iam-py-test

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I am a hobbyist security researcher, filterlist maintainer, and wannabe law nerd. I help maintain the Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool. I post about a variety of topics including cybersecurity, content filtering, law, tech, and trans rights. This is also the best place to find updates on my filterlists, as I often post about bugs and improvements to them.
I am not an expert; do not take anything I toot as truth. Retoot/like != agreement. Not legal/medical advice.

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About mehttps://iam-py-test.github.io/about.html
GitHubhttps://github.com/iam-py-test
Pronounshe/him
Dream job titleHead of Security and Hacking (legal and ethical)
Testing this outhttps://justmytoots.com/@iampytest1@infosec.exchange
Note on usage of alt textI generally add alt text to my own posts, but do boost posts without alt text
iam-py-test1h ago
Jason Parker (he/they)2h ago
I'm always so afraid of hitting enter when I go to hit '. I can't count the number of times I've accidentally done that. I hope I don
iam-py-test2h ago
Peter Lowe2h ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mdreid/116292374264941891

Excellent

iam-py-test4h ago
ACARS Drama4h ago

Air to Ground Message:

HEY WIFI ISNT WORKING CAN WE RESET IT FOR THE PAX

Area: Blaine, MN, USA
Type: Airbus A320
A: #a85c1b7e559
F: #ff9743d86d5

#acars #vdlm2

iam-py-test12h ago

AI is not your lawyer. AI is not a lawyer.
Don't ask AI for legal advice, and definitely don't ask AI for a second opinion when your real lawyers tell you a plan is unlawful.

https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=392880

Via @404mediaco

iam-py-test14h ago

" Would they be willing to do that? Yes. Are they capable of doing that? Yes," he said. " Do we have direct evidence that they're doing that? No."

So should we make a policy which directly harms a lot of legitimate people, on the basis of a threat which could in theory exist but isn't documented to exist?
Especially when there are more effective ways to mitigate that threat which don't harm thousands of legitimate people.

See also:

David Bier, an immigration policy analyst with the Cato Institute, said the libertarian think tank has reviewed thousands of terrorism-related offenses, including espionage cases, and that none have followed this pattern.

" People are coming here and having children in the United States for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with trying to infiltrate the United States and break down our security," he said.

https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.npr.org/2026/03/29/nx-s1-5761340/birth-tourism-citizenship-supreme-court-case

Some critics of birthright citizenship say it's a fraud issue. What does that mean?

Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.

NPR
iam-py-test15h ago
Dr. Maddkap, Werepsychologist19h ago
I’m rewatching old Star Trek episodes to see which ones pass the B’kdel Test:
(1) Two named Klingons
(2) Talking to each other
(3) About something other than honor
iam-py-test19h ago
Martin Escardo4d ago
I have a calculator that is correct 80% of the time. But don't worry, every time I use it, I check the results myself.
iam-py-test1d ago
The Verge1d ago
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series https://www.theverge.com/report/901818/hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobia
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

JK Rowling’s transphobia casts and inescapable shadow over the new Harry Potter adaptation.

The Verge
iam-py-test1d ago
BleepingComputer1d ago

A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-read-flaw-in-smart-slider-plugin-impacts-500k-wordpress-sites/

File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites

A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server.

BleepingComputer
iam-py-test1d ago

uBlock Origin has removed statically.io as a CDN for filterlist updates, citing performance issues with statically.

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/573b03773492d9d45b067dbf727e3428a4f7e962

#uBlockOrigin #StaticallyIO

Remove statically.io URLs · gorhill/uBlock@573b037

Related discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1s4l9wp/

GitHub