Securing wireless neurostimulators
The latest generation of such devices come with remote monitoring and reprogramming capabilities, via an external device programmer. The manufacturers seem to have relied on security through obscurity (when will we ever learn!) with the very predictable result that the interface turns out not be secure at all. So we end up with a hackable device connected directly to someone’s brain.
(tags: security brain health medical devices iot exploits neurostimulators)
fedora – Should I disable accounts-daemon? – Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
tldr: yes
A flaw-by-flaw guide to Facebook’s new GDPR privacy changes | TechCrunch
Overall, it seems like Facebook is complying with the letter of GDPR law, but with questionable spirit. Sure, privacy is boring to a lot of people. Too little info and they feel confused and scared. Too many choices and screens and they feel overwhelmed and annoyed. Facebook struck the right balance in some places here. But the subtly pushy designs seem intended to steer people away from changing their defaults in ways that could hamper Facebook’s mission and business.
(tags: gdpr design facebook privacy data-protection data-privacy social-networking eu law)