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Hacking gadgets: our favorite hardware to decrypt, bypass, and break things
Not all gadgets are meant to make life easier.
Some gadgets break things, exploiting cracks in our digital systems, prying them open, and crawling inside. Most often used by penetration testers — a kind of white-hat hacker hired to test a company’s security by breaking in themselves — these gadgets serve as a kind of road map to the most common vulnerabilities in our digital world.
For the most part, they’re commercialized versions of tech that already existed in a scrappier form, leaning on open-source software projects and decades of work developing attacks. But most importantly, they’re available, so if you decide you want to try out one of these attacks, the equipment is only a click away.
Please use them only for good.
These companies will help staff in red states bypass abortion bans
Amazon became the latest corporation to cover employees’ travel costs to seek abortion care. The company told staff it would pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for medical treatments including abortions, according to a message seen by Reuters. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the nature of the Reuters report to CNN Business.
The company’s announcement echoes similar moves by Citigroup, Yelp, Uber and Lyft to help employees bypass Republican-led efforts in several states to effectively ban abortion. And it comes just hours after a bombshell report by Politico indicated the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.
CNN has not independently confirmed the Politico report, and a Supreme Court spokesperson declined to comment.
If Roe is overturned, legislatures in 26 states have pending laws indicating that they intend to ban abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. That could leave many women in need of abortion services hundreds or thousands of miles away from access to the procedure — unaffordable for many.
Corporate America is increasingly being drawn from the political sidelines on the abortion issue in response to pressure from investors, customers and employees. Companies are also struggling to attract and retain talent and worry about the impact these states’ anti-abortion laws could have on their workers.
Executives are also learning how difficult it can be to craft a political message without angering one side or the other. Disney, notably, is grappling with the political fallout of coming out against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law. CEO Bob Chapek initially failed to condemn the legislation before backtracking and apologizing to staff and fans who were outraged by the legislation. After Disney publicly opposed the law and vowed to help repeal it, lawmakers in the state passed legislation to dissolve the company’s longstanding status as a self-governing special district.
Last year, as several states pushed legislation that would make it harder for some citizens to vote, hundreds of leading executives from companies including Amazon, Google, BlackRock and Starbucks signed a statement opposing the bills.
Here are some of the most prominent companies offering expanded assistance to staff in states curtailing abortion care.
Amazon
The nation’s second-largest private employer said it would cover up to $4,000 per year in travel expenses for staff members seeking non-life-threatening medical care, including abortions, if care isn’t available within 100 miles of where they live.
Citigroup
Citigroup in March became one of the largest US companies to commit to covering employees’ travel costs if they need to leave their state to seek an abortion.
“In response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws in certain states in the US, beginning in 2022 we provide travel benefits to facilitate access to adequate resources,” Citi said in a letter to shareholders as part of its annual proxy statement.
Bumble
The dating app company, which is based in Austin, Texas, in September created a fund “supporting the reproductive rights of women and people across the gender spectrum who seek abortions in Texas.”
“Bumble is women-founded and women-led, and from day one we’ve stood up for the most vulnerable. We’ll keep fighting against regressive laws like #SB8,” the company said on Twitter the week the legislation, which amounts to a near total ban on abortions in the state, went into effect last fall.
Relief funds will go to organizations that support women’s reproductive rights, including Fund Texas Choice, according to Bumble.
Levi Strauss
The clothing company called protecting access to reproductive care a critical business issue.
“Efforts to further restrict or criminalize that access would have far-reaching consequences for the American workforce,” the company told CNN Business in a statement. “Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. That means protecting reproductive rights.”
Under Levi’s benefits plan, employees can be reimbursed for travel expenses for services not available in their home state, including abortion. Part-time staff and others who aren’t included in the company’s benefits plan are also eligible for reimbursement, it said.
Lyft & Uber
The ride-sharing rivals each announced in September that they would create legal defense funds to protect any drivers who might be sued under the Texas law for driving a person who receives an abortion.
The law’s wording leaves open the possibility that a driver could be sued, possibly even if they didn’t know an abortion was happening, according to Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Lyft also said it would donate $1 million to Planned Parenthood “to ensure that transportation is never a barrier to healthcare access.”
Match Group
The Dallas-based company that owns Match.com and several dating apps including Tinder, OkCupid and Hinge, also announced in September a fund to ensure its employees and their dependents would be able to seek reproductive care outside of Texas.
“The company generally does not take political stands unless it is relevant to our business,” said CEO Shar Dubey in a memo at the time. “But in this instance, I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent.”
Salesforce
Salesforce announced in September that it would assist its employees and their families if they want to leave Texas after the state passed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.
The cloud computing company told its 56,000 employees that they “stand with all of our women at Salesforce and everywhere.”
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tweeted at the time: “Ohana if you want to move we’ll help you exit TX. Your choice.” (“Ohana” is the Hawaiian word for “family.”)
Yelp
A representative for the San Francisco-based company said its employee health insurance already covers abortion care, but starting in May, Yelp will cover travel expenses for any US employees and their dependents who need to travel out of state to access abortion care.
The benefit extends to staff and dependents affected by any current or future restrictions on reproductive rights.
As a remote-first company with a distributed workforce, “it’s a priority for us to offer our employees consistent healthcare coverage, regardless of where they live,” a representative said.
— CNN Business’ Catherine Thorbecke, Ramishah Maruf, Charles Riley and David Goldman contributed reporting.
Russia’s Hypersonic Missiles to Bypass U.S. Defense, Lavrov Says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) took to the Senate floor on Monday to condemn as “particularly disgusting” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s comments comparing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, to Adolf Hitler and accusing Jews of anti-Semitism.
“As the Russian army continues slaughtering civilians, Foreign Minister Lavrov did what many others who now reside in the dustbin of history have done before him: resort to anti-Semitism to defend his nation’s actions,” Mr. Schumer said.
As the highest ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., Mr. Schumer said, he took “particular umbrage” at what Mr. Lavrov said.
“Mr. Lavrov’s comments are just sickening and deserve to be condemned by all who oppose the dangers of anti-Semitism,” Mr. Schumer said. “They tap into the very old and very poisonous notion that the Jewish people themselves were the architects of the worst human atrocities of modern history, even when they were aimed at Jews themselves.”
Asked Sunday by Italy’s Rete 4 channel about Russian claims that it invaded Ukraine to “de-nazify” the country, Mr. Lavrov said that Ukraine could still have Nazi elements even if some figures, including Mr. Zelensky, were Jewish.
“So what if Zelensky is Jewish,” Mr. Lavrov said. “That fact does not negate the Nazi elements in Ukraine. I believe that Hitler also had Jewish blood…some of the worst anti-Semites are Jews.” Mr. Lavrov appeared to amplify a conspiracy theory that Hitler’s paternal grandfather was Jewish, a claim that has been dismissed by mainstream historians.
Mr. Zelensky in a late-night address said: “These words mean that Russia’s top diplomat is blaming the Jewish people for Nazi crimes. No words.”
Mr. Lavrov’s comments also strained relations between Russia and Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he viewed Mr. Lavrov’s comments “with utmost severity,” calling them lies and demanding that “use of the Holocaust of the Jewish people as a political tool must cease immediately.”
Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy in Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Affiliations:
Morbid Obesity Center and Department of Medicine, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (K.A.S.)
Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (H.B., J.K.H.)
Morbid Obesity Center and Department of Medicine, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (D.H.)
Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, and Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway (M.C.S.)
Department of Radiology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (N.P.K., J.O.G.)
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (M.L.)
Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (F.F.)
Department of Surgery, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (L.T.S.)
Morbid Obesity Center and Department of Surgery, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway (R.S.)
Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, and Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (J.H.).
Acknowledgment: The authors thank all of the patients who participated in this trial and acknowledge the entire research team at the Morbid Obesity Center in Tønsberg, Norway.
Grant Support: By an educational grant (PhD) from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Dr. K.A. Seeberg).
Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M21-1962.
Data Sharing Statement: The following data will be made available with publication: Deidentified participant data and supporting documents. Access to data collected from this study, including anonymized individual-participant data, will be made available following publication upon e-mail request to the corresponding author ([email protected]
Corresponding Author: Jens Kristoffer Hertel, PhD, Morbid Obesity Centre, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Pb 2168, 3103 Tønsberg, Norway; e-mail, [email protected]
Author Contributions: Conception and design: D. Hofsø, R. Sandbu, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: K.A. Seeberg, H. Borgeraas, D. Hofsø, M.C. Småstuen, N.P. Kvan, J.O. Grimnes, M. Lindberg, F. Fatima, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Drafting of the article: K.A. Seeberg, H. Borgeraas, F. Fatima, L.T. Seeberg, R. Sandbu, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Critical revision for important intellectual content: K.A. Seeberg, H. Borgeraas, D. Hofsø, M.C. Småstuen, M. Lindberg, L.T. Seeberg, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Final approval of the article: K.A. Seeberg, H. Borgeraas, D. Hofsø, M.C. Småstuen, N.P. Kvan, J.O. Grimnes, M. Lindberg, F. Fatima, L.T. Seeberg, R. Sandbu, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Provision of study materials or patients: R. Sandbu, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Statistical expertise: K.A. Seeberg, H. Borgeraas, M.C. Småstuen, J.K. Hertel.
Obtaining of funding: J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: M. Lindberg, R. Sandbu, J. Hjelmesæth, J.K. Hertel.
Collection and assembly of data: K.A. Seeberg, D. Hofsø, J.O. Grimnes, M. Lindberg, F. Fatima, J.K. Hertel.
This article was published at Annals.org on 30 November 2021.
Microsoft Shows How To Bypass TPM 2.0 Requirement For Windows 11
While Windows 11 still requires that your PC support TPM 2.0, there is a workaround for computers without the required hardware, and Microsoft itself has offered up the solution. If you are hoping to get your system updated now that Windows 11 is live, you’ll just need to take a few steps. You’ll be in the future in no time.
Long story short, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a technology that protects your computer’s data. An upgraded TPM means upgraded security for Windows 11 users. However, while many PCs support TPM 2.0, not all of them do. There is now an official solution. As PC Gamer reported, Microsoft published a tutorial on its support page outlining how to install Windows 11 on a machine without TPM 2.0.
Microsoft clarifies in the tutorial that it does not recommend installation on any PC that does not meet the requirements. It also encourages customers to reach out to support before trying any installation method other than the standard route. Your PC will still need to support at least TPM 1.2. With that in mind, here is the method it described.
To start, you’ll have to make sure the BIOS for your TPM are activated. The exact instructions for that will depend on your hardware. For details, check out GameSpot’s tutorial to find out how to enable TPM 2.0 on your PC, should you have it, and how to activate it if you don’t. If you’re not sure whether you have it or not, the tutorial should help you find out.
To install Windows 11 without TPM 2.0, you’ll have to change the registry key values to skip the check for TPM 2.0.
- First off, hit the hotkey Win+r and type in regedit.
- From there, you will click through to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMSetupMoSetup.
- Right click the registry editor window and select new, then DWORD (32-bit value).
- Name it AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU.
- Then change its value to 1.
Afterwards, you should be able to upgrade to Windows 11 without having TPM 2.0.
If you want more details on what features Windows 11 has, check out GameSpot’s outline of what Windows 11 offers for gamers.
Texas school district requires masks after finding dress code loophole to bypass ban | Texas
A school district in Texas has announced an amendment to their dress code, reportedly requiring face masks for all members, ahead of the school’s reopening on Thursday.
An announcement issued on the website of the Paris Independent school district (PISD) on Tuesday pointed out Greg Abbott’s recent executive order doesn’t allow his office to “usurp the board of trustees’ executive power”.
The Texas governor’s executive order, issued last month, had said no governmental institution, including schools, could not require anyone to wear masks.
The small school district made the announcement on its website, citing its concerns for the health and safety of its students. The city of Paris, with a population of about 25,000, currently has almost 3,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
“The board [of trustees] believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues, and therefore has amended the PISD dress code to protect our students and employees,” read a part of the statement.
The announcement further cited a Texas education code chapter that they said would not allow the governor to interfere with this mandate. According to chapter 11 of the code, the trustees of a school district have the ultimate say in the management and supervision of activities of the schools in their district, and the announcement noted that the governor’s executive order did not explicitly suspend chapter 11.
The announcement was made on the same day that Abbott himself tested positive for the coronavirus.
In a discussion in a public Facebook group “Patriotic Parents of Paris Texas”, local parents expressed their anger over the issue.
“Wonder what they would do if EVERY Parent against this pulled their kid(s) from their district all that money they would lose if they would then rethink this ‘Dress Code’ BS!” one parent shared in the discussion.
The Guardian has reached out to the governor’s office as well as PISD for further comments.