PSA: Google has now begun to roll-out the Ad Topics "feature" onto Android itself. It's not just in Chrome you have to disable the settings. Please #Boost to spread awareness.

If you didn't get the pop-up screen on your Android device (it looks like the first two screenshots), to opt-out of these settings:

If you don't see "Ad Privacy" in Step 4 then it means that it hasn't been rolled out to you yet. You might need to wait and check back in a couple of days to see if/when it has been implemented to disable these settings.

EDIT: There's another setting to review. In step 2, scroll to "Personalize using shared data". Turn everything off.

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#Android #Google #Privacy #AdTopics

I know I've mentioned this before but worth another one because it's amazing: You can download tens of thousands of academic books on a staggering variety of humanities and social studies topics legally for free at the OAPEN library https://library.oapen.org/

#books

Free coming event in Copenhagen
September 21th from 17.00 to 20.00
IT University of Copenhagen
https://www.meetup.com/owasp-copenhagen-chapter/events/296032478/

#copenhagen #owasp #meetup #pentest #infosec

🥳 Our review on Sidewalk Networks is out! https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0198-9715(23)00094-7

Walking* is the most important mode of urban transport AND has a fundamental social function, yet its infrastructure is completely understudied, especially compared to road networks. Given how ideal cities should become car-free (from a human-centric perspective), there should be MUCH more research on this topic. We outline state of the art and future challenges.

#walking #networks #mobility

Does exist an alternative to emails to sign up/authentication of users in an app. (Excluding Facebook/Google/Apple auth).
I am looking for an alternative to authenticate users in a platform to emails. I find it very annoying to set up accounts every time on every website and verify the emails. Also, the intrinsic vulnerability of email makes me think why are we still using them.
Any good feedback on this?

#software #development #authentication #app

This Open Source security episode by @kurtseifried and @joshbressers about #CVE, #NVD and the recent #curl case is great and also educational:

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2023/09/10/episode-392-curl-and-the-calamity-of-cve/