Douglas Moore

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InfoSec, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the human Douglas. His five-year mission: to explore strange new threats. To seek out new tactics, techniques and procedures. To boldly go where no geek has gone before!

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”

https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/

Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”

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Oh hai Wellington. I guess I get to be a free agent for a bit.
Hello Christchurch!
Brisket, beer and blue skies. Bliss.
@hacks4pancakes I'm in Navezgane, Arizona, meeting with undecided voters.
This might be a bit controversial but not sure I can get on side with @riskybiz saying it’s not hard to choose a side. Do we have to choose a side of one set of murderers over another? Sure they may have found a way (citation needed) to murder less bystanders with this attack, but I’m not sure that means we should side with them, vs condemning both.
Still thinking about the comment from @metlstorm on the Risky Business Podcast #740 https://overcast.fm/+It0hRu7zg/17:12 about Australian hounds would be dingos. Next time Australia is setting its information security apparatus loose I’d love to hear @riskybusiness say “release the dingos!”
Risky Business #740 — Midnight Blizzard’s Microsoft hack isn’t over — Risky Business

On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including: Weather forecast in Redmond is still for blizzards at midnight Maybe Change Healthcare wasn’t just crying nation-state wolf Hackers abuse e-prescription systems to sell drugs CISA goes above and beyond to relate to its constituency by getting its Ivantis owned VMware drinks from the Tianfu Cup Much, much more This week’s feature guest is John P Carlin. He was principal associate deputy attorney general under Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco for about 18 months in 2021 and 2022, and also served as Robert Mueller’s chief of staff when he was FBI director. John is joining us this week to talk about all things SEC. He wrote the recent Amicus Brief that says the SEC needs to be careful in its action against Solarwinds. He’ll also be talking to us more generally about these new SEC disclosure requirements, which are in full swing. Rad founder Jimmy Mesta will along in this week’s sponsor segment to talk about some really…

Using drones to remove ice from power lines
Four years ago, tomorrow.
ChCon done! Getting ready to head home, and Christchurch has really put on some great weather! Some great talks including @sarahyo on the aviation industry. Didn’t pluck up the courage to say Hi (and maybe ask about stickers ;) ) guess I’ll have to come back next year! So many good talks and people, it’s not a hard choice to make.