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So your hard disk is spying on you.
Jay Edwards wrote: + Teehee! Feb 19 15 06:00 pm Link The Grey Forest wrote: I doubt there's enough power in standby mode just to run the camera and I think you are being too paranoid....... Citation please. Feb 19 15 06:41 pm Link Gryph wrote: Because all their hard drives were full.. Feb 19 15 06:42 pm Link The Grey Forest wrote: you realize that not all computers are laptops, right? Feb 19 15 07:41 pm Link You could block the sites and IPs listed in the Kaspersky research in your router firewall. The router will then block comms to the listed sites. Unless the drive makers release a diagnostic tool to either examine the drive for tampering or overwrite any supposed empty space in the ROM to salvage their corporate reputations there is not much else you can do. https://securelist.com/blog/research/68 … re-galaxy/ As for the Lenovo / Superfish thing - a "compromised" security certificate is installed into the system - this should be removed asap. Lenovo has instructions after the customer backlash. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/1 … computers/ Feb 19 15 08:35 pm Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Chuckles. Don't hold your breath. I spent 25 years banging my head against a brick wall. Executives have a way of getting what they want even when you can show them it's a really freaking dumb idea. Apologize? Hah! If/when it blows up in their face, they just claim they weren't told and then proceed to blame the IT or Security people (usually both). In extreme cases they simply switch agencies because, well, it's hard to hit a moving target. Feb 20 15 06:37 am Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Philip K. Dick Warned Us About the Internet of Things in 1969 Feb 20 15 05:28 pm Link |
