Jan Wildeboer 😷
Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Ken KociendaThe best way to make truly great software is when you are using it yourself, and using it at least as much as any other person. It’s fantastically hard to guess or analyze or research what other people want. Sure it’s possible, but it’s so much easier if you just know it and feel it yourself.
BrianKrebsIf you're on LinkedIn and are thinking about verifying your account with them, maybe read this first. It walks through LinkedIn's privacy disclosure to identify 17 companies that may receive and process the data you submit, including name, passport photo, selfie, facial geometry, NFC data chip, national ID #, DoB, email, phone number, address, IP address, device type, MAC address, language, geolocation etc. Unsurprisingly, it seems the biggest recipients are US-based AI companies.
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
Grid company installed new power meters, which have no buttons to control it e.g. to enter the pin and then activate detailed statistics for smart meter readers. Instead, it has a photo cell to be controlled by light. What to do? Of course let an LLM gen a python script that controls the flashlight on your phone to step through it automatically! One of those use cases where it just saves time and quality doesn’t really matter. #automation #ai #lowhangingfruit
Landlord finally installed the EV wall boxes at the house and the electric company left the stickers with admin PINs on them for everyone to see #rootaccess #itsecurity
Ben CohenTL;DR Most EV batteries will last longer than the cars they’re in. Battery degradation is at better (meaning: lower) rates than expected. Slow charging is better. Drive EV and don’t worry about your battery.
„Our 2025 analysis of over 22,700 electric vehicles, covering 21 different vehicle models, confirms that overall, modern EV batteries are robust and built to last beyond a typical vehicle’s service life.“
Alison Pitt 
Let’s be honest, Ring was already some technocratic, dystopian BS, but if you needed a reason to finally, finally kill it with fire, here’s your reason: Ring is partnering with Flock to help ICE spy on you and your neighbors for the government 👀
#Technology #InfoSec
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/
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