Signal's Privacy Technology Heads to Meta AI, Raising Both Hope and Questions

#MetaAI #Privacy #Encryption #AusNews #Tech #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-19-signals-privacy-technology-heads-to-meta-ai-raising-both-hope-and-questions-6b607bc1

Well, I have now been quoted calling SpaceX "fuckweasels" in a real publication by real journalists: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/116598/spacex-to-start-small-with-1-million-satellite-plan-pushes-back-on-critics

I guess I am proud of myself? (They are, indeed, fuckweasels, for their complete lack of care for the atmosphere that we all depend on, as well as not caring about Kessler Syndrome, or light pollution, or smashing people on the ground...)

Today I learned about flare.io, a company that provides other companies with detailed intel about data leaks affecting them.

Here's the catch: Unlike @haveibeenpwned or even intelx, they store everything that they can get their hands on. During a live demo, they proudly pulled up all email/password pairs that they have for a company that is not one of their customers, showed off how it saves not just the combo but everything the infostealer got, including all browser cookies and a screenshot of the personal machine of an affected employee.

So many things wrong with this..

• We just told them which company to look up, no verification at all.
• Bringing a demo laptop logged in to a "full admin" account that can see all data that they have access to, to a conference stand
• Storing a screenshot of a personal machine from an employee is absolutely not okay.
• and so much more...

When asked about legalities, they claim "it's based on needing to know this information for the companies" and falsely claimed "haveibeenpwned does the same thing, they also sell access to the combos" 🫨

Anyway, i sent a GDPR request for my data (and subsequent deletion), let's see what happens.

#infosec #insomnihack #privacy

ETA: to be clear, this wasn't a one off demo, they do this demo for everyone that walks up to their stand, and we have strong reasons to believe that the cleartext passwords that they show anyone that asks are real passwords and not demo data.

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MS NOW:
Ex-CIA Dir. John Brennan: Trump 'whining' about Iran war, clueless about next steps

“I think your portrayal of exactly where we are right now with this war is exactly the way our allies and partners view it as well; that this was an unnecessary war, that Trump doesn't know what to do at this point, and clearly there is going to be a real mess in terms of trying to get out of this mess that we're all in.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGR1lD0Ygs

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump #IranWar

MS NOW:
‘We’re on the edge of a strategic disaster' in the Strait of Hormuz: 4-star General

Retired Four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey:
"I think Trump didn't think through this thing very clearly, and now he's stuck."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rejEpP5QjSI

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump #IranWar

Raw Story:
'He cannot be trusted': NY Times editors

"The war has become an exemplar of Mr. Trump’s chaotic, ego-driven approach to the presidency," the board wrote...

"Almost daily, he demonstrates why he cannot be trusted with the most consequential matters of government." ...

Trump launched military action against Iran without articulating a coherent strategy to the American public or international community, the Times wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676262618/

#News #Politics #Democrats #Trump