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Lenovo Is Breaking HTTPS Security on its Recent Laptops This is really not good, guys. "Lenovo has been shipping laptops with a horrifically dangerous piece of software called Superfish, which tampers with Windows' cryptographic security to perform man-in-the-middle attacks against the user's browsing. This is done in order to inject advertising into secure HTTPS pages, a feature most users don't want implemented in the most insecure possible way." This wasn't an accident - they were installing adware on purpose, and doing so in a way that makes users' Internet sessions less secure. Related: Lenovo caught installing adware on new computers
The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle "American and British spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe....With these stolen encryption keys, intelligence agencies can monitor mobile communications without seeking or receiving approval from telecom companies and foreign governments. Possessing the keys also sidesteps the need to get a warrant or a wiretap, while leaving no trace on the wireless provider’s network that the communications were intercepted. Bulk key theft additionally enables the intelligence agencies to unlock any previously encrypted communications they had already intercepted, but did not yet have the ability to decrypt."

Bangkok Students Defy Junta With Anti-Coup Banners "Hanging anonymous banners is not the first time student activists have sought to circumvent the junta's strict ban on public dissent. They have also organized 'picnics' (which later led authorities to ban 'eating sandwiches with anti-coup intent'), public read-ins of George Orwell’s 1984, and mass viewings of the Hunger Games movie, which became associated with the anti-coup movement after demonstrators adopted the film's three-finger salute last May. Earlier this month, students at Thammasat University used elaborate disguises to sneak parade floats that were critical of the junta past security officers who were monitoring their annual pre-football match parade."

Eric Garner's Family Has Yet to Receive Thousands of Dollars Raised Online
The Barbed Wire Sutra "At a time when elected officials tweet #StandUpAgainstIslam and warn of a Muslim 'invasion,' it’s worth remembering that the trials brought upon religious minorities in America during international conflict have a deep and troubling history. Yet their story is not merely one of suspicion and suppression. The experience of Japanese Buddhists during World War II suggests that minority religions ultimately influence majority culture in ways often forgotten. Supposedly foreign beliefs often play an outsized role in pushing the nation to live up to its ideals."
Portland Raises Minimum Wage For City Workers To $15
The profit motive behind Wal-Mart’s minimum wage hike
'Every Kid in a Park' gives 4th graders free admission to all US National Parks

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