Free Our Feeds, backed by Jimmy Wales and others, aims to raise $30M by 2028 to billionaire-proof the AT Protocol by making it easier for Bluesky users to leave
The non-profit social media foundation space is really heating up. Ciarán Mather / Silicon Republic : Campaign aims to protect Bluesky's tech from billionaires Thomas Claburn / The Register : Hulk sma...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential “chilling effect” of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development
but social media users may have last laugh David Meyer / Fortune : California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs anti-deepfake laws—but he hasn't yet made up his mind on the biggest AI bill Laura Mandaro / The I...
Researchers find flaws, likely backdoors, in encryption algorithms from the TETRA standard used in radios commonly deployed by police and military orgs globally
5 New Vulnerabilities Exposed in Widely Used Radio Communication System Thomas Claburn / The Register : TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts Waqas / HackRead : From P...
Southwest Airlines says an operational meltdown over the holiday weekend was partly caused by its scheduling software, which a union rep called “outdated”
New York CNN — A punishing winter storm … Los Angeles Times : Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities Scott Neuman / NPR : The blizzard is just one rea...
Radiohead says they're releasing 18 hours' worth of unheard music to benefit climate change group, after hackers stole lead singer's files and attempted ransom
And Won Brian Barrett / Wired : Radiohead Dropped 18 Hours of Unreleased Music to Screw Pirates Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Radiohead releases 18 hours of demos, thwarting alleged extortion attempt Exti...
Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony says Facebook dealt with several Russian threats, including from APT28, before the 2016 US election
here are the tough questions we'd ask WRAL TechWire : Was your data harvested? Facebook begins alerting affected users David Meyer / Fortune : Facebook Co-Founder Says It's ‘Shocking’ the Company Didn...
Facebook hired a digital forensics firm to conduct an audit of Cambridge Analytica, but their team had to step down at the request of the UK ICO
and maybe the platform Chris Ciaccia / Fox News : Silence from Zuckerberg, Sandberg on Facebook scandal like putting ‘gasoline on the fire’ Jonathan Garber / Business Insider : Facebook is sliding on ...
Chaos Computer Club hackers say they have defeated Samsung Galaxy S8's iris recognition system using a photo of victim's iris
Biometrics on smartphones … Ian Morris / Forbes : Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner Hacked In Three Simple Steps Corbin Davenport / Android Police : Members of the Chaos Computer Club have cracked the Ga...
Spyware firm Gamma failed on human rights, says OECD
David Meyer / Gigaom :