Signal is a nonprofit. But what does this mean in practice? Today we do something most tech co’s avoid: talk money. What does it cost for Signal to play in a lane dominated by billion $ corporations, while rejecting the surveillance business model?

https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/

Dev sets up “goatse” trap for sites that steal his free web-game

Thieving iFrame sites now say: "I steal other people’s code because I’m a total hack."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/dev-sets-up-goatse-trap-for-sites-that-steal-his-free-web-game/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment

Lawsuit: Sotheby's $24M sale to FTX gave Bored Ape NFTs "an air of legitimacy."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/buyers-of-bored-ape-nfts-sue-after-digital-apes-turn-out-to-be-bad-investment/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Researchers find deliberate backdoor in police radio encryption algorithm

Vendors knew all about it, but most customers were clueless.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/researchers-find-deliberate-backdoor-in-police-radio-encryption-algorithm/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social