Notices by r000t (r000t@fosstodon.org)

Happy Year of the Linux Desktop!

On a related note, based on the last few times I've been hit with an ad like that, I've been eventually forwarded to a *real* McAfee checkout page, product already in cart, ready to give them money.

I see two possibilities here:
1) Malware site detects a platform that the scammer's not prepared to remote into
2) McAfee has some sort of referral/affiliate program, which makes them complicit in malicious scareware takeover ads.

The Associated Press just served me an ad for fake anti-virus. The entire page was taken over, and forwarded to the malicious site, within seconds of opening the news article, every time.

An ad blocker isn't just something to hide some annoying eyesores, it's a vital layer of security.

If you have friends or family who might fall for fake AV or "windows technical the department" scams, they *need* an ad blocker. No site they visit can be considered "safe" unless it simply doesn't have ads.

@ankit_anubhav
>38TB

So who's got the magnet?

Do you think streamers write off their expenses buying DLC, lootboxes, and even the games themselves?

It's a business expense.

@SwiftOnSecurity

@jerry
ISPs need to be regulated as common carriers. Simple as.

@jerry
That's oddly specific.

Gonna make a montage of all the reporters and outlets who shamed Google Glass for privacy reasons, that are now singing Apple's praises for making essentially the same product.