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Review: Canary Flex security camera lives up to its name

Canary’s initial foray into the networked home security camera space was very impressive – my colleague David Newman touted its high security settings in the wake of revelations about the general insecurity of these types of devices. The Canary camera was also somewhat large – a cylindrical tower that took up some significant space on your desk, cabinet or shelf.

The latest camera the company sent me is the Canary Flex, a much smaller unit meant to be more flexible (hence the name) in terms of placement, but also in power options. Like the Arlo Pro camera, the Canary Flex is powered by an internal battery (it’s charged via USB cable and power adapter). This means you can move the Flex to a location inside or outside your home where there’s no power outlet. The Flex comes with wall mounting screws and a 360-degree magnetic stand so you can position the camera in different spots. Additional accessories, such as a plant mount or twist mount (pictured below), offer even more location choices.

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Reddit’s removal of ‘warrant canary’ could hint at US demand for its user data

Reddit has removed a notice, known as a warrant canary, from its transparency report for 2015, suggesting that it may have received a secret national security order for user data.

The removal of the warrant canary is a reminder to users that their online communications could be the target of investigators.

The most controversial of the orders is the National Security Letter, which gives the government the authority to compel the production of customer records held by telephone companies, Internet service providers and other electronic communications service providers.

Companies, who have been asked for user data by the government, are usually served the requests under a “gag order” that prohibits them from disclosing the request for data.

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Taiwan a canary in the coalmine of cyber warfare – The Age


The Age

Taiwan a canary in the coalmine of cyber warfare
The Age
The first widely reported "cyber war" in the world occurred between China and Taiwan in 1999, when Taiwan's president Lee Teng-hui infuriated Beijing by suggesting the two countries accept state-to-state relations, rather than the status quo in which

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Encryption canary or insecure app? TrueCrypt warning says use Microsoft’s BitLocker

If you attempt to visit truecrypt.org, you will be redirected to truecrypt.sourceforge.net and see, “WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues.”
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