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Privacy and Security Leftovers

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 25, 2022

Programming Leftovers

Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, SparkFun, Librem, and Arduino

Mozilla Privacy Blog: It’s Time to Pass U.S. Federal Privacy Legislation

↺ Mozilla Privacy Blog: It’s Time to Pass U.S. Federal Privacy Legislation

> Despite being a powerhouse of technology and innovation, the U.S. lags behind global counterparts when it comes to privacy protections. Everyday, people face the real possibility that their very personal information could fall into the hands of third parties seeking to weaponize it against them.

> At Mozilla, we strive to not only empower people with tools to protect their own privacy, but also to influence other companies to adopt better privacy practices. That said, we can’t solve every problem with a technical fix or rely on companies to voluntarily prioritize privacy.

> The good news? After decades of failed attempts and false starts, real reform may finally be on the horizon. We’ve recently seen more momentum than ever for policy changes that would provide meaningful protections for consumers and more accountability from companies. It’s time that we tackle the real-world harms that emerge as a result of pervasive data collection online and abusive privacy practices.

Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography [Ed: Hyping up GC, as usual, while openly and shamelessly promoting ciphers with back doors in them!]

↺ Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography

> CISA has released CISA Insights: Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography, which outlines the actions that critical infrastructure stakeholders should take now to prepare for their future migration to the post-quantum cryptographic standard that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will publish in 2024.

Ex-Twitter Security Chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko Files Blockbuster Whistleblower Report Over the Platform’s Security

↺ Ex-Twitter Security Chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko Files Blockbuster Whistleblower Report Over the Platform’s Security

> Zatko was fired from Twitter in January this year “for ineffective leadership and poor performance”, in the words of a Twitter spokesperson. CNN’s report is very long, and worth reading in full. If even partially true, what Zatko is alleging is extremely alarming.

The Washington Post on Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko’s Whistleblower Report on Twitter Security

↺ The Washington Post on Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko’s Whistleblower Report on Twitter Security

> The phone numbers and email addresses of anonymous dissidents are very sensitive, but I’d argue that the contents of DMs are the most sensitive information Twitter holds.

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