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We live in the stupidest possible timeline.

https://www.404media.co/unauthorized-edit-to-ukraines-frontline-maps-point-to-polymarkets-war-betting/

It is an extremely important to time to support independent journalism. You may notice that I repost Techdirt's content all the damn time. That's because Mike Masnick is usually right and I think you should know about it.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/03/support-techdirts-uncompromising-coverage-get-our-first-commemorative-coin/

What do we say when the government comes asking for data it's not entitled to? Fuck you, make me.

https://www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena-patient-info-queerdoc-gender-affirming-care/

Hacking Team, now Memento Labs, is still at it. Operation Forum Troll targeted media outlets, universities, research centers, government organizations, financial institutions, and other organizations in Russia. https://securelist.com/forumtroll-apt-hacking-team-dante-spyware/117851/

The primary advantage of using Signal over WhatsApp is that Signal does not store metadata. Just sayin'.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/10/21/ice-spies-on-whatsapp/

Truly, SS7 is the surveillance gift that keeps on giving: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/firstwap-altamides-phone-tracking-surveillance-secrets-assad-erik-prince-jared-leto-anne-wojcicki/

As the prophecy foretold, a major platform's third-party age verification system has been hacked and hackers had access to the government ID images of Discord's users.

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/discord-users-suffers-the-first-high-profile-age-verification-hack-and-its-unlikely-to-be-the-last

There is a lot of demand for digital privacy and security advice out there right now and lots of people are giving advice and writing guides. I beg them to do a few things:

1. Be explicit about the threat model your advice is meant for.

2. Do not give advice you haven't tried implementing yourself. Eat your own dog food.

3. Get feedback on your guide from your target audience before publication.

4. Incorporate that feedback. This is not an optional step.

Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.

https://www.theverge.com/news/780757/samsung-brings-ads-to-us-fridges

So how is OpenAI going to know that a user is under 18?

"We’re building an age-prediction system to estimate age based on how people use ChatGPT."

https://openai.com/index/teen-safety-freedom-and-privacy/