Artstories@thegrugq many thanks for sharing this in the latest newsletter, was a very fun read https://hackstory.net/So,_you_want_to_be_a_darknet_drug_lord.html
Exciting time in the world right now. Exciting time.
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Neil BrownMicrosoft is introducing ads into a free version of Office, which seemingly only lets users save to OneDrive.
In other news, LibreOffice is also free, doesn't have ads, and lets you save your documents wherever you want. I use it every day for my work. It is available here:
BrianKrebsYou've probably read lots of stories about how the upstart Chinese AI chat company DeepSeek could be a security threat, but where's the beef? Well, the people at the mobile app security firm NowSecure have published a security and privacy analysis of the app's design and behavior, and it's not pretty. Here's the lede:
"New mobile apps from the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek have remained among the top three “free” downloads for Apple and Google devices since their debut on Jan. 25, 2025. But experts caution that many of DeepSeek’s design choices — such as using hard-coded encryption keys, and sending unencrypted user and device data to Chinese companies — introduce a number of glaring security and privacy risks."
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/experts-flag-security-privacy-risks-in-deepseek-ai-app/
Meredith Whittaker@brayd @signalapp We will never weaken encryption, add a backdoor, bow or scrape, etc. We would rather shut down or leave a market. Our position does not change based on jurisdiction.