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Submission + - The 600+ Companies PayPal Shares Your Data With (schneier.com)

Submitted by AmiMoJo
AmiMoJo writes: One of the effects of GDPR — the new EU General Data Protection Regulation — is that we're all going to be learning a lot more about who collects our data and what they do with it. Consider PayPal, that just released a list of over 600 companies they share customer data with. Here's a good visualization of that data.

Is 600 companies unusual? Is it more than average? Less? We'll soon know.

Comment Re:LOL. (Score 1) 503

What sensationalist tripe. What are they going to do, strand millions of lower-income people who can't afford to replace their $2000 clunker with a $30,000 new car?

It's actually quite worse than that. You would force them to buy a $30K commuter car, and then force them to rent some kind of long range electric every time they wanted to go see Yosemite.

The biggest problem of all is the limited range of electrics. People always say "The average person travels under 100 miles a day", and that's true. However, many of us have loved ones we visit on the weekend, and taking a 10 hour round trip weekend to visit the in-laws just became impossible when we have to stop every few hours for a few hours of recharge.

Many people just can't afford another car for long range only, so they buy the compromise. Drive the mini-van to work with it's 22mpg because it's still cheaper then getting an econocar and a minivan. Personal experience talking.

Submission + - California Considers Banning ICE Automobiles (sacbee.com)

Submitted by Rick Schumann
Rick Schumann writes: The ban on internal-combustion engine automobiles would be at least 10 years away, and it's unclear at this early stage if it would ban only sales and use of new cars, or ban existing cars as well, and no mention of two (or three) wheeled vehicles at this stage, but the California Air Resoures Board (CARB) is nevertheless considering this seriously, in order to meet it's ambitious emissions reduction goals.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Why do so many of you think carrying cash is 'dangerous'? 5

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Recently I Asked Slashdot what you thought about paying for things online using plastic, and the security of using plastic in general; thank you all for your many and varied responses, they're all much appreciated and gave me things to consider.

However I got quite a few responses that puzzled me: People claiming that paying for things with cash, and carrying any amount of cash around at all, was somehow dangerous, that I'd be 'robbed', and that I shoudn't carry cash at all, only plastic. I'm Gen-Y; I've walked around my entire life, in all sorts of places, and have never been approached or robbed by anyone, so I'm more than a little puzzled by that.

So now I ask you, Slashdotters: Why do you think carrying cash is so dangerous? Where do you live/spend your time that you worry so much about being robbed? Have you been robbed before, and that's why you feel this way? I'm not going to stop carrying cash in my wallet but I'd like to understand why it is so many of you feel this way — so please be thorough in your explanations.

Comment Re:way to go, microsoft. (Score 1) 99

The "taxpayer" did not directly fund the Telco networks, anymore than the taxpayers directly funded your employer's IT upgrade last year.

Pure semantics! When the govt. forces you to pay extra so that said money can go where they want it to go, it's a tax! If they renamed the Income Tax deducted from you paycheck every week to Employee Usage Fee, would you fell any better?

Submission + - Linux finally starting to see the problem with certain init systems? (lkml.org)

Submitted by jawtheshark
jawtheshark writes: In a latest Linux Kernel Mailing List post, Linux Torvalds, finishes his mail with a little poke towards a certain init system. It is a very faint criticism, compared to his usual style. While Linus has no direct influence on the "choices" of distro maintainers, his opinion is usually valued.

Submission + - EU Prepares "Right to Repair" Legislation to Fight Short Product Lifespans (bleepingcomputer.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The EU is preparing legislation that would legalize a customer's "right to repair," and would force vendors to design products for longer life and easier maintenance, in an effort to combat electronic waste and abusive practices like manufacturers legally preventing users from repairing their devices. The legislation is in its earlier stages of public discussion, but it already has the backing of several EU Members of Parliament, along with support from organizations like Greenpeace.

Currently, in the US only eleven states have similar laws, and they have been adopted after years of public discussions, and only for certain markets, and not for all types of products. It is unclear what leverage the EU will use to force manufacturers to produce longer lasting products, as this would mean lesser profits for big businesses, who often used tactics such as software DRMs, warranty contract lock-ins, and soldering components together, just to avoid users repairing products on their own.

Submission + - "HP pre-programmed failure date of non-HP ink cartridges in its printers" (myce.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: HP has programmed a failure date for non-HP / private label ink cartridges in its printers. Users around the world started to complain on the 13th of September this year that their printer rejected their non-HP cartridges. HP claimed that a firmware update was the culprit, but also printers who never received an update since they were unpacked rejected the cartridges starting at that particular date.

Comment Re:Would they believe (Score 1) 348

by HexaByte (#52755989) Attached to: US Customs and Border Protection Wants To Know Who You Are On Twitter

Seems sad the govt assumes everyone has one or more of these accounts.

Just 8 short years ago, I was doing computer security inspections/reviews for US govt. agencies. We were told NOT to have such accounts as they are possible security holes. After all, if the bad guys know everything about you, you're easier to hack and or manipulate.

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