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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 admin attack, backup, Critical Infrastructure, emotet, Florida, local government organisation, locked out, Louisiana, ransom, ransomware, robinhood, ryuk, Ryuk Ransomware, samsam ransomware, Texas, trickbot

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

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Will pay-for-privacy be the new normal?

February 27, 2019 admin Amy Klobuchar, Brian Schatz, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, Consumer Data Protection Act, Consumer Privacy Act, Credo, Credo Mobile, DuckDuckGo, duty to care, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, GDPR, google, Hawaii, human right, Marco Rubio, Minnesota, Oregon, pay-for-privacy, privacy, protonmail, Ron Wyden, targeted ads, targeted advertising, Twitter

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:04:22 +0000

As the US considers new data privacy laws, at least two new proposals include calls to exchange money for privacy—an unwelcome bargain for users. Before pay-for-privacy becomes law, privacy as a right should become industry practice.

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Privacy

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Inside Florida’s Alligator Hunting Season

November 13, 2017 admin alligators, Conservation, Florida, hunting

Credit to Author: Zak Bennett| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

I went to Florida’s alligator hunting grounds to see how they were killed and sold.

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Undraining the Swamp

November 4, 2017 admin army corps of engineers, Climate Change, earth, engineering, Everglades, Features, Florida, glades, Hydraulic, outdoors week 2017

Credit to Author: Ankita Rao| Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +0000

Florida is trying to undo decades of damage to the Everglades.

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‘It’s All Very Grim’: Hurricane Irma Leaves Behind a Broken Paradise in the Florida Keys

September 19, 2017 admin Climate Change, Florida, hurricane irma, photos

Credit to Author: Zachary Bennett| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:02:00 +0000

Residents returned to their devastated homes this week after a mandatory evacuation.

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Miami’s Close Call with Irma May Make Climate-Blind Real-Estate Developers More Reckless

September 19, 2017 admin Climate Change, Florida, Irma, Miami, Real Estate, sea levels, Weather

Credit to Author: Paul Cox and Stan Cox| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The American economy’s presumed self-healing power is a reassuring trope.

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New Bitcoin Scam Targets Hurricane Irma Anxiety

September 13, 2017 admin atm, bitcoin, bitcoins, email, Florida, Hurricane, hurricane irma, Irma, news, phish, phishing, Reddit, SCAM, tech

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:42:08 +0000

This sucks.

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Floridians Are Coping With Irma Using Memes and Fake Facebook Events

September 8, 2017 admin coping, disaster, Facebook, fake, Florida, Hurricane, internet, magick, memes, Naruto

Credit to Author: Steven Wright| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:30:00 +0000

The authors of the pages say they’re just trying to make the best of a bad situation.