Miscellaneous Tech News
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Loot boxes: Lords call for 'immediate' gambling regulation
The House of Lords Gambling Committee says video game loot boxes should be regulated under gambling laws.
The Lords say loot boxes should be classified as "games of chance" - which would bring them under the Gambling Act 2005. "If a product looks like gambling and feels like gambling, it should be regulated as gambling," their report says. And they warn that such a change should not wait. "The Government must act immediately to bring loot boxes within the remit of gambling legislation and regulation," said a statement accompanying the report. Loot boxes have long been controversial in video games. They offer players a chance at a randomised reward when opened. To further complicate matters, boxes can often be bought for real money, and the rewards can sometimes be traded. -
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Zuckerberg: Advertisers will be back to Facebook 'soon enough'
As the ads boycott grows, Mark Zuckerberg shows no sign of backing down.
"My guess is that all these advertisers will be back on the platform soon enough" the Facebook chief executive has said. Campaigners accuse the tech firm of being too slow and reluctant to remove some hateful content. But Zuckerberg added: "We're not going to change our policies or approach on anything because of a threat to a small percent of our revenue." The comments were made to Facebook staff at a private meeting last Friday, and were subsequently leaked to the Information news site. The social network has confirmed they are accurate and also announced a fresh development: its chief executive is to meet the organisers of the boycott - Stop Hate for Profit. -
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
It's more than that. It's not a lack of security. It's actively publishing the database publicly!
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
It's more than that. It's not a lack of security. It's actively publishing the database publicly!
Exactly, if the DB is running on a server, that server should not be publicly accessible.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
It's more than that. It's not a lack of security. It's actively publishing the database publicly!
So they had a database seen by everyone? I don't understand. Hardening servers should be your first plan before it even goes active.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
It's more than that. It's not a lack of security. It's actively publishing the database publicly!
So they had a database seen by everyone? I don't understand. Hardening servers should be your first plan before it even goes active.
Shouldn't need to HARDEN something like that. For some reason, people actually disable their firewalls AND install a database AND set the database to listen publicly, be default!
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Bunch of dumbass people who are setting up servers without any security in place.
It's more than that. It's not a lack of security. It's actively publishing the database publicly!
Exactly, if the DB is running on a server, that server should not be publicly accessible.
Or have no firewall. Or use "bind 0.0.0.0" as the default.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
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Reckful: Twitch and gamers pay tribute after star's death
Tributes have been paid to video games streamer Byron Bernstein, known as Reckful, who died on Thursday.
Mr Bernstein was a well-known and loved e-sports player and had 960,000 followers on streaming site Twitch. His brother Gary Bernstein confirmed that Reckful had taken his own life, aged 31. Twitch said Reckful was a "streaming pioneer" and that it was "devastated" to hear of his death. Mr Bernstein had built his following in part by playing World Of Warcraft. When his death was reported on Thursday evening, fans held virtual memorials inside the game. -
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
Got to wonder what people are thinking sometimes.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
Got to wonder what people are thinking sometimes.
That’s just it. They’re probably not!
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
Got to wonder what people are thinking sometimes.
That’s just it. They’re probably not!
Oh sure they're thinking, "How can I set this up and make it appear I did my job properly?"
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You all remember what Scott always says about storage spaces? Don't upgrade to 2004 if you care about data inside a storage space.
https://hothardware.com/news/windows-10-storage-spaces-file-corruption-has-been-resolved
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
There it is!
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@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
You all remember what Scott always says about storage spaces? Don't upgrade to 2004 if you care about data inside a storage space.
https://hothardware.com/news/windows-10-storage-spaces-file-corruption-has-been-resolved
They already didn't care if they are running Storage Spaces
This is just Microsoft sending a reminder for those that might have thought that the advice had changed. Spoiler: it hasn't. -
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
So they had a database seen by everyone?
Yes. MongoDB presents as a web server. So by default, it's just a web server serving up all your data.
Got to wonder what people are thinking sometimes.
This is the future of how databases will work. It's incredibly powerful and simple. And doesn't create any new risks. Why people expose their databases publicly, though.
