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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 6h

Just, you know, the locations of military ships and Blackhawk helicopters being broadcast unencrypted to the planet...

The researchers’ satellite dish also pulled down a significant collection of unprotected military and law enforcement communications. They obtained, for instance, unencrypted internet communications from US military sea vessels, as well as the vessels’ names. (A spokesperson for the US Defense Information Systems Agency acknowledged WIRED’s request for comment but had not provided a response at the time of writing).

For Mexican military and law enforcement, the exposures were far worse: The researchers say they found what appeared to be unencrypted communications with remote command centers, surveillance facilities, and units of the Mexican military and law enforcement. In some cases, they saw the unprotected transmission of sensitive intelligence information on activities like narcotics trafficking. In others, they found military asset tracking and maintenance records for aircraft like Mil Mi-17 and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, sea vessels, and armored vehicles, as well as their locations and mission details. “When we started seeing military helicopters, it wasn’t necessarily the sheer volume of data, but the extreme sensitivity of that data that concerned us,” says Schulman. The Mexican military did not immediately respond to WIRED’s requests for comment.

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 6h

"national security officials appear to have a particular tendency to believe that false statements are true." "overconfidence was so extreme that it essentially canceled out the knowledge that these individuals possessed"

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 6h

🚨 How safe are we?😉 National security officials are overconfident & their judgments are especially prone to false positives. Despite having strong incentives to make accurate assessments of uncertainty, they share biases that are widespread among the general public.. tnsr.org/2025/09/the-...

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 6h

Geostationary satellites are leaking critical data, transmitting sensitive communications in the clear. With just $800 of consumer hardware, researchers intercepted military, telecom, retail, and infrastructure traffic. satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu/docs/dontloo...

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Woodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social · 5h

AI continues to go just great (existential edition).

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 13h

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 4h

New, by me at this.weekinsecurity.com: If you're not using ad blockers, you should be!

In this deep-dive blog, I explain why ad blockers are critical for your online security and privacy, what threats ad blockers can help defend against, and we'll explore at some of the best ad blockers out there.

Why ad blockers are a top security and privacy defense for everyone

Ad blockers can help defend against some of the top hacks, scams, and surveillance today. Here are some of the best ad blockers that you can use.

this.weekinsecurity.com

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Gateklons @gateklons.bsky.social · 3h

It is fitting that the fine is aimed at a platform that is an actual online safety risk

And before any DSA fines have been handed out, right?

Alderik Oosthoek @alderik.bsky.social · 4h

“4chan has ignored its requests for a copy of its illegal harms risk assessment and to provide information about its qualifying worldwide revenue. This is the first fine Ofcom has handed down under the new law” www.engadget.com/cybersecurit...

UK regulator fines 4chan for ignoring Online Safety Act demands

Ofcom has slapped 4chan with a £20,000 ($26,700) fine for failing to comply with the internet and telecommunications regulator's request for information under the UK's Online Safety Act of 2023.

www.engadget.com

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The New Oil @thenewoil.org · 12h

German State of #schlesiwgholstein Migrates To #foss Groupware. Next Up: #linux OS

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/10/11/2254200/german-state-of-schlesiwg-holstein-migrates-to-foss-groupware-next-up-linux-os

#Linux #privacy #germany #politics

German State of Schlesiwg-Holstein Migrates To FOSS Groupware. Next Up: Linux OS - Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: German IT news outlet Heise reports [German-language article] that the northern most state Schleswig-Holstein has, after half a year of frantic data migration work, successfully migrated their MS Outlook mail and groupware setups to a FOSS solution using O...

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 19h

New case example for “test your shit before dropping it in production” just dropped.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 19h

The automaker pushed out a telematics update that evidently wasn't ready, resulting in cars losing power while driving and then becoming stranded.

Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.

arstechnica.com

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 19h

The perfect response to MAGA's favorite left-wing hack (who isn't yet running a federal agency)

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Matt Stoller being very Matt Stoller, calling someone else a "classic left poseur snob"

Matt Stoller being eviscerated by @dieworkwear.bsky.social

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Gateklons @gateklons.bsky.social · 21h

At this rate, why don't we just allow governments to develop their own rootkits and force them onto every device in a jurisdiction? Because that's the future we seem to be heading for anyway.

Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 23h

"device operating systems and app stores require users to enter their age or DOB when setting up a new phone or computer. The new rules are slated to take effect on 1/1/27, and for devices set up prior to that date, ... must come up with a way for users to enter their ages by July 1st that year."

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

California enacts its own internet age-gating law

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Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 23h

"device operating systems and app stores require users to enter their age or DOB when setting up a new phone or computer. The new rules are slated to take effect on 1/1/27, and for devices set up prior to that date, ... must come up with a way for users to enter their ages by July 1st that year."

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

California enacts its own internet age-gating law

This one has Google on board.

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Emelia @thisismissem.social · 22h

I know labels can apply to a whole account, but is there a way to self apply like an "adult content" label to an entire account?

This was one of the things I remember Echo from the Mastodon team mentioning as one of the things the people involved in Tumblr's content warning system originally wanted

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · 1d

Last week we wrote to @ec.europa.eu (👇) to call for an ambitious Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Read more on our blog about how the SFDR can help build consumer confidence in sustainable finance:

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Anupriya Datta @anupriyadatta.bsky.social · 1d

The Commission’s digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, told me in an interview that the EU does not need to be “provocative” in responding to US criticism of the bloc’s digital rulebook, stressing that Brussels remains committed to fair enforcement. @euractiv.com

www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: EU digital chief says no need to be 'provocative' in face of US attacks | Euractiv

While Virkkunen stressed that the EU and US maintain close cooperation, she warned that all tech firms – including US platforms – must respect the bloc’s digital rulebook

www.euractiv.com

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Gateklons @gateklons.bsky.social · 22h

"the backgrounds of Hungarian nationals employed at the Commission were thoroughly examined—using *state databases*, open-source information, and even so-called “background studies.”"

telex.hu/direkt36/202...

Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network

In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence did it so blat...

telex.hu

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Luis Alberto Montezuma 路易斯·阿尔贝托·蒙特祖玛 @montezumachavez.bsky.social · 1d

On November 13, the CJE will rule on Case C-654/23.

AG Maciej Szpunar’s opinion states that if a controller uses an email address to send daily newsletters under Article 13(2) of the ePrivacy Directive, and this processing is lawful, Article 6 of the GDPR does not apply.

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DG MEME @ecmemes.bsky.social · 5d

#DraghiReport #simplification

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Gateklons @gateklons.bsky.social · 1d

"AI antennas"

Is the EC just parodying itself at this point?

Théophane Hartmann @theophane.euractiv.com · 1d

@ec.europa.eu names EU countries and partners getting help to plug into bloc's AI training hubs

As well as 🇧🇪, 🇨🇾, 🇭🇺, 🇮🇪, 🇱🇻, 🇲🇹, and 🇸🇰, six non-EU countries received so-called "AI Antennas" – including 🇨🇭 and the 🇬🇧

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www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

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Megan Gray @megangray.bsky.social · 1d

This year is the 15th anniversary of DG COMP’s decision to pursue an abuse-of-dominance case against Google. That landmark move led to three more significant EU cases against Google and HUNDREDS more around the world, including of course the US. To mark the anniversary....

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

For months I've been following what happened when a company forced AI into the world of craft beer. Legal threats, people quitting, and beer judges in revolt over being told to use AI.

"It is attempting to solve a problem that wasn’t a problem before AI showed up"
www.404media.co/what-happene...

What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer

A prominent beer competition introduced an AI-judging tool without warning. The judges and some members of the wider brewing industry were pissed.

www.404media.co

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Andy Engin Utkan @utkan.com · 1d

What is the device called? And what do we call the functionality that surfaces app show/movie content by Paramout/Peacock and etc?

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

Apple says Apple TV+ streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with "a vibrant new identity" (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

“How are they going to pay for it all?” says Charles Fitzgerald, a tech investor and former Microsoft executive. “Maybe their real value will be in financial engineering.”

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals

The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world

www.ft.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

A Financial Times infographic titled “The circle of AI: how capital revolves in the tech ecosystem.” It illustrates financial flows among OpenAI, Oracle, CoreWeave, Nvidia, and AMD. Arrows represent relationships: solid blue for customers, dashed blue for investors, light blue for repurchase agreements, and pink for vendor financing or favorable terms. Key figures include: OpenAI as a $36bn customer of Oracle and $22.4bn customer of CoreWeave; Oracle investing $300bn in OpenAI; Nvidia investing $100bn in CoreWeave and $40bn in Oracle; Oracle as a $0.75bn customer of AMD; and several TBD (to be determined) financial connections. Sources are company data and Morgan Stanley research.

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The New Oil @thenewoil.org · 1d

Judge dismisses retail group's challenge to #newyork #surveillancepricing law

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/judge-dismisses-retailing-groups-challenge-new-york-surveillance-pricing-law-2025-10-08/

#privacy #retail #surveillance

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