The database vendor isn’t mentioned in the report but I think we can probably all guess the name. Aside from that important fact, this report is about the dangers of centralizing biometrics into a singular place where a single mistake harms practically everyone in society. Not all, but some, and that’s more than enough to … Continue reading Database Without Authentication Leaks “biometric identity information of members of the police, army, teachers, and railway workers” →

Should an ISP be to blame for the insecurity of their routers? Or the router manufacturer? Or the router customer? You be the judge. It’s 2023-Oct-25 at 7:16 pm. An ISP customer in Ohio posts a complaint about their ActionTec T3200 suddenly offline with a solid red LED. So, I wonder what happened. A poison … Continue reading ActionTec Down: Did a Backdoor Brick 600K ISP Routers in Just Two Days of 2023? →

Repeatedly lately I’ve been looking at Tesla “veered” crashes killing people all over the world. From suddenly leaving a road to drive into trees, to crossing yellow lines into oncoming traffic, to leaving a mountain off a cliff, the Tesla death toll keeps rising. It represents perhaps the worst engineering in history. Here’s yet another … Continue reading The “Veered” Killer Near You: Why Tesla FSD 12.3.6 is Dead Wrong →

Driverless cars and all that jazz about AI seems to be having none of the promised “safety” effects, as more people are being killed than ever, especially pedestrians who are non-white. Here’s the latest from Smart Growth America’s report “Dangerous by Design 2024“. A historic increase in these deaths from 2020 to 2021 shocked many, … Continue reading 20 Dead Per Day: 75 Percent Rise Since 2010 of Pedestrians Killed by Cars →