Saturday, December 03, 2022

I’m gathering evidence for my lawyer.” Would that make my cell phone invulnerable?

https://www.pogowasright.org/des-moines-residents-will-shell-out-125000-to-man-whose-phone-was-illegally-seized-by-cops-he-was-recording/

Des Moines Residents Will Shell Out $125,000 To Man Whose Phone Was Illegally Seized By Cops He Was Recording

Tim Cushing reports:

Denying qualified immunity to law enforcement officers who violate rights is a rarity. It doesn’t mean the sued cops lose. It just means they can’t dismiss the lawsuit. In theory, that means officers alleged to have violated rights will now make their case in front of a jury.
But a cop facing a jury is even more rare than an immunity denial.

Read more at TechDirt.





Imagine that, thieves with no honor…

https://www.databreaches.net/paying-the-ransom-in-response-to-a-ransomware-attack-can-sometimes-backfire/

Paying the Ransom in Response to a Ransomware Attack can Sometimes Backfire

Nolan Goldberg and Margaret Ukwu of Proskauer write:

A new study by Hiscox, a privacy and cyber security insurance company, sheds light on additional practical concerns that should be taken into account in that balancing of potential risks and benefits.
Hiscox released its sixth annual Cyber Readiness Report 2022. In it, Hiscox raises a number of interesting findings:
  • Ransomware attacks have risen approximately 19%, which is up from 16% from last year.
  • Approximately 60% of surveyed companies paid a ransom in response to a successful ransomware attack.
  • Of the companies that paid a ransom, approximately half of those ultimately paid ransoms on multiple occasions after suffering additional successful attacks.
  • In the United States specifically, the number of ransomware attacks have stayed generally the same from 2021 to 2022, but the amount paid has increased. More victims paid attackers the ransom amount this year than last.
  • Only 59% of companies that paid the ransom successfully recovered their data.
  • 29% of companies who paid the ransom still had their data leaked.

Read more at Proskauer on Privacy.





I’m thinking of converting to Canva…

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/12/50-canva-tutorials-for-teachers.html

50 Canva Tutorials for Teachers

Other than Google Workspace tools, Canva is the tool that I've published the most tutorials about on my YouTube channel. In fact, with the publication of my latest Canva tutorial video I've now published 50 tutorials about using Canva's many features for making videos, presentations, timelines, posters, greeting cards, worksheets, and many other graphics. All of those videos are available in one playlist that you can find and bookmark right here on my YouTube channel.

You can view my updated Canva tutorials playlist right here. A handful of highlights from the playlist have been embedded below.





Tired of all those Christmas movies?

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/john-wick-how-to-watch-stream-free-chapter-2-chapter-3-pluto-tv/

John Wick Entire Series Available to Stream for Free

You can watch all of the John Wick series for free online this month. That's right, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, and John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum are all available to stream on PlutoTV. That site doesn't have any logins or a monthly fee of any kind, so you can hang out with Keanu Reeves on your couch before Holiday movies take up all of the screen time in the house.



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