[Medianews] The Ayatollah Comes for the Internet

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/opinion/iran-internet-ban.html The almost complete shutdown imposed over the weekend sets a new oppressive benchmark. ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianew

[Medianews] Stop! Don’t Charge Your Phone This Way

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/technology/personaltech/usb-warning-juice-jacking.html You might want to think twice before plugging in at an airport or on the train. ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/l

[Medianews] How Not to Plot Secret Foreign Policy: On a Cellphone and WhatsApp

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/politics/giuliani-cellphone-hacking-russia-ukraine.html American officials expressed wonderment that Rudolph W. Giuliani was running his “irregular channel” of diplomacy over open cell lines and communications apps penetrated by the Russians.