Don't YOLO your file system

https://jai.scs.stanford.edu/

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A 20-year-old from Chico, California, accomplished what Senate hearings, congressional subcommittees, and parent groups have tried and failed to do for years. She persuaded a jury that Instagram and YouTube were designed to keep kids hooked, and that this was done on purpose. The jury awarded $6 million in damages, with Meta responsible for 70%. What really changed the case was internal emails showing the company knew what it was doing and kept going. That is the most troubling part, not just the verdict.

There is something important that has not been said clearly enough: this case was not about content. It was about design. The algorithm, the endless scroll, and the timing of notifications were at the center. For 30 years, Section 230 has protected these companies by treating them as neutral pipes. Now, this jury decided the pipe itself is the problem.

Hundreds of similar lawsuits are waiting in line. The first federal trial is set for June in San Francisco. For the first time, Zuckerberg took the stand, which probably means we will see more moments like this. Meanwhile, the plaintiff’s attorney used a jar of M&Ms to show the jury what $415 billion looks like. Was it corny? Maybe. But the jury got the point.

Tech companies have survived every regulatory threat by waiting them out. But juries are not as easy to influence.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict
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Cybersecurity & Mental Wellbeing for Women in Sport 🔐🤽🏻‍♀️
Women in sport face growing online harassment and digital pressure. This new toolkit helps athletes, coaches & organisations improve digital safety, prevent abuse, and support mental wellbeing.

Let’s build safer sport — online & offline.

📎 https://lnkd.in/d5-FxwY2

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10 scenes from across India — grandmothers, students, street vendors, families — all checking before they trust.

Chetana is India's free AI scam checker.
https://chetana.activemirror.ai

Full video: https://youtu.be/ScqqMtxHBLw

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Bitwarden introduced a new “Archiving” feature for paid users, allowing items to be hidden from view and search without permanent deletion 🗂️.

🔗 https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/03/19/bitwarden-announces-entry-archiving/

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✅ Scam Alert: Just received this fake $2,000,000 “donation” from “Philip Hampson Knight” (Nike co-founder)

This morning my inbox delivered a perfectly polished email claiming Phil Knight wants to give me $2M as part of his “giving while living” philosophy.
Spoiler: It’s 100% fake.

Here’s the reality check — and the red flags every professional should watch for in 2026:

The scam in 30 seconds
- Sender: [email protected] (a random Japanese ISP)
- Reply-To: [email protected] (free Gmail)
- Offer: Unsolicited $2,000,000 “personal donation” to a “randomly selected” stranger
- Classic follow-up: They’ll eventually ask for bank details or “processing fees”

What to look for in these fake-donation / impersonation emails:
- Domain mismatch – Real billionaires and foundations do NOT email from consumer ISPs or .jp addresses.
- Reply-To Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail – Legitimate organizations use their own domain.
- Unsolicited windfall – No one randomly picks your email for millions. Ever.
- Pressure to “confirm quickly” + Wikipedia link as “proof.”
- Plain-text format with weird encoding (this one used Japanese iso-2022-jp to slip filters).

This exact script has been circulating for months using variations of Phil Knight’s name. It’s advance-fee fraud dressed in a billionaire suit.

Pro tip
- Never reply. Never click. Forward the full headers to your security team or [email protected] (US) / equivalent in your country. Then delete.
- Stay sharp out there — scammers are getting more creative, but the tells are still the same.

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