Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux

by PanzerDivision to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

FBI abused spy law, but only like 280,000 times in a year. Redacted report card comes out (report link and redactions contents in comments)

by SoCo to /s/news from (theregister.com)

Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straight into 64-bit mode

by PanzerDivision to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Microsoft to let Internet Explorer 11 haunt Windows some more

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from (theregister.com)

First ever 64-bit version of Windows rediscovered … and a C compiler for it too

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Australia asks Twitter how it will mod content without staff, gets ghosted

by [deleted] to /s/Twitter from (theregister.com)

DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs

by Drewski to /s/Artificial_Intelligen from (theregister.com)

4chan and other web sewers scraped up into Google's mega-library for training ML

by [deleted] to /s/Internet from (theregister.com)

Future of warfare is AI, retired US Army general warns

by Drewski to /s/Artificial_Intelligen from (theregister.com)

Deplatforming hate forums doesn't work, British boffins warn

by [deleted] to /s/Internet from (theregister.com)

Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start Menu

by Myocarditis-Man to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

How thieves steal cars using vehicle CAN bus: Security isn't an afterthought, there's no security on the car's CAN at all.

by iamonlyoneman to /s/cars from (theregister.com)

Microsoft Defender is flagging legit URLs as malicious

by Myocarditis-Man to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Microsoft and GM deal means your next car might talk, lie, gaslight and manipulate you

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Police warrant orders Ring to provide man's home footage

by Drewski to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

X.Org is now pretty much an ex-org: Maintainer declares the open-source windowing system largely abandoned

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Thought you'd opted out of online tracking? Think again

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Microsoft hijacks Google's Chrome download page to beg you not to ditch Edge

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from (theregister.com)

Linux-powered AI assistant killed off by 'patent troll'

by Drewski to /s/FLOSS from (theregister.com)

Google's Go may add telemetry reporting that's on by default

by SoCo to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Google's Go may add telemetry reporting that's on by default

by Drewski to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

GitHub claims source code search engine is a game changer. (Not mentioned: Connecting pseudo-anonymous code to other projects, may unmask some programmers)

by SoCo to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Surprise! China's top Android phones collect way more info

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Microsoft wants you to believe it wont access private data with its intrusive scan for older Office versions

by SoCo to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Here is a list of proxy IPs to help block KillNet's DDoS bots

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Hey, online pharmacies: Quit spreading around everyone's data already

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Native Americans ask Apache foundation to change name...again

by SoCo to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Heata offers free hot water by mounting servers on people's water tanks

by [deleted] to /s/UnitedKingdom from (theregister.com)

Political Policies Continue Erasing US's Industrial Strengths As Some Try To Hide It: IBM staff grumble redeployment orders are stealth layoffs

by SoCo to /s/politics from (theregister.com)

LastPass admits attackers copied password vaults

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

LastPass admits attackers copied password vaults

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Epson zaps lasers into oblivion, in the name of the environment

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Chinese distributors reportedly dump dud chips on Russia

by GeorgeCarlin to /s/WorldNews from (theregister.com)

Phishing works so well crims won't bother with deepfakes

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Legless Lithuanian attacks copper with todger

by [deleted] to /s/NotTheOnion from (theregister.com)

Man stabbed to death by chicken with razor blade attached to its leg

by [deleted] to /s/whatever from (theregister.com)

Software fees to make up 10% of John Deere's revenues by 2030

by [deleted] to /s/Internet from (theregister.com)

Mozilla CSO demands fines to curb Big Tech surveillance

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Ad blockers struggle under Chrome's new rules

by Drewski to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

The crime against humanity that is the modern OS desktop, and how to kill it

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Goodbye, humans: Call centers "could save $80b" switching to AI

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Age Verification Providers Say Don’t Worry About California Design Code; You’ll Just Have To Scan Your Face For Every Website You Visit

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Google Play to ban Android VPN apps from interfering with ads

by [deleted] to /s/Android from (theregister.com)

Hyundai's encryption key for in-car infotainment . . . was a sample from a tutorial. May as well have not even been encrypted LOL

by iamonlyoneman to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Eighteen of 25 reproductive health apps and wearable devices reviewed by Mozilla received a *Privacy Not Included warning label – meaning they are problematic when it comes to protecting users' privacy and security.

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Um, almost the entire Scots Wikipedia was written by someone with no idea of the language – 10,000s of articles

by [deleted] to /s/Internet from (theregister.com)

Iran reveals use of cryptocurrency to pay for imports

by Drewski to /s/cryptocurrency from (theregister.com)

DoJ okays Google's acquisition of Mandiant

by GeorgeCarlin to /s/TechCompanies from (theregister.com)

Tech companies could be fined $25 million if they don't build suitable mechanisms to scan for child sex abuse material in end-to-end encrypted messages

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

"I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well"

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Makers of ad blockers and browser privacy extensions fear the end is near

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

The sad state of Linux desktop diversity: 21 environments, just 2 designs

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Web ad firms scrape email addresses before you know it

by GeorgeCarlin to /s/news from (theregister.com)

Another data-leaking Spectre bug found, smashes Intel, Arm defenses

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Missouri ends effort to prosecute 'view source' journalist

by Drewski to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

Avira also mines imaginary internet money on customers' PCs

by bandofla to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

ISS crew shelters from debris twice after Russia blows up old satellite

by magnora7 to /s/WorldNews from (theregister.com)

ExpressVPN bought for $1bn by Brit biz with an intriguing history in adware

by Drewski to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Confessions of a ransomware negotiator

by Drewski to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Fired credit union employee admits: I wiped 21GB of files from company's shared drive in retaliation

by carn0ld03 to /s/Labor from (theregister.com)

It's time to decentralize the internet, again: What was distributed is now centralized by Google, Facebook, etc

by Drewski to /s/DecentralizeAllThings from (theregister.com)

We can't believe people use browsers to manage their passwords, says maker of password management tools

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Do you want speed or security as expected? Spectre CPU defenses can cripple performance on Linux in tests

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Cloudflare stops offering to block LGBTQ webpages • The Register

by carn0ld03 to /s/business from (theregister.com)

Microsoft embraces Linux kernel's eBPF super-tool, extends it for Windows

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

University duo thought it would be cool to sneak bad code into Linux as an experiment. Of course, it absolutely backfired

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Wi-Fi devices set to become object sensors by 2024 under planned 802.11bf standard

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Intel accused of wiretapping because it uses analytics to track keystrokes, mouse movements on its website

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

TikTok no worse than Facebook for privacy, says Citizen Lab (although Chinese TikTok is a horror)

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Backblaze on the back foot after 'inadvertently' beaming customer data to Facebook

by Drewski to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

If you show people articles saying that Firefox is faster than Chrome, they'll believe it

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from (theregister.com)

Linux Mint users in hot water for being slow with security updates, running old versions

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Oops: Google admits failing to wipe all Android apps with location-tracking X-Mode SDKs from its Play Store

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

'It's dead, Jim': Torvalds marks Intel Itanium processors as orphaned in Linux kernel

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Google, Microsoft pitch in some spare change to keep Mozilla's Web Docs online bible alive

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

LowKey cool: This web app will tweak your photos to flummox facial-recognition systems

by [deleted] to /s/Surveillance from (theregister.com)

Pirate Bay co-founder criticises Parler for its lack of resilience

by [deleted] to /s/SocialMedia from (theregister.com)

Facebook's anti-trademark bot torpedoes .org website that just so happened to criticize Zuck's sucky ethics board

by [deleted] to /s/Facebook from (theregister.com)

Complexity has broken computer security, says academic who helped spot Meltdown and Spectre flaws

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Windows 10 to let you know that your SSD is dying rather than throwing out a BSOD when it's already too late

by [deleted] to /s/technology from (theregister.com)

huawei's uk code reviewers say its still crap at basic software security

by [deleted] to /s/programming from (theregister.com)

huawei's uk code reviewers say its still crap at basic software security

by [deleted] to /s/whatever from (theregister.com)

I love my electricity company's app – but the FBI says the nuclear industry bribed politicians $60m to kill it

by [deleted] to /s/Android from (theregister.com)

Microsoft leaks 6.5TB in Bing search data via unsecured Elastic server. *Insert 'Wow... that much?' joke here*

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Chinese database detailing 2.4 million influential people, their kids, their addresses, and how to press their buttons revealed

by Pis-dur to /s/WorldNews from (go.theregister.com)

DPL: Debian project has plenty of money but not enough developers

by [deleted] to /s/Linux from (theregister.com)

Linux kernel security fixes spotted before release with side channel attack on...developer mailing lists

by [deleted] to /s/Security from (theregister.com)

IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo

by [deleted] to /s/TechCompanies from (theregister.com)

Chromium devs want the browser to talk to devices, computers directly via TCP, UDP. Obviously, nothing can go wrong

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from (theregister.com)

Oh what a feeling: New Toyotas will upload data to AWS to help create custom insurance premiums based on driver behaviour

by forgottenpasswordguy to /s/StallmanWasRight from (theregister.com)

New Toyotas will upload data to AWS to help create custom insurance premiums based on driver behaviour

by Drewski to /s/privacy from (theregister.com)

Single-line software bug causes fledgling YAM cryptocurrency to implode just two days after launch

by [deleted] to /s/TechCompanies from (theregister.com)

Docker shocker: Cash-strapped container crew threatens to delete 4.5 petabytes of unloved images

by [deleted] to /s/TechCompanies from (theregister.com)

Mozilla warns more Firefox website breakage to come because devs just aren't checking for SameSite attribute.

by [deleted] to /s/Firefox from (theregister.com)

Intel NDA blueprints – 20GB of source code, schematics, specs, docs – spill onto web from partners-only vault

by zyxzevn to /s/Hacking from (theregister.com)

UK formally abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court, Germany plans to move forward nevertheless

by magnora7 to /s/WorldNews from (theregister.com)

Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet

by Sigterminator to /s/UncensoredTech from (theregister.com)

An Internet of Trouble lies ahead as root certificates begin to expire en masse, warns security researcher

by Drewski to /s/Internet from (theregister.com)

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