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Tony Webster

@webster
19 posts
2025-07-30
St. Paul's CISO has a strong background and is very experienced. She said the City's EDR alerted to “nefarious script activity” and they immediately shut down networks. Focusing only on response and not fault/liability, this (+ Guard, FBI, good comms) seems great.
2025-07-30 View on X
New York Times

Gov. Tim Walz activates the Minnesota National Guard to help St. Paul address a cyberattack detected Friday that led the city to shut down many of its systems

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota activated the National Guard to help the city of St. Paul address a cyberattack that was detected last Friday.

2023-04-20
Elon Musk's “By ‘free speech’, I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.” policy strikes again. https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-20 View on X
Forbes

Twitter bans Wired's Dell Cameron for covering that anti-trans activist Matt Walsh's account was hacked; Wired denies breaking Twitter's hacked materials policy

lob insults at Ben Shapiro CT Jones / Rolling Stone : He Reported on a Twitter Hack. Musk's Free Speech Haven Kicked Him Out Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast : Journalist Banned F...

2023-02-03
Twitter gives developers and hobbyists eight days notice that their API projects including bots people love will have to pay, and they don't even say how much. They say they'll have more info “next week,” i.e. possibly only a couple days before Feb. 9. Terrible leadership. https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-03 View on X
BuzzFeed News

Twitter ending free API access could have the unfortunate side effect of effectively killing off many useful bots like @MakeItAQuote, @BigTechAlert, and more

“I'm not paying a dime to Elon lol.”  —  Pranav Dixit  —  One of the most popular bots on Twitter is @MakeItAQuote, which has more than 565,000 followers.

Twitter gives developers and hobbyists eight days notice that their API projects including bots people love will have to pay, and they don't even say how much. They say they'll have more info “next week,” i.e. possibly only a couple days before Feb. 9. Terrible leadership. https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-03 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter plans to discontinue free access to its API starting on February 9, ending support for both v1.1 and v2, and launch a “paid basic tier” instead

This week I spent too many minutes watching Nothing, Forever, which is a Twitch stream that runs 24/7. Mastodon: Kate Starbird / @katestarbird@mstdn.social : Looks like Twitter is ...

2022-08-26
This is incredible, and mad respect to the college student who initially filed this case pro se. https://www.theverge.com/...
2022-08-26 View on X
New York Times

A federal judge ruled Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used monitoring software to scan a student's bedroom before a remote test

A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom …

2021-09-08
I already do this with block-then-unblock, but making it a simple one-click thing? Yes please. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-08 View on X
The Verge

Twitter has begun testing a “remove this follower” tool on the web that will let users remove followers without blocking them and without their knowledge

Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge :

I already do this with block-then-unblock, but making it a simple one-click thing? Yes please. https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-08 View on X
The Verge

Twitter says it is testing edge-to-edge pictures and videos in tweets on iOS to better support visual and text-based conversations

An Instagram-like focus on visuals  —  Twitter has announced that it's testing edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS, creating a more full-screen …

2021-04-23
Been using Tile for years but will probably switch to AirTags. They're useful on photo trips: I put a tracker on every camera and in every bag. When leaving a hotel or campsite, I drive a block away then check the app to make sure all trackers are present. https://techcrunch.com/...
2021-04-23 View on X
Technical University of Darmstadt

Researchers: an AirDrop user's phone number and email address can be learned via nearby Wi-Fi-capable devices when they open an iOS or macOS sharing pane

TU-Researchers discover significant privacy leak in Apple's file-sharing service  —  Apple users can share files with each other using AirDrop.

Been using Tile for years but will probably switch to AirTags. They're useful on photo trips: I put a tracker on every camera and in every bag. When leaving a hotel or campsite, I drive a block away then check the app to make sure all trackers are present. https://techcrunch.com/...
2021-04-23 View on X
The Verge

Apple AirTag hands-on: works very well with a thoughtfully designed system, beautiful with a plastic body that serves as a speaker, but get scuffed easily

Or maybe lilac Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : AirTag Shipping Estimates Already Slipping Into May Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch : First findings with Apple's new AirTag location devi...

2021-01-08
U.S. federal courts investigating an “apparent compromise of the confidentiality of the CM/ECF system.” The District of Minnesota sent out a notice tonight: “Do not file anything in CM/ECF under seal until you receive further instruction from this Court.” https://www.uscourts.gov/...
2021-01-08 View on X
Financial Times

SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack

Group's software was exploited by suspected Russian hackers to spy on governments and businesses  —  The American technology company at the centre …

U.S. federal courts investigating an “apparent compromise of the confidentiality of the CM/ECF system.” The District of Minnesota sent out a notice tonight: “Do not file anything in CM/ECF under seal until you receive further instruction from this Court.” https://www.uscourts.gov/...
2021-01-08 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Officials say the US judiciary's electronic filing system was likely breached in the SolarWinds hack, putting highly sensitive nonpublic documents at risk

2020-11-26
Most states are either ‘shall-issue’ for permits to carry a gun, or ‘constitutional carry’ states allowing it without a permit. But as long as there's a ‘may-issue’ system giving sheriffs complete discretion, there's going to be corruption. https://www.mercurynews.com/ ...
2020-11-26 View on X
Ars Technica

Apple stands by head of global security Thomas Moyer, indicted on bribery charges: “We conducted a thorough internal investigation and found no wrongdoing”

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica :

2020-11-25
Most states are either ‘shall-issue’ for permits to carry a gun, or ‘constitutional carry’ states allowing it without a permit. But as long as there's a ‘may-issue’ system giving sheriffs complete discretion, there's going to be corruption. https://www.mercurynews.com/ ...
2020-11-25 View on X
Palo Alto Online

Apple's head of global security Thomas Moyer indicted for trying to bribe Santa Clara sheriff's office with 200 iPads in return for concealed firearm permits

2020-11-24
Most states are either ‘shall-issue’ for permits to carry a gun, or ‘constitutional carry’ states allowing it without a permit. But as long as there's a ‘may-issue’ system giving sheriffs complete discretion, there's going to be corruption. https://www.mercurynews.com/ ...
2020-11-24 View on X
Palo Alto Online

Apple's head of global security Thomas Moyer indicted for trying to bribe Santa Clara sheriff's office with 200 iPads in return for concealed firearm permits

Defendants include Sheriff Laurie Smith's second-in-command  —  Four people, including top brass in the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office …

2020-09-25
I'll say my usual “creepy!” to Jeff Bezos recording me, but *if* one wanted to see inside their home while away, I guess I'd prefer this over permanent installation of cameras in living rooms: you'll at least know when you're being recorded. https://www.theverge.com/...
2020-09-25 View on X
The Verge

Ring unveils Always Home Cam, an autonomous drone that can fly around inside a house, expected to cost $249.99 when it starts shipping next year

The Always Home Cam is an ambitious new home security device  —  Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally.

2020-08-07
Someone posted a pic of a police officer wearing Blue Lives Matter insignia and asks “If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet.” Nobody replied. The tweeter and four people who retweeted it were then charged with felony harassment. https://www.theverge.com/...
2020-08-07 View on X
The Verge

A NJ police dept. filed cyber harassment charges against five Twitter users for sharing a photo seeking the identity of a masked police officer during protests

one for tweeting a photo of a masked cop, & four for retweeting the original tweet. https://www.theverge.com/... Tony Webster / @webster : Someone posted a pic of a police officer ...

2020-07-10
After Chicago Police said it arrested more people for looting than protesting, a reporter used their data API and found that to be false. Then, Chicago Police shut down the API. https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ ...
2020-07-10 View on X
Chicago Reporter

Chicago PD shuts down its arrest API, used by journalists to access arrest data, after Chicago Reporter used it to reveal that CPD had inflated looting claims

Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.

2020-02-22
Um, maybe Google could crack down on its own location tracking, but maybe that would eat into profits too much https://twitter.com/...
2020-02-22 View on X
The Verge

Google says that from August 3 all new Google Play apps that access background location will need to pass review, expanding to all existing apps on November 3

Jon Porter / The Verge :

2020-02-21
Um, maybe Google could crack down on its own location tracking, but maybe that would eat into profits too much https://twitter.com/...
2020-02-21 View on X
The Verge

Google says that from August 3 all new Google Play apps that access background location will need to pass review, expanding to all existing apps on November 3

Apps will face a new review process to enable the feature  —  Google is placing new restrictions on which Android apps can track …