September 2, 2022
Well, it happened: local cops have access to a tool called Fog Reveal that is based on location data harvested from ordinary smartphone apps. Cops using without warrants to see what devices in an area, track down individuals. Sold to cops for cheap.
New: here is the user manual for a mass surveillance tool that U.S. local cops are actively using. Based on location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples' phones. No warrant needed, just login and search
A lot of the recent policy debates around surveillance/encryption start from the frame of police *losing capability* but nobody ever talks about how quickly their capabilities have grown. Did we have a democratic debate about ubiquitous location surveillance?
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This story is great. There is a stolen pagan ring, a curse tablet, and JRR Tolkien.
1) A stranger than fiction Roman ring mystery thread: this enigmatic Roman gold ring was found in a ploughed field near Silchester in 1785. The square bezel has a portrait of the pagan goddess Venus, inscribed backwards SUNEV for use as a signet ring by the owner. Curiously...
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The attempted murder of Cristina Kirchner makes @hoffman_bruce and @Jacob_A_Ware's article just published in @WarOnTheRocks,The Accelerating Threat of Political Assassination, even more timely.
warontherocks.com/2022/08/the-ac…
Radio Pichincha @radio_pichincha
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Often a better way to think about the vague concept of "shift left" is for the goal to be to move more security from run time to build time.
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Another day, another 'cyber expert' reaches in the well of his daily cyberwar Google Alert to find new content to latch their priors onto.
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CloudFlare are, for some unknown reason, choosing to die on the KiwiFarms hill. Maybe Cloudflare wouldn’t have dropped Switter if they had pivoted from supporting sex workers to encouraging neo nazis?
When @TheRegister doesn't use its usual satirical/joking tone and just says the damning facts straight up, you know it is no laughing matter, @Cloudflare.
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If you don’t notice over-refunding a customer by ten and a half million dollars for seven months, I’m not sure you’re responsible enough to handle having it back
Ars Technica @arstechnica
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This is awesome. YandexTaxi was hacked and all the taxis sent to one location, causing a huge traffic jam. See my supplemental post for more.
Пишут «Яндекс.Такси» хакнули и заставили многих водил ехать на один и тот же адрес в Москве – как итог образовалась огромнейшая пробка на Кутузовском проспекте
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State Department reached settlement with three former NSA analysts who worked for the UAE providing exploits used for cyber surveillance. The three are "prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in any activities subject to the ITAR for 3 years"
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Years(!) in the making - the #ChipWhisperer-Husky @crowd_supply is now live at crowdsupply.com/newae/chipwhis… . This has been hugely delayed due to supply chain issues, but @jptvelo & Alex have been using that time to build out some of the most amazing features in this device.
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