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Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
It's so frustrating to see my original video with 1k views on my account but people ripping it off (without tagging me) have hundreds of thousands of views on it....
Another day, another fan making something that completely shames everything Disney has made since 2016.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The content was deliberately posted an unattributed video, denying credit to the author, who receives none of the benefits of this popular post. It should be denied monetization.
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Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
🚨 FAULTY GOODS: DON'T LET RETAILERS FOB YOU OFF
A 2-month-old washing machine starts leaking.
Currys ➡️ “Contact Hisense.”
Hisense ➡️ Nobody answering.
Formal complaint ➡️ No response.
The X post went viral with over 200K views.
⚖️ Your contract is with the RETAILER - not the manufacturer.
My latest @Substack Case of the Week explains your rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 + chargeback & Section 75 👇
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♻️ RT - far too many consumers don't know this.
#ConsumerRights #Currys #WePutOurCustomersLast
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Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
Feraligtr mini tin
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Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
We're celebrating one whole month of Forza Horizon 6 🥹🌸
To say thank you, we're giving away 5 @ForzaHorizon 6 XBOX controller and headset bundles
For your chance to win:
💚 Follow @XBOXUK
🔄 Repost this post
Winners will be chosen on Monday the 22nd June
ALT An image of the Forza Horizon 6 XBOX controller and headset.
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
The wait is officially OVER! 📣
ANA is celebrating 30 years of Pokémon with TWO brand new special livery aircraft: the "Pokémon Jet Red" and "Pokémon Jet Green"!
🔴 Pokémon Jet Red (Domestic Routes: Boeing 787-8)
Feast your eyes on the Fire-type starter Pokémon from each title in the Pokémon series! Catch it in the skies after late July 2026 ✈️
🟢 Pokémon Jet Green (International Routes: Boeing 787-9)
A vibrant, festive design featuring generations of starter Grass-type Pokémon, complete with celebratory anniversary confetti! 🎉
The Pokémon magic doesn't stop on the outside. Step inside for an entirely themed cabin experience, featuring custom headrest covers, paper cups and more! Your next adventure starts the moment you step on board 🤩
See here the latest details and updates: ana.ms/49PsS7O
#ANA #Pokemon30thAnniversary #PokemonJet #AllNipponAirways
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. I don’t have any credits, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. I will find you and I will RAM you #FH6
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
Hacking the #EU #AgeVerification app in under 2 minutes.
During setup, the app asks you to create a PIN. After entry, the app *encrypts* it and saves it in the shared_prefs directory.
1. It shouldn't be encrypted at all - that's a really poor design.
2. It's not cryptographically tied to the vault which contains the identity data.
So, an attacker can simply remove the PinEnc/PinIV values from the shared_prefs file and restart the app.
After choosing a different PIN, the app presents credentials created under the old profile and let's the attacker present them as valid.
Other issues:
1. Rate limiting is an incrementing number in the same config file. Just reset it to 0 and keep trying.
2. "UseBiometricAuth" is a boolean, also in the same file. Set it to false and it just skips that step.
Seriously @vonderleyen - this product will be the catalyst for an enormous breach at some point. It's just a matter of time.
.@vonderleyen "The European #AgeVerification app is technically ready. It respects the highest privacy standards in the world. It's open-source, so anyone can check the code..."
I did. It didn't take long to find what looks like a serious #privacy issue.
The app goes to great lengths to protect the AV data AFTER collection (is_over_18: true is AES-GCM'd); it does so pretty well.
But, the source image used to collect that data is written to disk without encryption and not deleted correctly.
For NFC biometric data:
It pulls DG2 and writes a lossless PNG to the filesystem. It's only deleted on success. If it fails for any reason (user clicks back, scan fails & retries, app crashes etc), the full biometric image remains on the device in cache. This is protected with CE keys at the Android level, but the app makes no attempt to encrypt/protect them.
For selfie pictures:
Different scenario. These images are written to external storage in lossless PNG format, but they're never deleted. Not a cache... long-term storage. These are protected with DE keys at the Android level, but again, the app makes no attempt to encrypt/protect them.
This is akin to taking a picture of your passport/government ID using the camera app and keeping it just in case. You can encrypt data taken from it until you're blue in the face... leaving the original image on disk is crazy & unnecessary.
From a #GDPR standpoint:
Biometric data collected is special category data. If there's no lawful basis to retain it after processing, that's potentially a material breach.
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Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
Giveaway time!
We are giving away 5 Steam keys for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Beta, which will start on April 22!
Follow us, like, repost, and comment to participate!
We will announce the winners on April 21.
Please keep your DMs open, so we can reach you if you win!
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
I truly don’t understand why, in the UK, money seems to come before people. The first discussion in Britain today is about charging expats to come home. But let’s be honest.First, most are not coming back.Many are simply travelers who were already scheduled to return.Second, many of the flights are UAE carriers, not British ones. Others are covered by insurance, yet the effort is still being claimed by Starmer.
And what have you done with the tax you already collect? You couldn’t even protect the British base in Cyprus when it was attacked by Iran.
Meanwhile, your streets are becoming worse by the day stabbings, robberies, and crime everywhere. In your NHS, people die waiting while others receive zero care. Your Parliament seems to represent Hamas in Gaza more than Sheffield and Birmingham.
Meanwhile, flights are even bringing people from London back to Dubai, where they live, without charging them a penny.
And here is the real difference.
The UAE has spent billions protecting everyone in this country, in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and every city, without once asking people to pay. No speeches about the bill. No taxes demanded in the middle of crisis.
Because here, human life comes first. Always. That is the difference between a place people simply live in
and a place people truly believe in.
I love London. Truly. But I don’t like Londonstan, so I’m being honest with you.
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
Löb Strauß in 1829 in Buttenheim, Bavaria arrived in San Francisco in 1853 during the California Gold Rush, invented denim jeans. He initially sold dry goods, including canvas fabric intended for tents and wagon covers.
In the 1870s, Strauß (Levi Strauss) partnered with Nevada tailor Jacob Davis (a Latvian immigrant). Davis had invented a method to reinforce pants at stress points (like pockets and seams) using copper rivets to make them more durable for laborers. Strauss provided the fabric and funding for mass production.
Now you know.
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
It’s nearly Black Friday so let’s drop another giveaway 👀
Win a PF booster bundle + ME checklane blister
Simply Like, Comment if your team Gengar or team Charizard & RT
+ If winner is in our discord you’ll get extra goodies!
Full terms below ⬇️ ends 30/11 | 11am UK only
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
10,000 likes and I will auction off a signed 1st edition Kabuto. Only time I will ever let one free. If it happens it will be a piece of history.
(No chance this happens)
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
You wanted a bigger giveaway… Well here it is!
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What you need to do to win!!
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1. Follow Us @japan2uk
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3. Tag 2 Friends in the comments
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1. Follow Us @japan2uk
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Good luck everyone 🤩
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
This discussion needs to observe the facts around record homelessness, and the noted primary cause of the surge being Landlords selling up.
It's the elephant in the room that none of you are acknowledging and I don't know why.
Oli Colbourne-Laight retweeted
No picture, let’s see who actually reads this, if this post gets over 100 likes by the time I wake up tomorrow I’ll giveaway a PSA Pokémon card worth over $100 to someone in the comments
So repost will probably help you achieve this