4 posts tagged ‘brazil’
Microsoft-Trusted ICP-Brasil Certificate for google.com
mjtsai,
Andrew Ayer (via Hacker News): A Brazilian certificate authority trusted only by Microsoft has issued a presumably-unauthorized certificate for google.com.This can used to intercept traffic to Google from Edge and other Windows applications (except Chrome and Firefox). Hug-ops to Google folks.Microsoft are well aware of the extensive history of problems with this CA - I […]
Brazil Rules Against Apple’s Anti-Steering Rules
Reuters: Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said on Monday that Apple must lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases, among other things, as the watchdog moved to proceed with an investigation into a complaint filed by Latin America e-commerce giant MercadoLibre.[…]MercadoLibre’s complaint, filed in 2022 in Brazil and Mexico, accused Apple of imposing a series […]
Adorable capybara dramatically rescued from storm drain
Boing Boing,
Watch this capybara, stuck in a storm drain, getting rescued last month by first responders in Biguaçu, Brazil. I feel terrible for the poor creature, but I'm thrilled that the sweet capy was ok in the end. The Dodo explains what happened: Unable to lift the heavy grate using their strength, the crew from the Biguaçu Fire Department deployed the "jaws of life" to pry it up. — Read the rest
Taylor Swift Mourns Fan Who Died Before Brazil Concert
Vulture,
23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides was reportedly hospitalized after fainting at the venue amid an extreme heat wave.