Jeff Hall - PCIGuru 

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Been in information security, privacy, computers, etc. since, well, since almost they have been around (i.e., a very, very long time). Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota or there about. Oh, and I write the PCI Guru blog - pciguru.blog
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Hmm … Cocaine Sharks?
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Union leaders and DFL lawmakers are pushing to ban electronic shelf labels and surveillance pricing, citing concerns about affordability and the use of artificial intelligence in grocery stores. https://www.startribune.com/legislation-would-ban-minnesota-stores-from-using-ai-powered-tools-that-individualize-prices/601634292?utm_source=gift
I am in this meme and do not like it.
I used the viral AI helper to order groceries, sort emails, and negotiate deals. Then it decided to scam me. https://www.wired.com/story/malevolent-ai-agent-openclaw-clawdbot/
I Loved My OpenClaw AI Agent—Until It Turned on Me

I used the viral AI helper to order groceries, sort emails, and negotiate deals. Then it decided to scam me.

WIRED
The ambitious plan calls for dozens of launches in the next decade, with crews eventually exploring the lunar south pole. “The goal is not flags and footprints but to stay on the Moon,” the US space agency chief said. https://www.semafor.com/article/03/24/2026/nasa-aims-to-build-20b-lunar-base
NASA aims to build $20B lunar base

NASA is abandoning efforts to build a space station orbiting the Moon, and will instead put $20 billion toward a lunar base, officials announced Tuesday.

Landmark verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products.

Los Angeles Times
Kali Linux 2026.1 released with 8 new tools, new BackTrack mode

Kali Linux 2026.1, the first release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 8 new tools, a theme refresh, and a new BackTrack mode for Kali-Undercover.

BleepingComputer
There’s another example of secret law related to Section 702, one that directly affects the privacy rights of Americans. For years, I have asked various administrations to declassify this matter. Thus far they have all refused. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/sen-wyden-warns-of-another-section-702-abuse.html
Sen. Wyden Warns of Another Section 702 Abuse - Schneier on Security

Sen. Ron Wyden is warning us of an abuse of Section 702: Wyden took to the Senate floor to deliver a lengthy speech, ostensibly about the since approved (with support of many Democrats) nomination of Joshua Rudd to lead the NSA. Wyden was protesting that nomination, but in the context of Rudd being unwilling to agree to basic constitutional limitations on NSA surveillance. But that’s just a jumping off point ahead of Section 702’s upcoming reauthorization deadline. Buried in the speech is a passage that should set off every alarm bell: There’s another example of secret law related to Section 702, one that directly affects the privacy rights of Americans. For years, I have asked various administrations to declassify this matter. Thus far they have all refused, although I am still waiting for a response from DNI Gabbard. I strongly believe that this matter can and should be declassified and that Congress needs to debate it openly before Section 702 is reauthorized. In fact, ...

Schneier on Security
The crowdsourced website and app Mahsa Alert provides citizens in Iran with crucial information amid the country’s ongoing war with the US and Israel—and an internet blackout. https://www.wired.com/story/iranians-dont-have-a-missile-alert-system-so-volunteers-built-their-own-warning-map/
Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

The crowdsourced website and app Mahsa Alert provides citizens in Iran with crucial information amid the country’s ongoing war with the US and Israel—and an internet blackout.

WIRED
The artificial intelligence start-up has pulled the plug on the video-making tool as it rethinks spending ahead of a possible blockbuster I.P.O. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/business/dealbook/sora-openai-finances-ipo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.tfMJ.XUSuJNR4MJC3&smid=url-share
What Sora’s End Says About OpenAI’s Strategy

The artificial intelligence start-up has pulled the plug on the video-making tool as it rethinks spending ahead of a possible blockbuster I.P.O.

The New York Times