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Turn on 2-step verification (2SV) | Stop! Think Fraud
I’m amazed but not terribly surprised to find one part of the UK government attempting to shore-up cybersecurity of individuals, whilst another part simultaneously attempts to coerce a vendor to drill holes in their security: https://stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk/protect-yourself-from-fraud/protecting-against-online-fraud/turn-on-2-step-verification-2sv/
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“There is something deeply wrong when a law passed with cross-party consensus & endorsed by Britain’s most trusted charities has made it impossible to run an internet forum for hamster owners”
Quoting @Sam_Dumitriu: I forgot to say that every major newspaper was also in favour and the main opposition in Parliament was “It doesn’t go far enough.”
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California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Completely Unconstitutional (Multiple Ways) | NetChoice v. Bonta | Technology & Marketing Law Blog
Quote: “Taking these provisions directly from a law enacted in the United Kingdom, the California Legislature left it to the courts to pass the CAADCA through the filter of our First Amendment.” The AADC won’t pass through that filter unscathed. https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/03/californias-age-appropriate-design-code-aadc-is-completely-unconstitutional-multiple-ways-netchoice-v-bonta.htm
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Nicoled | feddit.org | …it’s heartening to watch the Fediverse community (Mastodon, etc) learning basic 2012-era lessons about how spam, abuse & fake engagement works
So there is a fake nerd girl account with stolen photos attempting to friend people on mastodon, matrix, & discord. Bless, it’s just like old times. https://feddit.org/c/nicole Via:
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Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘[Backdoor Killswitch]’; Consider Eurofighter Instead
Gosh, who would have expected a government to not want backdoors to apply to them? According to reports, a software back-door switch will turn the aircraft off if the client state does not follow Washington’s diktat in the use of the F-35. https://www.defensemirror.com/news/39017
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The Online Safety Deadline has passed | @Cyberleagle / Graham Smith
Today [Sunday] is the day by which an estimated 25,000 UK & 75,000 non-UK illegal harms risk assessments should have been completed. I wonder what proportion have (a) done it (b) geoblocked the UK (c) closed down altogether (d) none of the above. https://x.com/Cyberleagle/status/1901321320698187943
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Apple Will Fully Encrypt RCS Messages Between Androids and iPhones | Gizmodo
Attached, from the comments; I personally am reserving judgement until we see what systemic issues may exist in RCS due to a) its collective upbringing, & b) government pressure: It took a massive hack of US carriers networks to finally make Apple realize that ALL text messages needed to be encrypted and that cross platform
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UK, US Hold Private Talks in Bid to Calm Apple Encryption Feud | Bloomberg | …the UK IC’s demands are leaking like a sieve
History suggests that we should not believe them: British officials stressed that they weren’t asking for blanket access to users’ personal data, and that they would only ever request data relating to the investigations of the most serious crimes, in particular terrorism and child sexual abuse. Separate warrants would have to be approved for each
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The New York Times shutting down its Tor Onion Service
I can’t help but feel this is an opportunity lost by the Tor Project who have — admittedly under resource constraints — from my perspective focused more upon narrow solution development rather than growth & adoption of onion services: https://open.nytimes.com/https-open-nytimes-com-the-new-york-times-as-a-tor-onion-service-e0d0b67b7482
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Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public | BBC News
Wow, it has actually hit the BBC as a story. Maybe the world is changing a bit? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0rr51gn3o
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A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up | WIRED
Officials in the UK, France, and Sweden have all made moves since the start of 2025 that could undermine or eliminate the protections of end-to-end encryption, adding to a multiyear European Union plan to scan private chats and Indian efforts that could damage encryption. https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-era-of-attacks-on-encryption-is-starting-to-heat-up/