Ian Wardell, J.D.

@cytechlaw
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What: Data Privacy and Security Specialist 🕵️

Creds: JD w/ a Bachelor's Computer Science, Master's Cybersecurity 🎓

# Not legal advice, just Hot Takes 🌶️

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This is a huge update for Privacy People, and people everywhere, The US Supreme Court Found that 4th Amendment Protections Extend to Digital and Location Data; the last time I've been this excited for a case was Carpenter v. United States where the Court found cell-site records required a warrant under the 4th Amendment.

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-applauds-important-supreme-court-decision-making-clear-location-data-is-protected-by-fourth-amendment

#privacy #privacymatters #SCOTUS

ACLU Applauds Important Supreme Court Decision Making Clear Location Data is Protected by the Constitution | American Civil Liberties Union

The decision applying Fourth Amendment limits to this novel surveillance technique is a big win for privacy in the digital age, group says

American Civil Liberties Union
@presidentbeef I thought it was measured in moose or cups of Tim Hortons
@zackwhittaker This is great reporting, and honestly the PSA you give up front is probably worth shouting from rooftops: "The website is not affiliated with the U.K. government, and some have complained that they mistakenly paid a fee to this company instead of using the official GOV.UK website."

NEW: UK Visa Portal, a website that lets people apply for a UK visa, spilled thousands of applicants' passports, selfies, and location data online.

The data exposure is now fixed, but not before the company sent attorneys and a public relations firm our way — which is very weird!

My updated story: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/uk-visa-portal-spilled-thousands-of-applicants-passports-and-selfies-online-and-hasnt-fixed-the-leak/

UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us | TechCrunch

The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys.

TechCrunch
@paco this is the unfortunate world click wrap contracts plus low friction and broadly used apps created
Engineering without measurements, Cloudflare style.
@presidentbeef sounds like openai API must have been down /s 😂

One of the best things about having a 3D printer on hand is being able to print off parts like this little Noctua A4x10 fan mount for my 430-16i HBA. Only took about 20 min.

#Homelab #3DPrint

If CEO swaps say anything, switching to the CEO known for Acquisition is definitely a sign. It seems my favorite password manager Bitwarden might not be long for this FOSS world, and they removed the " always free " wording on their site.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

Looks like Hacker News was already on top of this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147637

#privacy #security #passwords

Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its website as longtime execs step down

What is going on with the beloved open-source password manager?

Fast Company

Wonderful news for anyone who's talking to people across ecosystems, which is probably everyone. Apple and Google finally got to working together to roll out end to end encrypted RCS which means hopefully RCS will continue to replace plain text unencrypted SMS and maybe a bit more quickly. This is a huge improvement.

#privacymatters #wins

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-begins-rolling-out-today-in-beta/

End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today in beta

Apple and Google collaborate with the GSMA to roll out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, enhancing cross-platform communication security.

Apple Newsroom