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  • Dridex banking malware modified to spread using macOS

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    Don’t just check the from: address but look at the headers for the sender:  header.  It should match the from: or be from the same domain.  from: headers can be forged and are just there for the user to see. The sender: header, when there, is the real address it is from. 

    (We’re dealing with this with spam.  The from: is forged to look. Correct but the sender is something else totally). 
    watto_cobra

  • Amazon layoffs much worse than expected, will hit 18,000

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    They should put the people to work on profitable things. Grow your profits by doing interesting profitable things with them.  The problem isn’t too many people.  The problem is not using them in a profitable way.  

    As is mentioned, you don’t grow by shrinking.  You grow by coming up with new and interesting products. 
    Oferwatto_cobraravnorodomwilliamlondon

  • Apple preparing for third-party app stores by 2024

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    mikethemartian said:
    ericthehalfbee said:
    Amazing how entitled the EU thinks they are where they can pass a law for themselves, but feel they should be allowed to take 20% of a companies global revenues for any infraction that only exists within their market.
    It’s no different than Apple or Google making their developers pay a hefty fee. They have the bargaining power to get their developers to pay on their terms and the EU has the bargaining power to get Apple and Google to pay on its terms. Entitlement and fairness have nothing to do with it. It is just business.
     No. It’s not just business.  No one force at the point of a gun developers to do business with Apple or Google.  Developers look at the costs va the benefits and choose (or not) to do business and follow those rules. 

    That’s not how it works with the EU or any government. The EU or other government (see S Korea for examples) uses the threat of force to gain compliance and can force fines for non-compliance.  That is not business.  And we already have examples when a company does not comply.  There have been numerous examples of government raids on Apple or Google or other big business offices and you can bet your bottom dollar there were either armed agents on scene or the raid party had access to armed backup if necessary. 

    I’m business, when you have that kind of relationship, it’s the mafia or Al Capone or a S American cartel you’re doing business with and I can assure you not voluntary if you’re not a criminal yourself (think protection rackets)
    watto_cobra

  • Microsoft Authenticator watchOS app to be discontinued in January

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    All the systems I use that require an authentication app work with multiple ones, including work which uses MS stuff.  There are other authenticators that still have watch apps. 
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobra

  • Tim Cook confirms Apple will use TMSC chips made in Arizona

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    lkrupp said:
    chadbag said:
    lkrupp said:
    WilliamM said:
    Will these chips be made in Arizona, shipped to China or India or Vietnam, put into iPhones or iPads or Macs and those products then shipped to the purchaser?

    Not a very environment friendly solution.
    When it comes to the supply chain nobody gives a rat’s ass about the environment, least of all Tim Cook. The public has been clamoring to bring the supply chain back, hopefully with jobs. It’s coming back. What’s your problem? I’m being sarcastic about this because it’s a no win, damned if you do, damned if you don’t proposition. As far as the environment goes China is bringing more coal fired power plants online to supply electricity to the factories that make the devices we in the West crave and can’t live without.
    Short term.  China is also more foresighted than most of the West.  They’re investing heavily in nuclear. Both new tech as well as like a billion new power plants.  Takes time for them to come online but the coal power plants will be gone at some point in the future.  
    Oh wow, another CCP propagandist shows their face. Give us a freakin’ break.
    Lol.  I’m very anti CCP and anti China (under CCP — nothing against the people).  Bringing up unfortunate facts that shows how short sighted the west is does not make one a CCP propagandist.   I am very critical of
    countries outsourcing to China, bowing to China, etc. 

    But they’re not stupid and we need to recognize that.  They (China) are going full steam ahead on nuclear energy and will win the economic race while we are messing around with “renewables” which will never be more than a distraction. 
    dewme