@doctorow.pluralistic.net put it well recently: pluralistic.net/2026/03/02/n...

FBI warns against using Chinese mobile apps due to privacy risks The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Americans against using foreign-developed mobile applications, particularly those created by Chinese developers.

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

"don't use scary china apps, because their government can access your data and that's a privacy risk"

friendly reminder from US cops that you're better off under the palantir/google panopticon; make sure the creeps reading your DMs are all-american 🇺🇸

very thankful for this android firefox extension, which blocks their shitty website from using the shitty API that snitches on whether you've backgrounded the page: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

TODO:changeThisS 🤡

the other day i saw a cybertruck with an "i bought this before elon went crazy" sticker on it... was impressed that this stranger had managed to violate causality

Not Really Into Pokemon

xkcd.com/178/

fresh new @, same great taste

oh cool, the hackers' almanack from def con 33 is out... and seems like they think policymakers should know about our snitch puck research?

(i agree, naturally, but the outside validation is nice)

this is the kind of relentless pursuit of the truth that i've come to expect from @404media.co, really holding power to account with this one. journalism at its peak. thanks folks

there's no technical difference between "MS yields keys for CSAM warrant" and "MS yields keys of political activist"

the issue is not whether there's a good reason to hand over keys. the issue is that MS having your keys means they decide what makes a good reason

rule of law will not keep you safe

my "recording in progress" do-not-disturb sign has the hotel asking a lot of questions already answered by the sign

it is the weekly computer security meetup at CTRL-H... so yes, it's about those things. actual exploitation does sometimes occur, but think more "santa's workshop" than "conference workshop": it's pretty chill and unstructured. but don't listen to me, you should come hang out and see for yourself! 🖤

photo of a drink can on a deutsche bahn tray table; the drink is simply ein koffeinhaltiges erfrischungsgetränk which is 10% ABV because it also contains vodka

today's episode of "i'd be dead by now if they could sell this in the US" is brought to you by germany

www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY5CW7S

screenshot of selected youtube comments. @rayxfinkle8328 says "bluesky says it all" @arednog says "of course she uses bluesky" and @Trillion_Dollar_Extreme replies "he" @stevenmcgrew869 says "it surprises me that so many blue sky type of people arein tech. you would think that they would be more logical"

i mentioned my account on one slide at the very end of my 45-minute DEF CON talk and that's also had a few geniuses on the youtube video scrambling to comment about it. particularly enjoy the double-feature "upset by bluesky" and "confused by gender" thread

screen on some newfangled kitchen appliance, carousel menu of "meals", selected: "pork neck joint, boned"

oh okay, in that case please take me to your Content

✅ yes, computers are hard (fixed)

glad you liked it, what's up? dm is fine also if you prefer

thanks! doing well, what's up? feel free to DM as well if that's preferable

fuck, people are following me here after our DC33 talk recording finally hit youtube... what am i supposed to do now, create engaging and effective social media content to captivate my audience and build a powerful online brand?

the invisible hand is jorkin it

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.

EFF is always so proud to represent security researchers doing important work. Our Coders' Rights Project often works with DEFCON presenters, and two of our clients are presenting today about schools, bathroom vape detectors, and audio recordings. www.wired.com/story/schoo...

screenshot of mychart patient portal, "Notes from Care Team, Telephone Encounter: Attempted to call pt. LVM to call back. To whomever calls pt next their VM message is the fax machine noise and is very loud."

found in the clinical notes from my doctor's office

if you saw this and it looked gross you weren't drunk enough