Only as strong as the weakest link

from here and here (image source)

I couldn't resist the pun.Sorry, not sorry.

Your password manager would like a word with you

found on Izismile

The worst is when your password expires right before your vacation, so it's no longer what you trained yourself to remember through rote repetition and you've had no practice with the new one that you selected weeks ago.

Bring Your Own Body-Cam

from here

Officer-worn video cameras aren't ideal for establishing officer accountability. They're better at capturing details to justify police action (and thereby cover the officer's arse) than at capturing the officer doing things they shouldn't be doing. Surveillance, after all, is a tool of the state and tools of the state can't be easily turned against the state.

Citizen-worn video cameras (aka souveillance) on the other hand are much better at capturing improper police action because they can be pointed at cops and because the police can't disable them or obstruct their view (so long as the police action isn't against the wearer, so some redundancy may be called for) .

Make sure no one rains on your parade

found on Reddit

This is interesting, but it seems like it makes it difficult to see. I kind of wonder if face shields (like the ones people are wearing due to covid-19) would help protect against pepper spraying. At the very least it seems like it should stop it from getting sprayed right on the surface of your face (the way pepper spray cop did years ago during the Occupy movement).

Like the Adobe Acrobat of content management systems

from here

When I look at blogging platforms, somehow it seems that the one everyone uses is the one that's always getting exploited. It makes you wonder why people continue to use it when stuff like this keeps happening.

You can't grab if you can't smash

Watch on YouTube

They put in so much effort but seemingly it was all for naught. This kind of thing requires the crook to be able to get in and out quickly, because alarms were probably already triggered. The polycarbonate glass won't hold up to that kind of attack forever but it doesn't need to. It only needs to slow the robbers down enough that they either run out of time or get caught.

High 'Security'

from here (image source)

According to the source, this oddity remained like this for at least 7 years, so I guess it really was secure because clearly no one had a ladder to retrieve those other keys.

They'll never be able to break into here

found on Good Bear Comics

It might be a bit on the subtle side, unless you've spent time looking into squirrel-proof bird feeders. That little bit below the birdhouse is a barrier that squirrels are supposedly unable to get past (though you may find that some are acrobatic enough to find a way). Check the comic on it's original site, though - there's a bonus panel that explains how the bird intends to deal with those acrobat squirrels.

The personal touch has personal consequences

from here

The story about the attempted compromise of a Tesla factory is surprising to me because of how much trust the criminals placed in their would-be accomplice. Certainly there are other ways to get this done, even if the old thumb drive in the parking lot trick doesn't work. Allowing himself to be not only seen but to engage on a personal, even friendly basis is what did this crook in. This is why anonymity is so valuable in criminal enterprises.

Gas Can Purse

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If you're concerned about purse snatchers, then a purse that's disguised rather convincingly as something a purse snatcher wouldn't be interested in seems like an excellent idea.