How about this? Make an app, for a security conference, and include all the names of the downloaders...

From the IOActive blog:

It's been half a decade since Apple launched their iPhone campaign titled "There's an app for that". In the years following, the mobile app stores (from all the major players) have continued to blossom to the point that not only are there several thousand apps that help light your way (i.e. by keeping the flash running bright), but every company, cause, group, or notable event is expected to publish their own mobile application. 

...

 

 Here's the best part (emphasis mine):

The RSA Conference 2014 application downloads a SQLite DB file that is used to populate the visual portions of the app (such as schedules and speaker information) but, for some bizarre reason, it also contains information of every registered user of the application–including their name, surname, title, employer, and nationality.

 

BYOD? Really? Jailbroken phones?

From the HR Examiner:

Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approaches have been embraced by employers, because they can reduce costs and employees tend to prefer being allowed the freedom to choose their own phones and tablets.

 Of course, the freedom to purchase and use their own phones and tablets comes with a new set of challenges and, potentially, headaches.  A small, but very passionate, minority of smartphone and tablet owners choose to jailbreak  (Apple) or root (Android) their devices.

More...


 Not here, of course...

Major Password Breach at Comcast

It's not like they have millions of access points hosted by unwitting customers.  Oh wait.

Let's see the timeline:

Feb 6 I see it on the Twitters.  Violet Blue (web site NSFW) finds the problem on Pastebin.

Today, Feb 10, ZDnet publishes her article advising us to change our passwords.

?-?-2014? Comcast forces password changes with 2 factor authentication?

Perry

Bitcoin: Mt Gox says it's back up. BTC down, LTC down

According to Bloomberg Mt Gox says it's back up after mysterious hiatus. 

So you can withdraw what's left of your money, while you can -  in the last month, BTC down 52% from  $1038 to $500.    LTC not much different -42% from 26.55 to $15.38

Blah.

Update:

 Or not

Update 2: Yeah, the fat lady sings, too bad

Mt Gox Files for Bankruptcy

Wired Article: Feds Will Require All New Vehicles to Talk to Each Other

“Haha Ford means ‘Found on Road, Dead’”

“Well Fiat means ‘Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation”

“Sez you”

“Want me to come over there?”

Well, maybe that’s not what they mean

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/02/feds-v2v/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredautopia+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Autopia%29

When you update your lights to LED, why not connect them to the web?

Forbes Article "Why LED Retrofits Are The 'Trojan Horse' Of The Internet of Things"

The Internet of Chaos.

Can I make an LED light bulb that's IPv6 addressable?

SEO = Search Engine Optimization = slimey scumbag scamming

So I guess Google has struck a nerve and changed their algorithms enough that they're causing pain to the link spamming SEO companies. According to Techdirt, they're even going so far as to nicely ask webmasters to take down their spammed links.  [ "Oh sure, I'd love to do you a favor"... or not! ]

Here's a link to the article  

They also link to an article on the Awl

Ha!

UPDATE:

The HuffPo had an article about SEO, where they quoted the AP:

While the Federal Trade Commission and several state attorney generals have cracked down on fake endorsements or reviews, they have not weighed in on clicks. Meanwhile, hundreds of online businesses sell clicks and social media accounts from around the world.
...
In 2013, the State Department, which has more than 400,000 likes and was recently most popular in Cairo, said it would stop buying Facebook fans after its inspector general criticized the agency for spending $630,000 to boost the numbers. [OMFG - the IG had to tell them that ?!?!]


...In Indonesia, a social media-obsessed country with some of the largest number of Facebook pages and Twitter users, click farms proliferate.

Ali Hanafiah, 40, offers 1,000 Twitter followers for $10 and 1 million for $600. He owns his own server, and pays $1 per month per Internet Protocol address, which he uses to generate thousands of social media accounts.