VessOnSecurity
@vessonsecurity.bsky.social
Anti-virus, malware and infosec expert, crypto amateur, privacy advocate and general annoyance.
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Hello folks,
Today is my birthday (0x41 years old, yikes!) and since it is very likely going to be my last one, I've decided to post this.
Since I can't be assed to chop it into parts and format it for the various social networks I'm on, I've put it on a web page and am posting a link to it.
Today is my birthday (0x41 years old, yikes!) and since it is very likely going to be my last one, I've decided to post this.
Since I can't be assed to chop it into parts and format it for the various social networks I'm on, I've put it on a web page and am posting a link to it.
Well, it's one of those good news/bad news moments, folks...
bontchev.nlcv.bas.bg
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hello folks,
Today is my birthday (0x41 years old, yikes!) and since it is very likely going to be my last one, I've decided to post this.
Since I can't be assed to chop it into parts and format it for the various social networks I'm on, I've put it on a web page and am posting a link to it.
Today is my birthday (0x41 years old, yikes!) and since it is very likely going to be my last one, I've decided to post this.
Since I can't be assed to chop it into parts and format it for the various social networks I'm on, I've put it on a web page and am posting a link to it.
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AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI-generated evidence is showing up in court. Judges say they're not ready.
AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Danish officials have found a new way to push for the Chat Control encryption-breaking legislation without the proposed law going through a public debate
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...
Chat Control: The EU's CSAM scanner proposal
🇫🇷 French: Traduction du dossier Chat Control 2.0, stopchatcontrol.fr🇸🇪 Swedish: Chat Control 2.0🇩🇰 Danish: chatcontrol.dk🇳🇱 Dutch: Chatcontrole
The End of the Privacy of Digital Cor...
www.patrick-breyer.de
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Danish officials have found a new way to push for the Chat Control encryption-breaking legislation without the proposed law going through a public debate
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...
www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/cha...
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Web 1.0: The web is for information
Web 2.0: The web is for ads
Web 3.0: The web is for scams
Web 2.0: The web is for ads
Web 3.0: The web is for scams
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Web 1.0: The web is for information
Web 2.0: The web is for ads
Web 3.0: The web is for scams
Web 2.0: The web is for ads
Web 3.0: The web is for scams
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Some in cybersec were debating how much VPNs protect your privacy while on public WiFi hotspots. I wrote some technical notes.
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
Experts vs. WiFi privacy vs. VPNs
Recently on the socials there was a discussion whether VPNs are needed to protect your privacy while on WiFi.
cybersect.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Some in cybersec were debating how much VPNs protect your privacy while on public WiFi hotspots. I wrote some technical notes.
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
cybersect.substack.com/p/experts-vs...
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1802: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1802: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
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Who named these AirPods.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Who named these AirPods.
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I’m a huge sceptic about killer robots but Copilot poses a different AI threat to human life - it can send the most placid, amiable person off into a murderous rage
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m a huge sceptic about killer robots but Copilot poses a different AI threat to human life - it can send the most placid, amiable person off into a murderous rage
This sounds like a piss-poor situation. Or maybe a piss-rich one?
The piss tank on the ISS is now 61% full.
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This sounds like a piss-poor situation. Or maybe a piss-rich one?
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Microsoft are rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 PCs. Silently, enabled by default, screenshots enabled by default, model training enabled by default. doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Microsoft are rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 PCs. Silently, enabled by default, screenshots enabled by default, model training enabled by default. doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
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There's this Karen who lives on a boat here and doesn't like the sea lions because they're noisy, so she scares them away by blasting an air horn at them (which is 100x louder and way more annoying than sea lions). I'm trying to be a good person, but 3am air horn drone raids would be extremely funny
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There's this Karen who lives on a boat here and doesn't like the sea lions because they're noisy, so she scares them away by blasting an air horn at them (which is 100x louder and way more annoying than sea lions). I'm trying to be a good person, but 3am air horn drone raids would be extremely funny
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after I picked up my kid from school today I got a message from the school saying they couldn't do much work since Amazon was down and also they couldn't tell us that they couldn't do much work since Amazon was down, since Amazon was down
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
after I picked up my kid from school today I got a message from the school saying they couldn't do much work since Amazon was down and also they couldn't tell us that they couldn't do much work since Amazon was down, since Amazon was down
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It scares me that the US is horny for "offensive cyber operations" against China, as if they didn't lay off almost everyone responsible for coordinating cyber defense, decided not to pay the rest, and can't even get their critical infrastructure providers to patch 20 year old vulnerabilities.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It scares me that the US is horny for "offensive cyber operations" against China, as if they didn't lay off almost everyone responsible for coordinating cyber defense, decided not to pay the rest, and can't even get their critical infrastructure providers to patch 20 year old vulnerabilities.
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The “age verification” and the “human identification” problem are the same problem. It upsets me to be around people who think they’re working on the first, but don’t understand they’re actually working on the second.
a woman in a purple sweater says they are the same picture
ALT: a woman in a purple sweater says they are the same picture
media.tenor.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The “age verification” and the “human identification” problem are the same problem. It upsets me to be around people who think they’re working on the first, but don’t understand they’re actually working on the second.
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I'm attending a NATO conference today and someone has done the funniest thing possible with the name of their wi-fi network
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'm attending a NATO conference today and someone has done the funniest thing possible with the name of their wi-fi network
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I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: www.theverge.com/news/793579/...
Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
Microsoft is disabling the best local account workarounds
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: www.theverge.com/news/793579/...
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Another lesson in real world jawboning. DOJ pressures one company (Apple) into compliance. The next company (Google) also complies with no direct DOJ contact at all.
The company whose Maps app tells me where the highway patrol is (thx!) won't let scared and vulnerable people share ICE location.
The company whose Maps app tells me where the highway patrol is (thx!) won't let scared and vulnerable people share ICE location.
October 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another lesson in real world jawboning. DOJ pressures one company (Apple) into compliance. The next company (Google) also complies with no direct DOJ contact at all.
The company whose Maps app tells me where the highway patrol is (thx!) won't let scared and vulnerable people share ICE location.
The company whose Maps app tells me where the highway patrol is (thx!) won't let scared and vulnerable people share ICE location.
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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The UK is demanding another backdoor in Apple’s encryption. www.ft.com/content/d101...
UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data
Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption
www.ft.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The UK is demanding another backdoor in Apple’s encryption. www.ft.com/content/d101...
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
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"identity protection and free credit monitoring" are on some thoughts and prayers level of bullshit
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"identity protection and free credit monitoring" are on some thoughts and prayers level of bullshit
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You can always count on the crypto community for a good laugh
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You can always count on the crypto community for a good laugh