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In Case You Missed It: Episode 2
This Episode was recorded on July 6th 2024 and discussed:
Internet of Terrors:
RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time
New Android Spyware Steals Data from Gamers and TikTok Users
I Will F**king Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again
Root Your Sleep Number Smart Bed, Discover It Phoning Home
Bats Can No Longer Haunt Apple VR Headsets Via Web Exploit
Cybercriminals Are Targeting Digital Identity of Singapore Citizens
Fighting Bots is Fighting Humans
Alt-Tech Updates:
Telegram says it has ‘about 30 engineers’; security experts say that’s a red flag
What Manifest V3 means for Brave Shields and the use of extensions in the Brave browser
Proton launches free, privacy-focused Google Docs alternative
Naomi Brockwell on signal desktop issue
📢 Update: Statement by Meredith Whittaker (President of Signal Foundation)
1. The reported issues rely on an attacker already having *full access to your device* — either physically, through a malware compromise, or via a malicious application running on the same device. This is not something that Signal, or any other app, can fully protect against. Nor do we ever claim to. 2. We continue working to harden our desktop build across supported operating systems and take advantage of new platform capabilities as they emerge. Those of you following our repo can follow this work there.
Problems with X:
Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws
X Re-Joins Pro-Censorship Advertisers’ Alliance
Solutions Roundup:
Sustainability and Standards: We Need To Talk About Building Censorship Circumvention Infrastructure
Celebrating 1 year of MakerTube Public Registrations
Using LM Studio to Run LLMs Easily, Locally and Privately
Announcing the Ladybird Browser Initiative
Music Credits:
Y&V - Lune
Valcos - A New Light
Killercats - Kaibu
My Path - Next Route
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