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An interesting feature in Windows 10 with encrypted ZIP files
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Submitted May 10, 2018 at 10:21PM by vah_13
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Supply-Chain Security
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Submitted May 10, 2018 at 11:56PM by volci
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BobLobBlob - Hiding data in removed GitHub commits
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Submitted May 11, 2018 at 03:13AM by Ondaje
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Question about MAC addresses
Here's something I don't fully understand. So please just tell me if I'm missing something or get something wrong. I get that a MAC address uniquely identifies your computer's hardware and it can be used to identify you. When you visit a website, they have your IP address which you can hide with a VPN. This obviously isn't foolproof since I've seen webRTC being able to get your actual IP if you have JavaScript enabled but for the average person, it'd be fine. But when you look at all of these guides for being more secure online, they always talk about IPs but never mention MAC addresses and if they do, it's only in passing and is something like "Kali Linux comes with a tool called MACchanger if that interests you". What I don't get is, people make a point of spoofing their MAC address but this only seems to be when they're going to commit a cyber crime of some sort and I really don't see many people doing it just to be more secure like when they use VPNs to mask their actual IP. So is it pointless to try and coverup your MAC address, as someone not looking to do anything illegal? Do websites not have access to it even though you're using a VPN? I mean, if you were to use a VPN but did nothing to hide your MAC address, would that be a security flaw? Who can see your MAC address? The same who can see your IP? I remember Snowden saying that the government can track us using our MAC addresses but I guess it's pointless to try and hide yourself from the NSA since you'd probably lose unless you've got a 400 IQ.

Submitted May 11, 2018 at 04:56PM by deeptoot2332
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Not Your Server, But Still Your Code (serverless security LA)
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Submitted May 11, 2018 at 06:43PM by sprkyco
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