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“The Inspector-General has found significant failings in the GCSB’s hosting of a foreign partner’s system”
There’s a PDF linked in this tweet from the NZ Inspector-General of Intelligence Services, vaguely detailing how (presumably: US, UK, AU or CDN) foreign spooks parked a spooky surveillance “capability” on NZ soil and ran it without telling anyone, nor (worse) keeping proper records. Both are typical* but the latter deserves calling out as it’s
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Runa Sandvik (@runasand) on security improvements that you can make to your own benefit (but probably haven’t)
“Google’s Advanced Protection Program is great, it’s a shame the company rarely mentions it”; quote: I think too many articles about spyware lack guidance for high-risk communities. The same can be said about posts from Google’s Threat Analysis Group. Don’t get me wrong, the research is good, but the posts often stop short of recommending
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This whole thread, but this Tweet in particular, by @KayJebelli
The goal of EU Regulation is not to help the users, it’s to make the Internet more fragmented, more regulable, more nationalistic, and more protectionist on behalf of nation-state industries: And then there’s this, cutting, observation: just because regulation creates an opportunity, that doesn’t make it a real market opportunity
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Migrating from Google Podcasts to AntennaPod on Android
Like all fun Google applications, Google Podcasts is being axed and its function in this case is being rolled-over to YouTube Music, which I fear will mean less usability in (e.g.) cars, and even more adverts than those already spliced into the content. I want to get away from the extra crap. Podcast players &
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SIGINT Tours & the Cold War Network
Back in 1998 I proposed setting up a tour of the UK’s major communication surveillance resources: https://cryptome.org/jya/sigintours.htm This is a map of Cold War sites in the UK, which is not quite the same but it resonates: https://coldwarnetwork.co.uk/190-2/
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Satellite mapping reveals extensive industrial activity at sea | Nature
One one hand “yes”, on the other hand I wonder whether ships shouldn’t be permitted to travel un-tracked? We find that 72–76% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, with much of that fishing taking place around South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa. We also find that 21–30% of transport and energy
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Has anyone considered running “The Gruffalo” as a D&D campaign?
The mouse is clearly an innate sorcerer that does not understand its magical powers but can accidentally cast Major Image with a set of characteristics that prey upon its mind.
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How Windows uses the TPM | Windows Security | Microsoft Learn
A really nice, clear overview of trusted platform modules: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/hardware-security/tpm/how-windows-uses-the-tpm
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Inside the Premier League unit hunting online trolls who threaten players | BBC News
Online abuse is primarily a social problem, not a tech one: “I was young, and that was an important explanation for why I behaved how I did. It was an outlet – social media. It didn’t feel like it mattered at the time. I’ve moved on and I’m doing OK,” Ng [THE ABUSER] said. “I
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“After over a decade of struggling with CSS, I have something good to say about it. And to my astonishment, I’ve actually used it to solve some important problems I had! And it’s thanks to Tailwind. I heard many people gush about Tailwind CSS before, but…”
Gene is a solid geek, so on this recommendation I may have to give Tailwind a go:
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Scrap coercive ‘privacy fee,’ MEPs urge Meta’s Nick Clegg in open letter | TechCrunch
Bwahaha… https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/15/meps-letter-pay-or-okay/