Dear Costco Member, Costco records indicate that you, or one of your add-on members have purchased Synergy Restaurant Gift Cards between October 27th, 2025 and January 26th, 2026. Unfortunately, we were recently notified by the Synergy Gift Card Network/Synergy World they would be ceasing operations effective January 31st, 2026. If after this date you are unable to use the remaining card balance, please return them to your local Costco for a refund. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Sincerely, Costco Wholesale

Some restaurant gift cards purchased at/through Costco may no longer be valid. Synergy Restaurant Gift Cards (Items #1966389 and #1622409). Synergy appears to have cards for a variety of restaurants, so check with your Costco to be sure.
www.costco.com/recalls.html

s/o thx @osintamy.bsky.social

The Indicator guide to connecting websites together using OSINT tools and methods A deep dive into new and established ways to fingerprint site content and infrastructure, uncover ownership, and more

I published "The Indicator guide to connecting websites together using OSINT tools and methods."

It's the most comprehensive guide to linking sites together to uncover ownership, connections, and funding.

We're offering discounted memberships if you want to join & read it: indicator.media/p/in...

“We told the truth, we obeyed the law, and we kept the peace.” - Carter/Mondale, on how they wanted their time in office to be remembered.

We should all strive for this, no matter what we face.

Looking forward to all the experts in Panama Canal and Greenland history and policy that will *finally* get their chance to shine ✨

Shodan is a cool tool for finding and learning about, internet-facing infrastructure. It also has a free tier + free accounts for educators.

Read about it in this blog post:

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Cover of the book "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research: Digital Advertising, Disinformation, and Fake News on Social Media" by Carlos Diaz Ruiz, published by Routledge

Book Alert! 📖 🧵

I am proud to announce my book: "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research: Digital Advertising, Disinformation, and Fake News on Social Media."

It explores the spread of misinformation online through the lens of marketing and consumer research.

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Image with the text: Syrian Archive: a decade of preserving digital evidence and safeguarding narratives A decade has passed since the establishment of the Syrian Archive to collect and preserve open-source information documenting human rights violations and international crimes in Syria, with the aim of creating a digital memory and a tool to support efforts of justice, accountability, and evidence-based advocacy. To mark this occasion, Mnemonic cordially invites you to join us in an online event on Wednesday 11 December at 17:00 CET. The event will bring together a panel of experts and practitioners from various organisations and work domains to share insights on collaborating with the Syrian Archive and highlighting the role of the archive in preserving memory, advancing justice and accountability, and contributing to knowledge production and advocacy efforts. Panelists: Hadi Alkhateb: Mnemonic Co-founder and Managing Director Muzaffar Salman: Photographer and Photojournalism Trainer Salma Karim (Alias): Researcher, Women Now for Development, Feminist Research Unit Mazen Darwish: Director of Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) Eliot Higgins: Founder and Creative Director of Bellingcat Moderator: Jelnar Ahmad: Syria Archive Program Manager The webinar will be held over Zoom, in Arabic and English with simultaneous translation available. We look forward to you joining us for this occasion.

The Syrian Archive will be celebrating 10 years of its work next week with a webinar on archiving and legal accountability on Wednesday December 11th at 17:00 CET. You can sign up here for the webinar, which I'll be joining as a panelist.
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Weekly #InfoSec News Roundup Sherpa Intelligence: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!

Weekly #InfoSec News Roundup
December 1-8, 2024 ☃️🌲

> Check out the Security Architect survey inside from @pinktangent.bsky.social
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A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part: "The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop." Here's the whole paragraph: We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising.

I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.

If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

In person event

Thinking Historically – A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy | Francis Gavin by Center for International Security and Cooperation (on 2024-12-10)

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U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

In a call today about the ongoing difficulties remediating kicking China's hackers out of US telecoms, FBI and CISA suggested you call and text with encryption. (Really)

Last call for signups! This webinar is at 1 ET TODAY. Still time to register:

I’ve had this happen before; no signs of condolence from the office where I was assigned, though I received flowers from a group of friends/former coworkers who banded together. This year, when my Dad passed, a company I was interviewing with went out of their way to show support. Makes a big diff.

👇 another heads up on apps that track you and your medical data. s/o @404media.co @wired.com @ninajankowicz.com

No surprise I’m a reference nerd, and this a fantastic tip for preparing your mind for writing or gleaning new writing prompts. Find some new inspo! 📚

Wow. I can actually read the replies here. And engage.

No bots? No name calling or vulgarities?

Today I've decided to start collect a starter pack of active OSINT accounts that DID NOT LET THE ACCOUNT SUMMER 2023 (like most users), but make posts with at least some regularity.

So far there are few of them (see the list in the comments and suggest who to add)

go.bsky.app/JdhSbEu

This is amazing, thank you!

Finally made it over here. Kicking the tires and checking it out.

I just had my requisite airport beer, but I managed to make my flight!