Today, Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital and the Global Cyber Alliance released the 4th Annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report, co written by [@gigastacey.bsky.social](

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gigastacey (@gigastacey.bsky.social)

Recovering tech journalist and IoT expert who now works on cybersecurity, IoT, and right to repair for Consumer Reports.

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US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China

AP News

Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show

U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech comp...

I wrote a bit about options for phones at protests, explaining the benefits and drawbacks, and added some security tips at the end.

String Literal

Options for Phones at Protests

Simply showing up to a protest leaves you susceptible to all sorts of surveillance, including cameras, drones, facial recognition, and more. There'...

The July update of BADBOOL is complete!

GitHub

GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List

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PSA: Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr., so Scientific American published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new administration.

Scientific American

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

My phone doesn’t ring for meetings because it goes into Focus Time because my calendar says that I am scheduled to be in a meeting, the one that I missed the call for, because my phone was in Focus Time ⭕️