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I would never travel to a country that required this of me unless it was absolutely necessary.
I can’t blame anyone for making the same decision once this comes to pass.
(And it’s inevitable. Even if this particular version doesn’t happen, it’ll happen. We’ve been heading down this road for a while.)
The future isn’t exhausting because of how fast it moves.
It’s exhausting because nothing ever stays still long enough to master it.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-exhaustion-of-permanent-disruption
Apple love to preach "the UI gets out of the way of your content" with each new redesign, but how true is that in practice? Let's compare the total height of the Safari UI with a toolbar, favourites bar and tab bar visible, across the three latest Mac OS design languages – Yosemite, Big Sur and now Tahoe. I've added a red line for emphasis.
It sure looks to me like the UI is eating more into my content with each redesign.
It’s been over a year with these macOS pop-ups and I still have any idea why an app is asking, what should I say, what is the penalty for choosing Don’t Allow, etc. What a frustrating experience.
(Edit: I’m showing Chrome here but I am getting them for so many other apps without seemingly any rhyme or reason.)
I use AI a lot for work, pretty much all day every day. I use coding assistants and custom agents I’ve built. I use AI to help code review changes, dig into bugs, and keep track of my projects. I’ve found lots of things it’s very helpful with, and lots of things it’s terrible at. If there’s one thing I have definitely learned: it does not work the way I imagined.
I key my code into the terminal and put my left little finger on the scanner. It beeps rejection.
"There was another data breach last night," the cashier says. "All prints compromised. You must use a backup print."
"Sorry about this," I say and bend down to untie my shoe.
"You're not the first."
A Boston news station recently interviewed a local man who had his Experian account hijacked after he'd frozen his credit with the big three consumer reporting bureaus. It's unbelievable that Experian still hasn't done jack about this problem that I've written about ad nauseum for years now. (try to ignore the many typos and grammar errors in this story).
Experian's system will allow anyone to assume control over your credit file and freeze merely by re-registering as you using your name, SSN, DoB but a different email address than the one on file. Experian has no problem approving that request, and instead of seeking approval from the existing email address and or phone number, they just say okay. Thieves can then unlock your credit, pull your file, apply for credit, etc. But they will send an automated email to the legitimate account holder's email, saying the account's email address has been changed. No "this wasn't me" option, no asking for approval. Nope. They just say hi we changed your email. Have a nice day!
Experian's response to the Boston news outlet is particularly infuriating, because they're basically saying the system operated as designed. Nevermind that the system is batshit crazy from a security in 2025 perspective.
"A spokesperson told us their protocols worked since Deyoe got that notification when his account was changed. In a written statement Experian said “Protecting consumers’ identities is among our highest priorities. We believe this is an incident of fraud using stolen consumer information.”
Past coverage of this:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/experian-you-have-some-explaining-to-do/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/its-still-easy-for-anyone-to-become-you-at-experian/
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