Episode 376: Google Don’t Front




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Summary: <p>Google and Amazon recently shutdown Domain Fronting. Their abrupt change has created a building backlash. </p> <p>We’ll explain what Domain Fronting is, how activists can use it to avoid censorship, and why large organizations are compelled to disable it.</p> <p>Plus how road navigation systems can be spoofed with $223 in hardware, and another bad Bluetooth bug.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://techsnap.ting.com">Ting</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://techsnap.ting.com">Save $25 off a device, or get $25 in service credits!</a> Promo Code: Visit techsnap.ting.com</li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://ixsystems.com/techsnap">iXSystems</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://ixsystems.com/techsnap">Get a system purpose built for you.</a> Promo Code: Tell them we sent you!</li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://do.co/snap">Digital Ocean</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://do.co/snap">Apply our promo snapocean after you create your account, and get a $10 credit.</a> Promo Code: snapocean</li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Road navigation systems can be spoofed using $223 equipment" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hackread.com/road-navigation-systems-can-be-spoofed-using-223-equipment/?utm_campaign=Security%2BNewsletter&amp;utm_source=Security_Newsletter_co_86">Road navigation systems can be spoofed using $223 equipment</a></li> <li><a title="The World Economy Runs on GPS. It Needs a Backup Plan" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-25/the-world-economy-runs-on-gps-it-needs-a-backup-plan">The World Economy Runs on GPS. It Needs a Backup Plan</a></li> <li><a title="Big bad Bluetooth blunder bug battered – check for security fixes" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/24/bluetooth_cryptography_bug/">Big bad Bluetooth blunder bug battered – check for security fixes</a></li> <li><a title="Vulnerability Note VU#304725 - Bluetooth Diffie-Hellman key exchange" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/304725">Vulnerability Note VU#304725 - Bluetooth Diffie-Hellman key exchange</a></li> <li><a title="Domain Fronting " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/803-Domain-Fronting.html">Domain Fronting </a></li> <li><a title="Domain Fronting Is Critical to the Open Web" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.torproject.org/domain-fronting-critical-open-web">Domain Fronting Is Critical to the Open Web</a></li> <li><a title="Russia Blocks Millions of Amazon and Google IPs in Bungled Attempt to Ban Telegram" rel="nofollow" href="https://gizmodo.com/russia-blocks-millions-of-amazon-and-google-ips-in-bung-1825319498">Russia Blocks Millions of Amazon and Google IPs in Bungled Attempt to Ban Telegram</a></li> <li><a title="Blocking-resistant communication through domain fronting" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bamsoftware.com/papers/fronting/">Blocking-resistant communication through domain fronting</a></li> <li><a title="Duplicati gets some love" rel="nofollow" href="https://pastebin.com/q3ub689P">Duplicati gets some love</a></li> <li><a title="Duplicati" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.duplicati.com/">Duplicati</a></li> <li><a title="Duplicati - Docker Hub" rel="nofollow" href="https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/duplicati/">Duplicati - Docker Hub</a></li> <li><a title="Installing Duplicati on Ubunutu Linux" rel="nofollow" href="https://forum.duplicati.com/t/installing-duplicati-on-ubunutu-linux/743">Installing Duplicati on Ubunutu Linux</a></li> <li><a title="Ben's Backup Basics" rel="nofollow" href="https://pastebin.com/mb0WpyuQ">Ben's Backup Basics</a></li> </ul>