---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200421174237.GA789@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:42:37 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: California Students Will Get Free Laptops To Help Distance Learning Approximately 70,000 California students will receive laptops and tablets, starting this week. Google has also committed to rolling out 100,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the state. It's part of California's attempt to bridge the digital divide preventing some students from accessing online education. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement at a press conference held Monday at noon. You can watch a replay above. https://laist.com/latest/post/20200420/watch_gavin_newsom_coronavirus_update_042020 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200421180339.GA973@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:03:43 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Philly students without internet can do remote learning in parking lots, district says There's a plan to distribute WiFi hotspots, but it hasn't happened yet. By Michaela Winberg Students who don't have reliable internet access at home can do their remote learning in parking lots, the School District of Philadelphia says. "Parking Lot" WiFi is one of the options listed on the distrct website for kids whose households aren't yet connected. Included along with other free or low-cost alternatives from Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile, it's described as "accessible around the exterior of a building such as a school or library - and generally reachable from the facility's parking lot." https://billypenn.com/2020/04/21/philly-students-without-internet-can-do-remote-learning-in-parking-lots-district-says/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B230F2E2-AA4B-487F-95DB-DCEE14AA63FE@roscom.com> Date: 19 Apr 2020 08:39:47 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: The secret behind "unkillable" Android backdoor called xHelper has been revealed In February, a researcher detailed a widely circulating Android backdoor that's so pernicious that it survives factory resets, a trait that makes the malware impossible to remove without taking unusual measures. The analysis found that the unusual persistence was the result of rogue folders containing a trojan installer, neither of which was removed by a reset. The trojan dropper would then reinstall the backdoor in the event of a reset. Despite those insights, the researcher still didn't know precisely how that happened. Now, a different researcher has filled in the missing pieces. More about that later. First, a brief summary of xHelper. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/solved-how-android-backdoor-called-xhelper-survives-factory-resets/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 22 Apr 2020