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tundey_1 t1_j81a1on wrote
Reply to comment by strugglz in Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
>that results in elections being less secure.
That's their goal. Just like when they say "government doesn't work; elect me and I'll prove it to you".
tundey_1 t1_j818t64 wrote
Reply to comment by Vulcan_MasterRace in Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
There's really no reason to make something as important as voting be subject to the lax security on personal electronic devices. And we don't need it. The expansive use of mail-in voting during the COVID presidential election in 2020 is proof that measures like early voting, no-excuse vote-by-mail etc are good enough.
tundey_1 t1_j818fqq wrote
Reply to Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
This is what happens when you let morons write your law.
kmfstudios t1_j8183zp wrote
Reply to comment by Vulcan_MasterRace in Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
It most certainly does not and that's the easy part. It'll take decades to get all the states to agree on a common system.
bazzbj t1_j816yyz wrote
Reply to Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
They keep voting for the same people 🤷🏻♂️
mvfsullivan t1_j813m7l wrote
Reply to comment by alanskimp in SpaceX test-fires Starship booster in key milestone for debut orbital launch by Zhukov-74
No ETA but probably end Feb mid March.
The last test actually failed so they have to redo it
ThrowawayNo4910 t1_j81313l wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
Well that's awkward.
Waylandyr t1_j812vw6 wrote
Reply to comment by CakeAccomplice12 in Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
I35 says hell no
CervantesX t1_j812mgs wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
Shockingly, putting millions of passwords into the same place didn't turn out to be a brilliant idea.
CakeAccomplice12 t1_j811msd wrote
Reply to comment by ClownCarnival in Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
>Not a good day for Texas taxpayers.
Has there ever been a good day for Texas taxpayers?
Vulcan_MasterRace t1_j8102ly wrote
Reply to Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
I think the tech exists today where we can vote from our phones, tablets and computers.
[deleted] t1_j80xqol wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
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autotldr t1_j80xbun wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 85%. (I'm a bot)
> A hacker stole a file from password manager LastPass that contained the passwords of 30 million users and 85,000 companies.
> As long as customers had a good master password, their passwords were safe, the company said.
> Unlike what many users thought, their personal password vault was not a fully encrypted folder but a text document with a few encrypted fields, according to FTM. FTM also pointed out that by still claiming that the passwords are safe if people used a good master password, LastPass is shifting the responsibility to its users.
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wonderfulworld99 t1_j80wrcz wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
LastPass won't last, everyone will give it a pass. Self fulfilling prophecy name.
ClownCarnival t1_j80wd5v wrote
Reply to Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
Not a good day for Texas taxpayers. First they get to pay out the settlements for their corrupt AG and then this but hey you get what you vote for and you won't have to worry about voting much longer once these guys are done destroying our democoracy.
strugglz t1_j80w1rx wrote
Reply to Texas Taxpayers Face a $100M Bill to Update Voting Machines with Equipment That Doesn’t Exist Yet by Sorin61
Spending money on vaporware that results in elections being less secure. Of course.
HanaBothWays t1_j80uzv6 wrote
Reply to Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
Move yourself to BitWarden or 1Password or something, these folks don’t have what it takes to keep up a good password management service now that they’re owned by a hedge fund.
Newpocky t1_j80k4n8 wrote
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Reply to comment by alanskimp in SpaceX test-fires Starship booster in key milestone for debut orbital launch by Zhukov-74
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yaosio t1_j80bchh wrote
Reply to comment by mintyfreshismygod in Larry Magid: Utah bill threatens internet security for everyone - Once again, legislation masquerading under the guise of safety could erode freedom and privacy by speckz
The law should be unconstitutional as interstate commerce can only be regulated by the federal government. These websites operate out of multiple states and other countries so it's certainly interstate.
steavoh t1_j7zwsuh wrote
Reply to Larry Magid: Utah bill threatens internet security for everyone - Once again, legislation masquerading under the guise of safety could erode freedom and privacy by speckz
So a video on YouTube on how to solve a math problem can’t be viewed by minors but the same video on a blog can?
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Reply to comment by frakkintoaster in Opera is planning to incorporate ChatGPT by Parking_Attitude_519
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mintyfreshismygod t1_j7zmv07 wrote
Reply to Larry Magid: Utah bill threatens internet security for everyone - Once again, legislation masquerading under the guise of safety could erode freedom and privacy by speckz
>>SB 152 would require parents to provide their government-issued ID and physical address in order for their child or teenager to access social media. But even if you like those provisions, this bill would require everyone — including adults — to submit government-issued ID to sign up for a social media account, including not just sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, but also video sharing sites like YouTube, which is commonly used by schools.
How, exactly, will a US state restrict this law to their own borders? They can't.
follow-up story- " Surge in the VPN industry in Utah".
alanskimp t1_j7zie0s wrote
Reply to comment by tanrgith in SpaceX test-fires Starship booster in key milestone for debut orbital launch by Zhukov-74
Yea when is launch day?
HanaBothWays t1_j81a7ks wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Millions of passwords stolen from LastPass earlier than company disclosed: Report by BasedSweet
The ones about which sites you have accounts on are unencrypted. Most other password managers encrypt this information.