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👩🏻‍💻Technologist. Early-stage 0 to 1 startup builder and advisor in Silicon Valley. #AI, #Infra, #OSS enthusiast. Single mom with an amazing daughter. A part of my heart is in 🇪🇺. #IndieMusic fan. NJ/Philly✈️SF. ❤️✨

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It was a beautiful, Sunny 88F degree day here in the SF South Bay.

#SF #SFBA #CAWX

Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

The Digg Beta relaunch lasted two months but now it’s shutting down again and laying off employees.

The Verge

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Relatedly, there was a dump of ~45 new OpenClaw vulnerabilities reported last Thursday

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search#/nvd/home?offset=0&rowCount=25&keyword=openclaw&resultType=records

NVD - Search and Statistics

Since this is the Fediverse, I thought I might share... I know there's a bunch of @nextcloud users here and I'm not sure how many of you use OpenClaw, but I just found this OpenClaw security alert from Belgium from a few days ago...

https://ccb.belgium.be/advisories/warning-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-openclaws-nextcloud-talk-plugin-patch

Warning: Multiple critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw's Nextcloud Talk plugin, Patch Immediately! | CCB Safeonweb

If you haven't seen this monitoring page... #Iran #IranWar

https://www.iranmonitor.org

Iran Monitor | Real-Time OSINT Dashboard for Iran

Track Iran in real-time: news sentiment, X/Twitter feeds, flight radar, prediction markets, and internet connectivity. Free open source intelligence dashboard.

Iran Monitor
For those of you who use #OpenClaw, another Chinese government agency issued a warning about it this week. For some, IYKYK why this might be significant... https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356182.shtml
Chinese authorities warn against misuse of OpenClaw amid rising security risks of unauthorized information leaks; expert urges users to strictly manage access - Global Times

Chinese authorities on Tuesday warned of the security risks of an open-source project OpenClaw and urged government agencies to exercise extreme caution, given its rapidly rising downloads from Chinese IP addresses and the fact that views of Chinese-language documents have exceeded those of all other non-English languages since January.

This anti-surveillance tech launched today, and I think some people might be interested... Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings.

https://www.deveillance.com/

Spectre I - Audio Privacy Device | Protect Your Conversations | Deveillance

14.4B always-on devices listening worldwide. Over 1.3 billion audio-related breaches in the US alone. Spectre I creates an audio protection zone around you. Reserve with a $999 refundable deposit.

Deveillance

A "sometimes you need to know what people are saying" type of project...

#openclaw #OpenClawSecurity

https://github.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news

GitHub - joylarkin/openclaw-security-news: A collection of news headlines about OpenClaw Security for AI builders, developers, and investors. Updated twice daily.

A collection of news headlines about OpenClaw Security for AI builders, developers, and investors. Updated twice daily. - joylarkin/openclaw-security-news

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A "sometimes you need to know what people are saying" type of project...

#openclaw #OpenClawSecurity

https://github.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news

GitHub - joylarkin/openclaw-security-news: A collection of news headlines about OpenClaw Security for AI builders, developers, and investors. Updated twice daily.

A collection of news headlines about OpenClaw Security for AI builders, developers, and investors. Updated twice daily. - joylarkin/openclaw-security-news

GitHub

RE: https://mas.to/@iamdtms/116105353299225771

At this point, I'm just counting down to the day when OpenClaw is pre-emptively blocked on firewalls and network perimeters.