2600 Magazine_ The Hacker Quarterly - Digital Edition - Summer 2011 - 2600 Magazine [65]
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Here we have a request to an ad server which uniquely identifies my iPad, passes my age (well, that's not mine, but perhaps I entered this one somewhere?), the version of my iPad's OS, whether I have an accelerometer in my device (or whether it's on?), and, although not used, my latitude and longitude?? If this were a useful app that happened to start up with the request "App XXX would like to use your current location", perhaps those might have been passed on to the ad company. If anyone can find such an example, please write in. All in all, it was no surprise that, in the middle of this project, a story appeared on the BBC news app (ha!) about a class action against Apple for allowing personally identifying data (i.e., the UDID) to be shared unnecessarily and without users' consent.
It's 2011. Do you know where your ads are coming from? The converse might just be true.
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Hacker Happenings
by 2600 Magazine | 166 words
Listed here are some upcoming events of interest to hackers. Hacker conferences generally cost under $100 and are open to everyone. Higher prices may apply to the more elaborate events such as outdoor camps. If you know of a conference or event that should be known to the hacker community, email us at happenings@2600.com or by snail mail at Hacker Happenings, PO Box 99, Middle Island, NY 11953 USA. We only list events that have a firm date and location, aren’t ridiculously expensive, are open to everyone, and welcome the hacker community.
July 30-31
Maker Faire Detroit
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI
makerfaire.com/detroit/2011/
August 4-7
Defcon
The Rio Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
www.defcon.org
August 5-7
NinjaCon
The Hub Vienna
Vienna, Austria
2011.ninjacon.net
August 10-14
Chaos Communication Camp
Finowfurt, Germany
events.ccc.de/category/camp-2011
August 26-27
JurackerFest 2011
Centre paroissial l'Avenir à Delémont
Delemont, Switzerland
blog.jurackerfest.ch
August 27-29
Large Hacker Space Convention
RaumZeitLabor
Mannheim, Germany
raumzeitlabor.de/wiki/1._Large_Hackerspace_Convention_(LHC)
September 8-9
SEC-T
Nalen
Stockholm, Sweden
www.sec-t.org
September 17-18
Maker Faire NYC
New York Hall of Science
Flushing Meadows, NY
makerfaire.com/newyork/2011/
September 30-October 2
DerbyCon
Hyatt Regency
Louisville, KY
www.derbycon.com
December 27-30
Chaos Communication Congress
Berliner Congress Center
Berlin, Germany
events.ccc.de/category/28c3
Please send us your feedback on any events you attend and let us know if they should/should not be listed here.
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2600 Marketplace
2600 Magazine | 1762 words
For Sale
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