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turtleman1338on “My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen”

Not to defend Luke but I nowhere read that he stored wallets on the hacked server and I think he explicitly stated that the server was not used for wallets.

turtleman1338on Password generator doesn't generate new password in the same session

>This is currently by design

What?

turtleman1338on Ask HN: Who is building credit card size tracker using U1 spec?

Android apps that detect AirTags exist too, e.g. https://github.com/seemoo-lab/AirGuard

turtleman1338on URL is also a shell script that executes some malicious(?) code

$ also gets escaped automatically for me if pasted

turtleman1338on URL is also a shell script that executes some malicious(?) code

I could only get it work with bash, on zsh it does not work.

turtleman1338on Tell HN: Otter.ai bot recording meetings without consent

If some of the participants are located in the EU this is a GDPR violation.

turtleman1338on The Twitter whistleblower story is worse than you think

There is a big difference between privacy and security.

turtleman1338on Google blocked my Chrome extension so I created a website to host it

Will it be possible for other developers to add their own extensions? The sites name suggests this.

turtleman1338on You can’t buy one square foot of land in Scotland and become a Scottish lord

This comment shows how unnecessary the /s is. Even if you write it people will take it seriously.

Additionally, it destroys the irony for the readers who understand the /s.

turtleman1338on Samsung’s “repair mode” lets technicians look at your phone, not your data

There is a standard android feature for years that works the same: Guest Account. Anyway I would wipe my device before sending it to repairs.

turtleman1338on Tell HN: Apple Pay works in non-Safari browsers in iOS 16 Beta 3

"non-Safari browsers" I thought all iOS browsers are technically Safari based?

turtleman1338on Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom to introduce persistent user tracking

Yes, you can not just inject a http header when using SSL without breaking it.

turtleman1338on InviZible

Why would someone use DNSCrypt on android? DNS over TLS is implemented in AOSP since pie(9).

turtleman1338on Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks

They already sold to USA, but the devices for USA are different than EU because of some regulations and they are out of stock atm

turtleman1338on Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks

You can already but it at lab401 since weeks, they have them in EU warehouse.

turtleman1338on Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks

Same here, I have my tracking number for 3 weeks but no activity so far

turtleman1338on Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks

You can actually buy a device from an official reseller with same day shipping depending on your location: https://lab401.com/products/flipper-zero

turtleman1338on Flipper Zero – Portable Multi-Tool Device for Geeks

No actually this depends on your location. I was an early baker and I am still waiting for my device in the EU, while they already shipped it to ppl who pre-orderd after the kickstarter was finished.

You can also buy it in EU from an official reseller, with same day shipping depending on your location: https://lab401.com/products/flipper-zero

I dont know what happend with the shipping management, I hope I will receive my device soon.

turtleman1338on TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web fingerprinting

How do you know? The font number does not matter as the website wont see that. To check uniqueness of the fonts you would need to actually compare the content of installed font, not only the name. It would be totally possible that the installer is packed with the font, but dynamically alters it before actually installing it.

turtleman1338on TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web fingerprinting

It would be totally sufficient to use the protocol handler. You also can not be sure teamviewer is not installed, just because the font is missing. The user could use an older version that does not include the font, or could have removed the font manually.

turtleman1338on Bluetooth remains an 'unusually painful' technology after two decades

Bad audio quality with bluetooth on phones is mostly a myth. Todays smartphones only have cheap digital audio converters(DAC), so that you usually get higher quality music with a proper bluetooth codec like aptx.