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IT security and privacy enthusiast. I'm primarily using this account to boost things that catch my attention.

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NEW: Over the weekend, Jack Dorsey launched an open-source chat app called Bitchat, which he promised to be โ€œsecureโ€ and โ€œprivate.โ€

He then later added a warning that the app not been tested or reviewed for security issues, asking people not to trust it as "it does not necessarily meet its stated security goals."

Security researchers are already finding flaws in it.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/jack-dorsey-says-his-secure-new-bitchat-app-has-not-been-tested-for-security/

Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security | TechCrunch

Dorsey admitted that his new messaging app had not been reviewed or tested for security issues prior to its launch.

TechCrunch

Good scoop by reporters with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), who confirmed that Sergio Gor, the director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, was born in the former Soviet Union, specifically in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Gor prompted speculation about his origins when he declined to say where he was born, saying only that it was not in Russia.

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/exclusive-top-trump-advisor-sergio-gor-was-born-in-the-soviet-union

Exclusive: Top Trump Advisor Sergio Gor Was Born In the Soviet Union

The birthplace U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s director of personnel has been the subject of media speculation โ€” fuelled by his refusal to answer the question.

OCCRP
Rolling Stone - Elon Muskโ€™s Grok chatbot goes full Nazi, calls itself โ€˜MechaHitlerโ€™ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-grok-chatbot-antisemitic-posts-1235381165/
Elon Muskโ€™s Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself โ€˜MechaHitlerโ€™

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'

Rolling Stone
Google continues the industry-wide trend of jamming AI down users' throats, making it difficult or impossible to opt out, and potentially endangering the privacy of communications: https://www.neowin.net/guides/google-can-now-read-your-whatsapp-messages-heres-how-to-stop-it/
Google can now read your WhatsApp messages, here's how to stop it

Google has released a feature that allows Gemini to access third-party apps, such as WhatsApp, even if you've turned off Gemini Apps Activity. Here's how to prevent that from happening.

Neowin

Latest update for changes in land ice mass as observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right).

This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far ๐ŸŒŠ

Graphic can be downloaded at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/

@dangoodin Check out GrapheneOS... and forget about Android. It works perfectly on Pixel phones as long as you don't plan to use NFC payments.

pro tip: if you are an iranian crypto exchange engaged in laundering money for #terrorists, vladimir putin, and worse and you are being actively hunted by multiple foreign intelligence agencies but you don't want israeli cyber teams to hack your shit and steal all your money, a good first step is to not check all your secret keys and passwords into the #git repo where hundreds of people can access them

https://github.com/fotechv/Nobitex-Source-Code/blob/main/core/exchange/settings.py

#github #nobitex #iran #wallex #crypto #cryptocurrency #israel #moneylaundering

@3fAltonHaHa Thanks! Good idea! You mean on the roof? My car doesn't have rails (yet). If the solar panel is inside, close to the trunk (that's where the battery is) it might also attract thieves to smash the window and steal the solar panel...
@catsalad I installed one of these after my catalytic converter of my Prius got stolen and added an alarm system that goes off if any tire gets lifted. No problems anymore, except for the battery that discharges quicker now, when the car is parked for some time...