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NEW: I spoke to cybersecurity legend Mikko Hyppönen about his decades-long fight against computers viruses first, and then malware — and how computers have gotten safer over time.

Mikko also told me why he has decided to now turn his focus to fight another enemy: killer drones. And, as it turns out, some of the technical challenges are very similar.

http://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/after-fighting-malware-for-decades-this-cybersecurity-veteran-is-now-hacking-drones/

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

TechCrunch
Brazil's authoritarian age verification law became active this month. It won't be implemented by GrapheneOS. Complying would require integrating a mandatory process for each user where a third party service checks government identification and confirms a match using the camera.
Unified Attestation is an anti-competitive cartel turning a decentralized decision into a centralized one. Instead of neutral organizations being formed to certify devices without a massive conflict of interest, these companies will sign off on their products regardless of the level of insecurity. Multiple competing companies forming a cartel which locks out other options is not legal. We're fully willing to file one or more lawsuits over this. It should be discontinued now prior to harming us.
Indian university faces backlash for presenting Chinese robot as its own

Social media users identify the robot as the Unitree Go2, sold by China’s Unitree Robotics.

Al Jazeera

This must be read.

Ukrainians on Threads are sharing moments from the war that broke them — moments they will carry for the rest of their lives.

This is the reality of war. This pain must be heard.

Below are translations.
I post it this way because I have a character limit here.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/116002426721446309

"Open source === secure", and 1001 more fairy tales

Got an idea for a beginner's website: a "wall of shame" that lists players who leave games without resigning on Lichess and Chess.com.

And another page for those using AI to win.

#webdev #webdevelopment #chess

If you see the fake story about someone claiming to be charged with premeditated murder because GrapheneOS supposedly didn't protect their data, see https://nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1997126386968903972 for a thorough debunking. Their story keeps changing and clearly isn't real. They may be a career criminal but this is fake.