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This week, Google has said they’ll pony up a total of $1,000,000 dollars to the people that can crack the fabled “sandbox” security of their web browser/OS, Google Chrome. Offering prize money in the range of $20,000 to $60,000 during the Pwn2Own contest. Pwn2Own focuses on people who can remotely “hack”, and take control of computers that are running up-to-date internet browsers, and other web-based software.
Last year, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, and even the vaunted Apple Safari were successfully hacked into, whereas Chrome stands tall above its competition. ”While we’re proud of Chrome’s leading track record in past competitions, the fact is that not receiving exploits means that it’s harder to learn and improve,” wrote Chris Evans and Justin Schuh, 2 guys that are part of Google Security. “To maximize our chances of receiving exploits this year, we’ve upped the ante. We will directly sponsor up to $1 million worth of rewards.”
However, an issue that Google has with the contest, is that the contest rules have been changed, to where the winners do not have to “show their work” (it isn’t long division, TRUST ME). This means contestants are not required to reveal the vulnerabilities in the systems that they crack, which caused Google to withdraw as a sponsor, but is still daring the coding and hacking community to attack their software.
Pwn2Own starts Wednesday, March 7th. Watch your stuff.
They’re watching you. They’re reading about you. They know what movies you like. They know where you’ve been. THEY are the people you’re trying to get to hire YOU!!! More and more prospective employers are researching YOU online. They want to know what you’re up to. They want to check up on you.
You need to know what THEY know. If they can find it, maybe you can help hide it?
We live in a digital age where it seems nearly impossible to maintain your privacy. There are some measures that can be taken to limit your exposure, however. While numerous companies make money by collecting data from public records and selling it to people looking to perform quick and easy background checks, there are ways to stop these companies from tossing around your personal information willy nilly. Reddit user “pibbman” has compiled a list of all the major background check sites that hand out your data to anyone with a credit card, and he has included instructions and links on how to opt out of their services and have your information removed from each site. Of course, be sure to search your name before opting out of any service — you’ll be required to prove your identity to these companies in order to opt out, and there’s no reason to hand over your information if they don’t already have it. Pibbman notes that once you have your personal information removed from each of the major sites he lists, you should also disappear from smaller sites as they seem to pull in data from the “big boys.” Hit the break for the start of this how-to guide, and hit the read link for the rest.
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