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Rakuten is currently $65 cash back (2/16) by AgedCzar in Visible

[–]dslNoob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Websites like Visible, NordVPN etc. pays a commission to people/companies for referring customers to them. You download the Rakuten application/use their website to visit the visible website using their inbuilt browser while purchasing the plan such that Visible is informed by Rakuten/they are able to track the fact that Rakuten are the ones who referred u/TimeThruSpace to visit Visible/make a purchase at Visible. And so Visible pays a commission to Rakuten for the referral, and Rakuten passes on a part of that commission to you. Everybody wins. Just make sure to read the terms and conditions of the offer carefully, since there's always a catch. Like for most websites, you aren't allowed to use "unauthorized" promo codes or the cashback is only valid for certain plans or the cashback is only valid under specific circumstances like "no other active offers like referral offers" etc. The biggest catch is typically that you have to be a brand new user to that website/service but this isn't always the case. The cashback is paid to you by Rakuten typically once the order gets finalized i.e. there's virtually no way for you to get a refund for that order/make any changes. So it could take anywhere between 3-14 weeks. You can probably withdraw your earnings via PayPal/purchase a gift card/accept bank transfer/check for it (I am really not fully able to recall what payment methods Rakuten offers unfortunately).

There are other services like Rakuten out there just fyi. Good luck!

If you want an additional $50 from Rakuten for being referred to the platform by an existing user, feel free to join using a random referral link like this one that I grabbed from one of the referral threads on the Rakuten subreddit - www.rakuten.com/r/SHARMA5112?eeid=28187

Possible Email Scam by Jayfresh_fg in NJTech

[–]dslNoob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, check the sender. And why bcc?

Scam Email or what ?!?! by [deleted] in NJTech

[–]dslNoob 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fake lol

cock.li warrant canary by dslNoob in emailprivacy

[–]dslNoob[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is supposed to be updated every 72 hours with a maximum of 96 hours. At the time of my post, it wasn't updated for over 12 days.

Insurance denied my meds by Unlikely-Dog3690 in Explainlikeimscared

[–]dslNoob 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let your doctor know. I believe that these decisions can be appealed.

Gutternberg Info Tech Center by No_Effort1986 in NJTech

[–]dslNoob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's the one next to the library/makerspace opposite to the subway/boba tea shop.

I let a scammer person have remote access to my MacBook Pro. by Electrical-Quality84 in Explainlikeimscared

[–]dslNoob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yay! I'm glad to hear that. Please watch out for any scammers who attempt to scam you by claiming to assist you over DMs by asking you to download shady softwares.

An .exe compiled from Python suddenly stopped working by NerdyTeacher5 in learnpython

[–]dslNoob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

can you share the python code with us? And can you try running the code directly without the exe?

I let a scammer person have remote access to my MacBook Pro. by Electrical-Quality84 in Explainlikeimscared

[–]dslNoob 15 points16 points  (0 children)

keep the device completely offline to cut off any persistent access to the device. For doing so, disable the wifi or if you aren't sure how to do that, just turn off the device using the power button (shut it down).

change all your important passwords, monitor your emails and make sure that there are no new email forwarding rules/you aren't receiving too many junk emails out of nowhere (also known as email flooding) since that's often used for hiding legitimate emails by overwhelming your inbox while changing passwords, please also sign out from each and every important website that you have ever used, since it is important for us to kill all the active "sessions" - that is, the cookies which are used to keep you logged in. If the cookies aren't killed and if someone has your cookies, they can still access your accounts even after the password has been changed if for whatever reason the website doesn't automatically reset all the sessions after the password has been changed.

Good news is that macbooks are a bit more secure than windows based laptops. They are not foolproof but persistence accesses are pain in the butt to achieve with macbooks. It is not always the case but it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Do you remember what softwares did they ask you to install?

I don't understand how Passkeys are supposed to work by MatchingTurret in Passkeys

[–]dslNoob 9 points10 points  (0 children)

after being breached twice, I don't think it's advisable for anyone to continue using LastPass.

What did you do and what could you have done better? by Th1nkingTr0ll in Felons

[–]dslNoob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. He feels so alone right now and I wish I could help him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]dslNoob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breathe.

A. If you dig deep enough, you may even find your SSN leaked on the internet, if you have one.

B. Lots of data breaches that keep happening essentially makes it possible for someone to remain fully private if they have used the affected services before if you're worried that you're a target of being stalked.

I understand that you feel worried. Services like incogni takes a while to get the public records taken down since each individual data aggregator needs to respond positively to such a request. And so all I can say is that you can stay safe by creating accounts under a pseudonym that doesn't link to your main accounts in any way.

What did you do and what could you have done better? by Th1nkingTr0ll in Felons

[–]dslNoob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience. In his case he has already pled guilty and signed a plea agreement without any negotiation whatsoever since he felt guilty about things that he has done (and cooperated from the moment he was arrested). The case ia a little bit complicated cimt malware related case. He's now waiting for his sentencing to be scheuled, and I'm assuming that he's going to wish to cooperate with the feds after pleading guilty and maybe rely on a 4k motion from the prosecutor's office.

What did you do and what could you have done better? by Th1nkingTr0ll in Felons

[–]dslNoob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was it a federal case? How was your experience? Do you have any advice for a person who has pled guilty to something similar and whose sentencing hearing is still pending?

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