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

Anything shared or boosted through this account does not represent my employer and does not necessarily represent my own views. Follow me at your own risk.

A look at the recent sea surface temperature trend (annual mean) for the Gulf of Mexico... ๐Ÿซฃ

See more at https://zacklabe.com/united-states-climate-indicators/

This is your regular reminder that if you are the smartest person in the room, go find another room. You are not going to run out of people or rooms.

"While these agents promise to make life easier by allowing users to โ€œput your brain in a jar,โ€ they can also gather valuableโ€”and often sensitiveโ€”data. This is a core concern for #Signal, which is trusted by tens of millions of users, including those in government, military, human rights and journalism, for confidential communication and guaranteed #privacy."

https://observer.com/2025/07/signal-meredith-whittaker-agentic-ai-risk/

Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.โ€™s Privacy Threat

Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker warns that agentic A.I. could breach app-level security, threatening privacy for millions of users.

Observer

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 Adviser Sergio Gor Was Born in the Soviet Union

The birthplace of 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

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@streetartutopia
In ancient times...
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people... the Druids

No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock... Of Stonehenge

Brick-Stone-Age measuring instrument for determining the lunch break
@Nowhereman pros: works without batteries!

@streetartutopia I feel like my garden needs a decoration.

there's bound to be some garden gnomes that fit

@streetartutopia

Excellent, and it even has the spire of nearby Salisbury Cathedral ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

@streetartutopia
Oh crap.

The rats are basically where we were 5,100 years ago. ๐Ÿ˜ต #Evolution

@streetartutopia - Simplicity is golden - This made my day - have an excellent week.
@streetartutopia The full set is great, thanks for sharing!
@streetartutopia "Where the banshees cry/And the cats me-ow/I'll take you there/I'll show you how..."