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Snapchat - GibSec Full Disclosure
A series of nicely formatted documents about Snapchat by GibSec.
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 42 posts.
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Telegram secret chat geolocation leak
UPD: I've just received confirmation from Telegram, that a patched version was released a few hours ago. Here is the patch on github....
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BitTorrent secures and open-sources DHT bootstrap server
Arvid Norberg, chief architect for BitTorrent, Inc, introduces a new DHT bootstrap server. This latest version introduces Node ID enforcement as an important step in our development for BitTorrent Chat. It’s also now open source so that anyone can run their own bootstrap node.
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Build WebRTC app backend services | Articles
WebRTC enables peer-to-peer communication. It requires servers so that clients can exchange metadata and coordinate communication through a process called signaling . Servers also help clients cope with network address translators (NATs) and firewalls.
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ZeroMQ is just sockets
Kim: Yeah, right. It's just sockets . Course, it's totally portable so you don't have to handle all the weird stuff different operating systems ask you to do.
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The core Internet institutions abandon the US Government
In Montevideo, Uruguay this week, the Directors of all the major Internet organizations – ICANN, the Internet Engineering Task Force, the Internet Architecture Board, the World Wide Web Consortium, the Internet Society, all five of the regional Internet address registries – turned their back on the US government. With…
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Whatever happened to due process?
This morning I received the following email: Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Dear Sir or Madam, Re: Website domain name suspension request #2 On the 24th September 2013, EasyDNS Technologies was emailed a domain suspension request for the following domain(s) that to date we have not received a reply nor seen…
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Why you should not trust emails sent from Google
As you might know, Google is running a vulnerability reward program , where they award researchers monetary awards or a place in their Hall of Fame when they responsibly disclose vulnerabilities. With this in mind, I was scooping around on several Google services, including Google Scholar. As I recently started a PhD…
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Details Behind Today's Internet Hacks
At 1:19pm, a researcher noticed that the New York Times' website wasn't loading. We know the New York Times tech team, so we emailed to check in. Minutes later, the CTO of the NYT called us back.
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The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
Le tecnologie in tempo reale stanno trasformando il digitale. Permettono interazioni immediate e autentiche🎯 Scopri come migliorano l'esperienza utente e favoriscono il coinvolgimento.
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Google Fiber Continues Awful ISP Tradition of Banning “Servers”
Update (10/16/2013): Google Fiber has made a change to their Acceptable Use Policy that clarifies that some non-commercial uses for running servers are permitted. We applaud Google for making this change, but note that there are still provisions to take issue with in the policy, such as the...
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Multiple banking IP addresses hijacked
BGP multiple banking addresses hijacked, Author: Adrien de Beaupre
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Why HTTP/2.0 does not seem interesting (2012)
Varnish is a powerful, flexible HTTP accelerator that speeds up web applications by caching content and optimizing delivery.
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Experimenting with QUIC
At Google, we're always working to make the web faster. The SPDY protocol , which is now the foundation of the upcoming HTTP 2.0 protocol, i...
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SSL: Intercepted today, decrypted tomorrow
Explore thought leadership, industry insights, and other resources related to cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns.
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How secure is HTTPS today? How often is it attacked? (2011)
This is part 1 of a series on the security of HTTPS and TLS/SSL HTTPS is a lot more secure than HTTP! If a site uses accounts, or publishes material that people might prefer to read in private, the site should be protected with HTTPS. Unfortunately, is still feasible for some attackers to break...
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EFF: Help Us Protect Mesh Networking From Overbroad Patents
Earlier this year, we announced that along with the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, we were challenging six patent applications that, if granted, could threaten the development of 3D printing technology. We asked you—the community—for help, and your input was...
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Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access
Today we’re unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x].
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Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home
University of Washington researchers have shown it's possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the hu
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Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging
In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing "Talk" platform with a new one called "Hangouts" that sharply diminishes...
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