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File-Notification Systems on Windows, Linux, Android and macOS Can be Exploited to Spy on Users' Activities and Forge Password Prompts
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1430600/file-notification-systems-leave-windows-linux-android-and-macos-vulnerable-and-can-be-ex
www.tugraz.at/en/news/article/file-notification-windows-linux-android-macos-attacks
Replying to @beep@piefed.world
tldr; users that can list your files have the ability to list your files.
Replying to @JTskulk@lemmy.world
I swear, lemmy sublemmies should have moderators with the explicit ability and responsibility of rewriting the titles of submissions, to curate the deluge of unsubstantiated and/or egregiously misleading titles
Replying to @beep@piefed.world
Don’t give people access to your files…