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guillybarres··on Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue
Will they uphold this law when DPRK threat actors use it as a form of economic sabotage?
guillybarres··on Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
Swing and a miss.
guillybarres··on "Enshittification" Isn't Real
I think it's one of those "internet phrases" that gets used by people who want other people to see them use it.
guillybarres··on About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone
I've found the Android screen time reminder feature to be useful for this, and it can be kind of jarring because it never feels like you're on the apps for as long as you actually are. You'll sit down and start scrolling and just lose track of time.
guillybarres··on Rakuten Kobo returns to U.S. retail as sales double
70% women is about what I see in bookstores, and frequently the main display cases are geared towards genres more popular among women, like romantasy.
guillybarres··on A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history
This is one of the craziest "breach" stories I've come across recently, I feel like it's gone a little bit under the radar considering the size and scope.
guillybarres··on Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
If you do that in Texas they'll give you the key to the city. A man was once acquitted after using an AK-47 to shoot an escort who was being driven away after robbing him of $150: https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/06/07/texas-prostitutes-jil....
guillybarres··on Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers
Isn't 2 million euros a bit of a lowball demand for a city the size of Berlin? In any case, it's good they're not paying.