James M. Woodward

@jmw@infosec.exchange
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The ramblings of an IT professional on the verge of absolutely nothing important. Do-er of all things Electronic and Technologic.

DJT, Musk & Putin can get fucked.
Once upon a time found on Twitter @jmw.

Web Nothingness:https://turboninjas.com

I wrote a story about how Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas, which aren't subject to judicial oversight, to seek data from tech giants about Trump critics and anonymous accounts of ICE trackers. Features some really great reporting by Bloomberg & Washington Post.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/

Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch

The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts documenting ICE operations.

TechCrunch
Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach

All of Mountain View's license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, Police Chief Mike Canfield announced Monday afternoon.

Mountain View Voice
Using someone's fingerprint or face to forcibly bypass biometric controls used to be the stuff of thrillers and horror movies. Not any more #uspol https://theintercept.com/2026/01/30/washington-post-hannah-natanson-fbi-biometrics-unlock-phone/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now

The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.

The Intercept

Your outie enjoys the beauty of a starry night.

#Severance

Looking back at #Jellyfin;

Here we are and v10.11.6 is out. It's almost a third of the year since 10.11 released and it's still hammered ass for large catalogs. 3rd party software & integrations are still warning users not to upgrade to it because large catalogs simply fail to load/search.

I should have realized the #Jellyfin team didn't have a sense of working at scale when their search didn't have a debounce (https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android/issues/1542). ~27M entries? No problem we'll just hammer search every character that's entered. #smart

With no fix in sight then what do I see? They're rolling out breaking changes to their apps for the old version 🙄

Yes, 'free' is free. But at the same time, and I say this as politely as possible, what in the fuck.

Regarding #tv's #ThePitt ...

So, it took 'em 25 years to re-invent "24" eh?
Didn't even change the episode names 😄

‼️ Meet the personal hacker who worked for Epstein

His name was redacted, but based on what was previously known:
👉 Sold his company to CrowdStrike in 2017
👉 Took a VP role at the company after the acquisition
👉 Born in Calabria

We can now confirm he is Vincenzo Iozzo.

In case you're keeping track, in the past 24 hours Trump has:

-- arrested a journalist even though two judges refused to OK it
-- offered Maduro a pardon to say he rigged the election
-- sued the IRS for $10 billion
-- said he's going to arrest Barack Obama

there’s not a single person working in tech rn that hasn’t considered “what if I go live in a forest? What would be the logistics on that.”