Tag: Open Source

  • News Week Ending May 15, 2022

    Pro-Ukraine Protestwareby Artie Kaye An open source contributor modified dependency files they developed.  The modifications were to cause damage to Russian computers.  The altered dependencies were only uploaded for less than a day, however, another modified file was added shortly after, with a non-malicious message added.  In recent months there has been an increased focus…

  • News Week Ending May 8, 2022

    Global Privacy Controlby Artie Kaye A little over a decade ago, the Do Not Track header was proposed as something which would prevent websites from tracking personal information online.  It wasn’t well implemented and gradually died off.  The concept, however, stayed alive.  Global Privacy Control is an updated concept in the same vein that is…