Thursday, March 7, 2019

I've got my eye on you

from here (image source)

I do not approve of this image. Not just because it's kinda nightmare fuel, but also because turning surveillance tools into art helps to further normalize surveillance, which does not help the fight for privacy at all.

Pretty sure the password is food

found on The Humor Train

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

I be they "take your privacy and security seriously" too

from here

If you follow many InfoSec pros on Twitter you've probably heard of at least one example of this recently, but I gather it's not an isolated incident so I'll refrain from singling a single entity out when many are to blame.

Real life spam solutions

found on Pleated Jeans

I wish we could do something like this to online spammers.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Who could have possibly seen that coming?

from here

After the umpteenth privacy controversy, why are we still using Facebook? Oh, right, they automate emotional labour.

Password rules are stupid

found on Imgur

The caption that the original poster on Imgur used was spot on. They really are stupid.

Monday, March 4, 2019

So who controls access to those backdoors again?

from here

I don't know whether to hate on Australia for setting a bad legislative precedent, or love them for setting themselves up as the canary in the coal mine. I guess time will tell if getting breached will teach them the error in their ways.

Spy Kitty is going to exfiltrate your data

found on Funny Junk