Welcome / open talk

Microsoft’s Build conference is one of their most important shows of the year, with a developer focused discussion that provides some guidance on the direction of Microsoft and its platforms. Over the last couple of years, the platforms have been some of the bigger talking points as well, with Microsoft diversifying across new technologies and markets to try and stay ahead of the curve.

LastPass announced a new cloud backup feature for its LastPass Authenticator (not to be confused with the LastPass Password Manager), which should remove some of the hassle of changing or resetting phones for its users.
Two-Factor Authentication

A FAQ which I submitted over the weekend was approved & posted on the site a few hours later in the middle of the night !

I certainly appreciate all the hard work you both do, day in and day out for all of us & just wanted to say THANK-YOU

This week we’re recognizing, Nats50!

This newcomer with a mere 9 years here at the factory :P was the first to alert us to the newest Garmin Map Update 2018.20

Thanks for the heads up on the newest update and for your many years of contributions to our community!

~Angela

Data mining is such a prosaic part of our online lives that it’s hard to sustain consumer interest in it, much less outrage. The modern condition means constantly clicking against our better judgement. We go to bed anxious about the surveillance apparatus lurking just beneath our social media feeds, then wake up to mindlessly scroll, Like, Heart, Wow, and Fave another day.

I am in the market for a couple of power strips with USB ports. What are some with the greatest number of AC outlets and USB ports? I have seen the one from Monoprice, which is 12 AC outlets and 2 USB ports.

I have also seen one from Anker that is only 6 AC outlets, but has 4 USB ports. Does anybody happen to know if there are any that have 12 AC outlets and 4, or more, USB ports?

Republican FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly wants the FCC to prohibit states from attempting an end run around the current majority’s broad-based deregulation of ISPs, likening it to a war of socialist forces vs. free market capitalism.

Last March March, the GOP used the Congressional Review Act to kill FCC broadband privacy protections that would have given consumers significantly more control over their own data. As we noted at the time, States from Wisconsin to Washington rushed in to pass their own rules protecting consumer broadband privacy, creating a patchy framework where some consumers are protected, and some aren't.

The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, announced that it’s going to impose a 150,000 euro fine on Facebook. The agency will fine Facebook over its use of the “datr” cookie, which enabled the company to collect information on French and other European citizens without their knowledge.

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After some attempts to backdoor encryption, led by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Richard Burr (NC), who are also the top ranking members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Senate staff has been approved to use the Signal messenger.

Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16199 to Fast ring members of the Windows Insider Program. The new build expands the availability of the new Story Remix tool, adds new functionalities to the My People feature, and changes some game-related settings.

Prease to read more here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-preview-build-game-...

Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith, called the NSA the main actor to blame for the global spread of WannaCry ransomware. The attack started on Friday, when many companies were ending their work days, especially in Asia, and it has already spread to over 150 countries.

WannaCry took down wide swaths of the internet over the weekend, then disappeared. Here’s what you need to know, without the hyp

Prease to read more here:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3196673/malware/faq-are-you...

This week we’re recognizing, Bobkz!

Bob’s been with us for over ten years!
His contributions have been numerous. This week we’re recognizing him once again for his popular, Offbeat Tourist Attractions file. His recent addition of 38 locations makes 210 new locations added in less than a month.

Support is no longer provided for Windows XP, but Microsoft has provided a security update for the current ransomware attack:

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer...

dobs108

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Can someone explain why some of the GPS POI files that are uploaded are so inaccurate? I'm editing a file of Walmart stores and some of the locations are so off the mark it isn't funny. I'd be ashamed to have my name attached to anything that was so useless.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated on Friday, May 12, with a comment from HP vice president Mike Nash.

Electric vehicles have long been a promising option for sustainable transportation. They come with practical headaches like expensive, bulky batteries that often need recharging, however. Israel is tackling those hurdles by investing in roads that power electric buses—as they ride down the street.