Isn't technology wonderful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xz8xKEFvU
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Isn't technology wonderful?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xz8xKEFvU
Dang that sucks. Maybe my crappy blackberry isn't so bad after all.
except for the awesome auto correct. Hate that.
Thanks for the heads up Wullie. Glad I've always been behind the curve on this kind of stuff. Heard of flashlight apps but never bothered to install one. They're probably getting me with something I did install though ....... just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not really after me.
it's just mis-information and FUD.... the flashlight button they show in the vid is the one from Apple which does not look at or steal you information....
Snopes says it is true But .........
Origins: On 1 October 2014, cybersecurity company Snoopwall released a "threat assessment report" discussing flashlight apps for Android devices and security threats they may pose. According to Snoopwall (who recommends using their flashlight instead of competitors' apps) the list of
permissions required by most flashlight apps is proof that the apps' makers are harvesting data and sending it abroad to cybercriminals.
A single flashlight app developer settled a complaint with the FTC over data collection policies in 2013. But the current anxiety over flashlight apps appears to have been prompted by the publicity surrounding the release of Snoopwalls' app rather than any specific breach of data security.
Flashlight apps are no riskier than any other app. Versions of Android verified by Google ensure that apps are pre-screened for malware, reducing the risk of malicious mobile software. No reports have surfaced indicating flashlight apps are sending user data to cybercriminals in any country. All third party apps (including flashlights) pose the risk of hidden malware if their developers are not on the up-and-up.
Last updated: 2 October 2014
Read more at snopes.com: Flashlight App Dangers
you can tell from the way the 'expert' is talking that he's full of shit. I'm not saying that this sort of thing isn't possible, but that vid just reeks of I-telling-you-that-you're-vulnerable-so you-better-buy-my-protection. They even show the built in flashlight app on an iphone.... how stupid is that....
hehe, it's so funny, I just watched it to the end... I don't know where to start with the BS, here's some memorable moments:
1) I'm just worried about kids.... and they just install these malwares that geolocate your children...... :) nuff said
2) so if you find a flashlight app under 100Kb you'll be safe.... that's total bullshit too ....
I'm just not sure what's worse, people who write and sell malware, or predators on your fears like this guy
This is true, as it is with any "Trojan Horse" type program, whether delivered through email, script, even some executables that can be hidden in some types of graphic files. If you download and install, or execute something you are not 100% sure of, you are at risk.
This flashlight hack is pretty basic stuff as well, not that sophisticated at all, but it doesn't need to be, because most want a that type of app and enough will download it.
Another app that's known as malware are many traffic apps, especially one's tagged for specific cities, will re-route you based on traffic reports. They piggy back on a known traffic app, put a city specific tag on it and once again, enough will download it that you're identity will get captured.
This is fun stuff...some of the stories I could tell....LOL!
Pre-screened for malware - exactly....if you download, click on, or do anything without knowing what it is, you takes your chances....and if it blows up in your face...well???Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Just got a letter from my bank. Said "an incident involving a unauthorized access into a third party processor system has occurred. A company which processes transactions for physical retail merchants was the victim of a computer hacker. Evidence shows that your card may have been compromised." So they are issuing a new debit card/PIN within 7 to 10 days of Nov. 18 ...... what's the hurry ? :thinking:Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
Anyway ........ be careful out there. :shrug:
Went through that twice so far this year. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I've got a flip phone, my computer is a 32bit XPpro, and P4 powered old thing, and I shave with a straight razor. :rofl2:
I do have a mini-streamlight on my key chain.. Not too worried about it ratting me out and stealing my location etc...
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...500_AA300_.jpg
Μολον Δαβε = 'Come and take' ........ if anyone was curious.
The phrase was reportedly the defiant response of King Leonidas I of Sparta to Xerxes I of Persia when Xerxes demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and surrender. This was at the onset of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC). Instead, the Greeks held Thermopylae for three days. Although the Greek contingent was defeated, they inflicted serious damage on the Persian army. Most importantly, this delayed the Persians' progress to Athens, providing sufficient time for the city's evacuation to the island of Salamis. Though a tactical defeat, Thermopylae served as a strategic and moral victory, inspiring the Greek forces to crush the Persians at the Battle of Salamis later the same year and the Battle of Plataea one year later.
Molon labe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of the projects I worked on several years ago, a near field communications protocol, we had lots of problems with that, but people want to pay for stuff with their smart phones...it's been rolled out pretty extensively these days, it's not on my phone though, no way...similar to JimmyHAD, I got a call the other day, someone tried to buy a $1,400 Go-Pro camera from somewhere in the States, I now have a new card on the way as well...people have no idea how easily their stuff can be compromised.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I'm glad to be a semi-Luddite. I have a cell phone my kids got me, a simple one. It is for emergencies only. Haven't had any so the phone hasn't cost a dime since I got it. One son runs his own IT business. This computer he got me has more safeguards on it than a Medieval virgin with a chastity belt.
If you want to beat these hackers, then you gotta be smarter than they are, you gotta stay one step ahead of them.
Hack Proof Flashlight App.
Both the flashlight & smartphone work together as a team. :tu Both units use the same power cord to charge & the flashlight doubles as a spare battey for the phone. There may come a time when you have to talk on the smartphone as you search for something you lost,:shrug: therefore the flashlight can be detached from the smartphone easily.
The App. consists of a flashlight & attaching bracket. Sales are not allowed on the open forum, but PM me I can contact the manufacturer for you. I hear the App. retails for $150.00 plus shipping.
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The recent Home Depot hack, caused my bank to cancel all their customers credit/debit cards & issued me a new one last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Whats an APP? I do not even have a cell phone:( do I need an APP?
pbbbbbbbt,
I've got FLINT AND STEEL!!!
http://vid658.photobucket.com/albums...S/DSCN3057.mp4
I use a key chain flashlight with a AAA battery, works super.
Oh mannnnnnnn,,,,,,, I starting a flashlight thread,,,,,,,,,,,
Here is what I use:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
CountyComm - Maratac? AAA "Copper" Flashlight'
and it is not the only one that walks around with me.
Just keep your credit cards maxed out :<0)
I have no Flashlights (batts are to expensive) but I have 4 of these from my frog gigging days and 20 lbs of carbide.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
They will light up the night:)
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I was studying carbide lamps about 6 months ago & wanted to get one, but I was afraid to get on on Ebay & it have parts missing & I don't know any miners, so I had not one to diwscuss them with,,,,,
I've seen this site before & they have neat stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
