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Constitution Day

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Phone Innovations

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Who’s missing???

First phone to play MP3’s: Samsung SPH-M100 in 1999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_media_player#Mobile_phones

First phone with internet access: Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Web

First phone with camera: Sharp J-SH04 J-Phone in 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_phone

First phone with front facing camera (selfie):
Several mobile phones released in late 2003 introduced front-facing cameras, including the Sony Ericsson Z1010 and Motorola A835.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-facing_camera

First phone with fingerprint recognition: Toshiba G500 and G900 in 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_ID

First phone with face recognition: Samsung Galaxy Nexus in 2011
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/425805/new-google-smart-phone-recognizes-your-face/

First phone with iris recognition: Fujitsu ARROWS NX F-04G in 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_recognition

Patch Tuesday

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Time To Run Windows Update
Updates for all currently supported Windows versions, IE, Edge, Office, Flash, .NET Framework…
As usual see the complete Breakdown at the end of this post.
Win10 update info: September 12, 2017—KB4038788 (OS Build 15063.608)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”

Flash Updated
APSB17-28 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download for IE
Download for Firefox, Opera

CCleaner Too
Download
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Weekend Random Stuff…

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Best Buy Axes Kapersky
Best Buy is pulling internet security software from a Russian company off its shelves and from its website amid outside concerns that Kaspersky Lab could have links to the Russian government…“In light of what we know about Kaspersky Lab and Russia’s cyberattacks on our private and public networks, this is a very sound decision,” said U.S Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
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Cybersecurity Alert

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Credit reporting firm Equifax says cybersecurity incident could potentially affect 143 million US consumers
– Equifax said data on 143 million U.S. customers was obtained in a breach
– The breach occurred on July 29
– Personal information including birth dates, credit card numbers and more was obtained in the breach

This is bad y’all. Very bad.

*Update 0645hrs 08SEPT2017

ARSTechnica – Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
Must read. Too much good info to quote.

DO NOT use the Equifax site (trustedidpremier.com) to put your name and last 6 ssn. Read the article above for why.
In addition, Techcrunch says, “The site’s terms of service seem to state that by agreeing to use this service, the user is waving their rights to bring a class action lawsuit against Equifax.”

*Update 0705hrs 08SEPT2017
Brian Krebs – Breach at Equifax May Impact 143M Americans
Again. Must read. Too much good info to quote

Profound Post

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I don’t post in forums much. I don’t comment in posts much either. I may scan through comments on non-political type posts. There are a few places where most comments are level headed. Askwoody.com Forums is one such place. Once in a while a comment truly impresses me.
A comment by user Canadian Tech is an example. I’ve no idea who he is. I don’t necessarily agree with everything he said but his argument is solid, well reasoned, and well written. If he isn’t a tech writer he should be.