Evidently Hillary is going to try to run again.

 Otherwise my post from 2016 wouldn't be receiving the scrutiny it has gotten.

http://txfellowship.blogspot.com/2016/10/from-inbox-facts-just-facts-maam.html

After requesting a review, they took down the notice. But WHY are they targeting ANYTHING about that person from 2016?

There is NO reason to be trying to clean up anything about Hillary UNLESS she is planning on try to run again.

So make your own determination.

My blog is getting shadow banned HARD......

 

About 5 weeks ago, my views took a nosedive from 40-70 views per post to less than 10 views per post.  And it wasn't a gradual tapering off, it was on day 1, 50+ views per post to less than 10 views per post, on day 2.

It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I was approaching the payment threshold for Adsense....  Like if I suddenly got another .32 cents of ad revenue, Google has to cut me a check on the first of the month.  But NOoooooo, all of my page views dropped and suddenly, there are NO ad's being shown on my blog according to Adsense Analytics.

This makes me wonder just who else Google/Alphabet is screwing over.

 

YouTube changing the rules in re: Monetization - AGAIN

When they sent me the first notice earlier this year it said I needed at LEAST 10K VIEWS on my channel to be monetized.  I have one video with over 15K views and now I need 4k views in the last year PLUS 1K of subscribers.

I just LOVE the constantly changing goalposts that Google/YouTube is using.

Does your smart phone use Android 4.4 Kit Kat or later? Zero Day exploit

"New zero-day flaw hits millions of Linux servers, also affects most Android devices

The flaw is said to affect "tens of millions" of Linux PCs and servers, and most modern devices running the latest Android KitKat 4.4 software and later.

A new, previously undiscovered flaw that allows an attacker to escalate local user privileges to the highest "root" level is said to hit "tens of millions" of Linux PCs and servers.

Because some of the code is shared, the zero-day flaw also affects more than two-thirds of all Android devices.

Israeli security firm Perception Point disclosed the flaw in a blog post Tuesday, but it wasn't immediately clear if the bug had been privately reported to Google, which develops the Android software."


Hopefully Goggle has fixed it and will be releasing an update soon.

Then the problem becomes if the phone companies incorporate the update into their updates.

Have an Android phone?

" Google's security researchers have found that an anti-exploitation feature in Android that should block Stagefright-based attacks can be bypassed.

In the aftermath of the Stagefright bug, Google told media that 90 percent of Android devices would have been protected from an attack using the bug because Google had implemented address space layout randomisation (ASLR) in Android. Google introduced ASLR to Android in 2012 with version 4.1.

Google made the point as neither it, nor other Android OEMs, had released Stagefright patches for some time - some were only delivered two months after the news of the bug came to light."

Remember, your smartphone IS a computer. And as such it NEEDS a good Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware application installed to keep your data safer.

Note I did NOT say SAFE.

Unless you ONLY use your smartphone for sending and receiving Phone Calls and Phone Calls ONLY, your Smart Phone is just as susceptible to attack as your home computer.

Is your Smartphone Secure?

Earlier today I tweeted about the possibility that the .GOV had compromised your computers through a backdoor.

What if the .GOV leaned on @microsoft and @apple to put in a backdoor to everyones computers through an added update? #nsaprism #nsaspying
— GreyLocke/Mark (@txfellowship) July 10, 2013

Then just a minute ago I found this article about how the CIA is writing a backdoor for the Android Operating System.

The NSA Has Inserted Its Code Into Android OS, Or Three Quarters Of All Smartphones

From the article I found out that a backdoor was written into Windows 95 and possibly all further iterations of the Microsoft Operating System.  And now they are writing code specifically for the Android Operating system.   And when Google was asked their comment is:

"Google spokeswoman Gina Scigliano confirms that the company has already inserted some of the NSA’s programming in Android OS. "All Android code and contributors are publicly available for review at source.android.com." Scigliano says, declining to comment further."

Since Apple is so secretive about everything they do, I just wonder how many Apple devices are compromised at the factory, and just how truly secure our electronic communications actually are.

DO you remember a story about ineffective anti-virus programs?

Insty linked to it a while back but I can't find it, I do however have a rebuttal.

"We believe that the majority of anti-virus products on the market can't keep up with the rate of virus propagation on the Internet," the study stated. "[What] enterprises and consumers spend on anti-virus is not proportional to its effectiveness."

Imperva's study was widely criticized at the time for poor methodology, small sample size and unrealistic testing scenarios. Because of those doubts, TechNewsDaily did not report the study when it was first released."

According to that story Imperva used a small sample size and had other incorrect or misleading methodolgy.  Click the above to go read it for yourself,

Ever wondered how big Google is? - from the inbox

 

 

 

Ever wondered how big Google is?

Open your screen wide so you can take in the entire photo .....

! Mind Googling isn't it ?

 

A few computer related stories you should read

First from Insty a story of how the government is trying to force a software company to install a "Backdoor" into his software so "He" not the government will use to obtain information.

"Stuart says authorities specifically told him that they would not use the backdoor themselves but that he would be expected to access the servers of online casinos and others who used his software overseas in order to retrieve the information of gamblers and bookmakers on their behalf.

“They made it clear that they would do nothing. I was expected to do everything, to modify the system to allow myself to get in to get the information they wanted,” he says. “Their whole intention was for me to retrieve information from those databases that were located in foreign countries…. They were going to use me to get to the clients…. But I’m not a hacker, I’m a software developer.”

So now the .GOV is threatening people with prison time if they don't break the law on the .GOV's behalf.

Then the following two stories I got from a news subscription

Internet Security Jeopardized by a single mistake

"An intermediate digital certificate for *.google.com domains has been blocked by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft after a Turkish certificate authority (CA) incorrectly provided it to two other Turkish organizations who are not authorized for the privileges that certificate affords."


Google Changes means less search results

"If you use Google Shopping to find and compare items you'd like to buy, you could find fewer results in future searches. Google said today (Jan. 3) it would allow website owners to block their pages from specialized search results in a response to concerns from the Federal Trade Commission."

Google Affiliate ponderings

Evidently I recently became eligible for the Google Ad sense Affiliate ads program. 

I am wondering if there are any other blogger users who are enrolled in that program.

Granted as far as product go I only blog about weapons and such.  Do I really want to shill for the small revenue those ads would bring me?  I still haven't even reached the payment point in 5 years of blogging.  and for those of you who don't know, Google doesn't pay out until a month AFTER you reach $100.00 in ad revenue.  Last time I checked I was still around $37 and change.  That is after 5 plus years of blogging.  I don't write this blog to really make money, I guess for me it is a slight affirmation of my worth that people will actually come and read the things I post.  Some of it is my own original writing and photos, some is stuff that friends and family members send to me, and a lot is links to articles I think people should be aware of.  Some of it with my own commentary some with just a quick link.

Do I REALLY want to put up directed ads?  Personally, if I don't own or have used something, I won't recommend it.  I've still got some articles sitting in draft that I haven't published because in my head they don't sound right, I have other articles that only reside on my hard drive because I can't finish them due to a number of factors.  My health, my kids, the local weather, a family member in the hospital currently, all those thing intrude on my writing.  I have 2 screen plays sitting on my hard drive, several short stories and what is slowly turning into a novella Dozens of small text files with ideas for other stories or crazy inventions.  Several hundred pictures which have sparked other ideas.

But do I want to put up directed ads and try to shill a product I haven't used and know nothing about?

Would I like to get paid for testing firearms, ammunition and accessories?  You bet I would.  Heck I would love to be able to test all types of things.  But even the one review I did for Luckygunner.com still cost me money.  I couldn't honestly review the ammo they sent me without comparing it to another type of ammo, so I spent $40 bux to buy a box of ammo to compare it to.  And they didn't even pay me for it.  They just sent me a box of ammo to test.  I'd love to test other things for them, but without access to a decent range it's kind of hard.

All this doesn't answer the question.  Do "I" want to put ads on my blog and write posts specifically to induce someone to click on that ad?  When I don't even know how good the product is?  Or even if it is a product I would use?

As much as I would love to earn money as the next person.  I don't think I can do it.  Without either someone sending me an item to actually test, or it being something I already buy and use my self, it seems like lying or cheating to me.


Does any of that make sense?

So, I guess Sorry Google.  I won't be signing up for your program.  I'd love to make more money, but I won't write about something just to try to make money off of it unless I have actually used it.  And being disabled and having 7 kids I don't have a lot of disposable income right now.  I do have a review for something I got off of E-bay that will be going up in a few days.  But I don't think you guys sell much ad space to chinese android tablet manufacturers.

What are my readers thoughts?  Please leave a comment with your input.  I'd really appreciate it.