Is there a bot that just looks for posts that praise companies for doing something that is good for user privacy or security and replies with: "LOL. I bet the encryption is backdoored?"

When I say that privacy is not just a legal/compliance problem, but an engineering problem, this is the sort of thing that I am talking about:

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Is This the End of Geofence Warrants?

Google announced this week that it will be making several important changes to the way it handles users’ “Location History” data. These chang...

I did an interview with Republik while I was speaking in Bern a few weeks ago, which most people here will not read because it is in German, but I'm posting it anyway because the photo they ran of me is pretty badass.

Cybersicherheits-Expertin Eva Galperin: «Cyberstalking kann alle treffen»

Wie unsere Smartphones als Spionage­werkzeuge in Beziehungen missbraucht werden.

I see I'm going to have to go to Paris sometime before April to look at these Iris Van Herpen gowns:

Les Arts Décoratifs - Site officiel

Iris van Herpen. Sculpting the Senses

Held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, from 29 November 2023 to 28 April 2024, the exhibition Iris van Herpen. Sculpting the Senses pays tribute ...

My complaint to DHS seems to have finally gotten me off of whichever watchlist resulted in my getting SSSS on my boarding pass every damn time I re-entered the US. I can now stop showing up extra early to the airport.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but do not connect your IoT chastity device to the internet. Just don't.

TechCrunch

Maker of ‘smart’ chastity cage left users’ emails, passwords, and locations exposed | TechCrunch

A hacker said they breached the maker of internet-connected chastity cages to warn about security flaws that are exposing users' data.

This is your regular reminder that if you are a woman, not needing to be liked by everyone is a goddamn superpower.

These absurd "abortion trafficking" laws are not meant to be 100% enforceable. They are meant to create fear and confusion around aiding abortion-seekers, leaving them isolated and alone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/01/texas-abortion-highways/

“Obviously this is a great fit for abusers who live with their victims or have physical access, however brief, to their wallets...Credit card info is not a goddamn unique identifier.”

404 Media

I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

“Obviously this is a great fit for abusers,” an expert on domestic violence and cybersecurity said.

All I'm going to say is that there are days when I do not love my job.