SaltySolomon

140 Followers
457 Following
2.4K Posts

Very Salty, does things (tm) at @@c3wien and @metalab. When forced admits to doing heavenly things each year at XC3.

General IT and information security nerd, does (analog) photography, learns japanese and generally just wishes to be able to travel more.

First Quarter Moon (50%)

Sorry, but wtf is the usecase of AI overwriting headlines? They are usually short and they are not improved at all by this "narrow" experiment.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated. After AI clickbait nonsense in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the “10 blue links” too.

The Verge

Breaking from vacation because this is huge/👀.

Per Burgess Everett on Bluesky: Sen. Ron Wyden says there's secret classified info in 702 surveillance program about Americans' privacy.

Americans "are going to be stunned that it took so long and that Congress has been debating this authority with insufficient information."

FAA 702 already allows warrantless surveillance of Americans' comms. Can't think how this extends. Collection of wholly domestic communications?

https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/03/10/2026/pm-semafor-washington-dc-threat-level

🟡 PM Semafor Washington, DC: Threat level | Semafor

In this afternoon’s edition: The Trump administration is split on how to communicate potential Iran-linked domestic threats.

https://bahn.bet/

Ja, endlich mal was gutes dank der DB?

Bahn.Bet — Bet on German Train Delays

Prediction markets on Deutsche Bahn departure delays

Bahn.Bet
@easterhegg2026 Bekommt man eigentlich eine Tasse beim Ticket dabei, oder muss man die noch einmal extra dazu erwerben? #EH23 #EH2026
Heute beim #C3WTF mit einer echt nette Gruppe an Security Problemen Knobeln! Sind sicher noch bis 18:00 im @metalab
Heute im !@metalab gibt es das #c3wtf bis zumindest 18:00, kommt vorbei um gemeinsam ctfs zu lösen!
@psy Also einerseits kann man sich mit den hashes authentifizieren, und man kann natürlich versuchen sie zu brechen mit bruteforce.
Als Hobby: Spione ausspionieren. Wo ein Wald von Antennen auf dem Dach steht, einige mehrere Meter hoch, da dient eine Botschaft als inoffizielle Satellitenabhörstation https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20260205/822422/Als-Hobby-Spione-ausspionieren
Als Hobby: Spione ausspionieren | DO | 05 02 2026 | 15:30

Ein Club kundschaftet Satellitenabhörstationen in Österreich aus

oe1.orf.at
@bongoknight Really cool, is it a typo tho that on the last few pages it is Censy Plattform? I thought it should say Censys there.