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> Hacking //
| Even with the presence of pentesters and bug bounty platforms, major websites (who can afford it) are often stuborn in their mindset.
On the other hand, users are still as carefree as ever, clicking that link asking for your bank credentials because you'll receive that 5,000$ cash-prize from your operator because of a secret lotery.
Even OS/software devs are aware of some security issues but won't correct them. Let's not talk about purposely added security breaches.
| Maybe AR could open their eyes on security issues.
| HP was caught installing analytics loggers into all windows 10 computers. So its not just users, corporations will sell all information possible
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| Oh you meant that ? Ain't really hacking but it's an abuse of power. Forcefully installing telemetry without your consent isn't legal, however you signed at some point that you agreed to whatever they'll do with your property. So, well. They are allowed to do it.
Beside, it was already installed. It just got updated under another name and got surprisingly more active, thus getting noticed.
| Either way its an invasion of privacy, ya know
| I wouldn't call any of this "hacking" in the traditional sense, when it's all more so social engineering, which just about anyone can learn to do without a programming language.
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| Hacking these days has gotten so easy its scary.