Many people have been reporting how a Meatball DeSandwich (bizarrely elected to be Governor of Florida) single-handedly rolled back protections against gun violence. For example on the 3rd of April 2023 he signed a bill that eliminated permit requirements for carrying concealed weapons. The Meatball says it “goes into effect” officially in July, whatever that … Continue reading Florida Governor DeSantis Silent on Violence After He Removed Regulation of Concealed Guns →

Here are my notes from the three-person panel at RSA moderated by Ted Schelin (silicon valley venture capitalist), which to my ears was itself dangerously pushing misinformation. Not only was it far too American in focus (literally asking the world to serve U.S. corporate interests), far too fluffy in pushing unregulated corporations as competent and … Continue reading RSA SF Conference (RSAC SF) Day One: Misinformation is the New Malware →

Marriott has a long and sordid history of promoting hate groups by giving them a platform. 2023 is turning out to be not that different. Fuentes capped off his [Nazi petition to eradicate satanism, feminism, liberalism, and Judaism] by saying it was “a long way of saying I love Hitler” while the crowd chanted “Christ … Continue reading Marriott Hosts “I love Hitler” Rally in Washington DC →

There’s a buried lede in the recent CitizenLab report about Catalans targeted by Spanish government spyware: an overly broad dragnet model. In 2019, WhatsApp patched CVE-2019-3568, a vulnerability exploited by NSO Group to hack Android phones around the world…. […] The spouse, key staff members, and close associates of Carles Puigdemont (MEP, JUNTS) were all … Continue reading WhatsApp security failures led to widespread political spying: “spouse, key staff members, and close associates” →