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FREAK attack on website security

Anonymous
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Yet another large scale scare story for the man in the street to worry about.

 

In case anybody's interested in a simple explaination:

 

* Yes, it is fairly easy for those with bad intent to use this to steal your information as it flows over the internet

 

* Yes, it is remarkably easy for website owners to fix.  Any that haven't in 48 hours or so are being lazy

 

* It requires both the user to use an affected browser, AND the website to run affected SSL code, so if you fix your end, you won't be affected whichever sites you visit, (UNLESS the server has been compromised in another way too, but that is out of your control - ask the company running it.  If they don't know, or don't care to tell you, draw your own conclusions)

 

* The affected browsers are basically the one built in to Android phones, and Safari

 

* Companies smart enough to run their servers on the latest OpenBSD would not be affected - well done those who choose this path wink

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jonsie
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@Anonymous wrote:

@jonsie wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...


You kept that quiet, Denis!!


Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

 

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).


Jonsie is a man..... (Well if I remember correctly) LOL


strange, they have no problem with my gender in Thailand....none of them Whistle LOLLOL


XX^XY? Now I am completely confused.


I'm not too sure myself now.....must ask Mauy what she thinks wink

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Anonymous
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@jonsie wrote:

...and if we are going off avatars, @viridis is definitely as robot Bouncy


I really am a pair of binnoculars, by the way, that's not just an avatar.

 

Mind you as a teenager with long hair, I was mistaken for a woman a few times.  Caused a lot of embarrasement once for a jealous young lady who only saw me from behind and made a bitchy remark about my hairsticks almost poking her eye out when I turned my head, (liar, she was at least a metre behind me and well out of the danger zone).  When I turned to look at her and said that I was sorry, she suddenly became all, "Oh, it's OK, I was only joking, blah, blah", never expecting me to be a guy.

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

....never expecting me to be a guy.

But "guy" is now an inclusive or indeterminate term  - I know that is true because our  Community Co-Ordinators frequently start their messages with a hearty "Hi guys!" and I'm sure they mean to address everyone   So with that in mind and your declared interest in nail polish we'll add 2 and 2 and get........@Anonymous?    Don't know

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

....never expecting me to be a guy.

But "guy" is now an inclusive or indeterminate term  - I know that is true because our  Community Co-Ordinators frequently start their messages with a hearty "Hi guys!" and I'm sure they mean to address everyone   So with that in mind and your declared interest in nail polish we'll add 2 and 2 and get........@Anonymous?    Don't know


Errr, just to clarify, if there is really any doubt, I'm definitely genetically XY.  (And I like XX's Smiley Very Happy).

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:
 (And I like XX's Smiley Very Happy).

Is that an Australian beer that isn't quite up to the mark?

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
 (And I like XX's Smiley Very Happy).

Is that an Australian beer that isn't quite up to the mark?


Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to double things up an enjoy XXXX as well wink

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
 (And I like XX's Smiley Very Happy).

Is that an Australian beer that isn't quite up to the mark?


Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to double things up an enjoy XXXX as well wink


Smiley LOL You are obviously a man   guy of refined (or should that be brewed?) tastes!  Now, switch off and get on with some work!!! Destroy

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Anonymous
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Gerry wrote:

 

Smiley LOL You are obviously a man   guy of refined (or should that be brewed?) tastes!  Now, switch off and get on with some work!!! Destroy


 

Oh have no doubt, I for one am a normal man, and pleased to be so!  Bouncy

 

As for work - what's that?  Is that how I earn money or something? Astounded

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

 

 

As for work - what's that?  Is that how I earn money or something? Astounded


What's "money"?  Bouncy

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