Jul 082024
 

The US Postal Service has been retaining metadata on snail mail for years. Back before mass scanning of every piece of mail was a reality, law enforcement requests had to be a bit more targeted. Investigators had to put in requests that required the postal service to log information about any mail sent to/from certain addresses or between certain addresses.
These days it’s far less complicated. As millions of Americans know, you have the option to have photos of all your incoming mail sent to your email, giving you a glimpse into the very near future in terms of mail service.
More than a decade ago, the technology finally achieved what law enforcement entities have always wanted:…

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Planet PostgreSQL – Sergey Pronin: Automated Major Version Upgrades in Percona Operator for PostgreSQL

Jul 082024
 

Automated Major Version Upgrades in Percona Operator for PostgreSQLPostgreSQL major versions are released every year, with each release delivering better performance and new features. With such rapid innovation, it is inevitable that there will be a need to upgrade from one version to another. Upgrade procedures are usually very complex and require thorough planning. With the 2.4.0 release of Percona Operator for PostgreSQL, […]

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