Vincent Chu

VP of Engineering. Journey: @SFU - @SAP - @EA - @Apple - @visier - @latermedia - @agencyanalytics.

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

@LewisCTech YES. For some reason it prompts way too often, even though it's the same browser same machine.....

[Abe Gong @AbeGong]

@chrisalbon Databricks hired all 50 people who used it.

Now scala is bred only in captivity, like condors and tortoises.

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

TIL Paul Stamets is an actual mycologist not a fictitious engineer who discovered you could warp through space with a mycelial network 😦

https://t.co/p2JMfHZgcZ

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

lol is this a joke?!

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

Bus 23 (either direction) is always full. It's super frustrating! @TransLink

[Garett Senez @GarettSenez]

Three alarm fire in Vancouver. Many ambulances. 10th and Guelph in Mount Pleasant. They just cut power. Hope all are ok 🙏

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

@MarkAllerton 😂

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

Google search really hasn't been working for years now... I append "reddit" to almost every search https://t.co/N3OSJb11Tk

[Min Choi @minchoi]

Midjourney v5.2 just dropped with "Zoom Out" feature

And people are already creating insane images

Here are 10 mind blowing examples:

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

Those that disrupt are bound to be disrupted https://t.co/ibEF7tm7fG

[Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 @mysk_co]

Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices.

TL;DR: Don't turn it on.

The new update allows users to sign in with their Google Account and sync 2FA secrets across their iOS and Android devices.

We analyzed the network traffic when the app syncs the secrets, and it turns out the traffic is not end-to-end encrypted. As shown in the screenshots, this means that Google can see the secrets, likely even while they’re stored on their servers. There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets, to make them accessible only by the user.

Why is this bad?

Every 2FA QR code contains a secret, or a seed, that’s used to generate the one-time codes. If someone else knows the secret, they can generate the same one-time codes and defeat 2FA protections. So, if there’s ever a data breach or if someone obtains access to your Google Account, all of your 2FA secrets would be compromised.

Also, 2FA QR codes typically contain other information such as account name and the name of the service (e.g. Twitter, Amazon, etc). Since Google can see all this data, it knows which online services you use, and could potentially use this information for personalized ads.

Surprisingly, Google data exports do not include the 2FA secrets that are stored in the user's Google Account. We downloaded all the data associated with the Google account we used, and we found no traces of the 2FA secrets.

The bottom line: although syncing 2FA secrets across devices is convenient, it comes at the expense of your privacy. Fortunately, Google Authenticator still offers the option to use the app without signing in or syncing secrets. We recommend using the app without the new syncing feature for now.

#Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #2FA #Google #Security

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

Happy Easter?

https://t.co/vLOivYicL5

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lol, but just a few months ago he said he's double downing on metaverse... https://t.co/9mnBllfBYk

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

but... can we explore the galaxy with it? https://t.co/i760ceaiQs

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

Hopefully no one is going to ask for daylight saving time there https://t.co/chpoBDJrGj

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

Many don't realize the importance of Silicon Valley Bank to the economy & the ripple effects coming

SVB's failure is the beginning of a domino effect throughout tech & start-ups

I've worked in banking for 10+ years so let me explain why you should care & what it means for you:

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

15 years later, Python 2 / Python 3 conversion + compatibility is still annoying 😑

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

How can there be so much rain.... maybe because today is Friday the 13th

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

sigh...

[Sapper 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @supersapper6]

@yvrairport Your tarmac looks like a parking lot @yvrairport @GlobalBC

[Vincent Chu @chu_vincent]

@stingoh since last time I talked to you in person was before there's twitter, I have no idea whether you have $8.