At least I don't have to thank people for making my DOB public this year

from here

It's my belief that there is a security/privacy related way of viewing most circumstances in life. Those concepts are all around us, even in things as banal as birthday wishes.

Guilty as charged

found on Meme Base

I suspect just about everyone has done this on occasion, and that's why we increasingly aren't being given the option.

What a shitty idea

from here

If people can't poop in toilets they'll poop in the streets. If people are pooping in the streets, why are folks locking up toilets with mobile apps and bluetooth? It's almost as if those folks want more poop in the streets.

(Thanks to Juan in SF for tweeting about it)

If only attribution were always this easy

Watch on YouTube

One of the things you will often hear in information security circles is that attribution is hard. In the online world that is certainly true and it's an important point to make because it's such a stark contrast with how easy it can be in the physical world.

Do you hear what I see?

from here

All those webcam covers seem so inadequate now that they can see what's on your screen using the microphone.

Next thing you know they'll want a backdoor for that too

found on Reddit

It's only a matter of time before they turn their attention to the problem of incognito mode browsing. how are they supposed to gather evidence if your browser doesn't save any? It's like a more absurd version of the "going dark" problem.

When you first start learning about steganography

from here

There aren't actually hidden messages everywhere, of course, because most people don't know anything about steganography and because most people don't care that much about hiding their messages. That doesn't stop you from suspecting otherwise when you're new to the topic.

Some people can fend off attacks better than others

found on The Meta Picture

This appears to be a true story that appeared in The Guardian 4 years ago.  He had a knife and so was better prepared for the situation than many people would be. Also, he was a doctor so he had skills that aided in his recovery. We can't all be doctors, but being better prepared is something we can often accomplish in all sorts of scenarios, whether it means having a knife on you when you're in shark-filled waters or having backups when going online.

You won't be doing a happy dance when you get pwned

from here

I'm a little bit torn. On the one hand, if bribing people to enable 2FA actually works then that's great because now they've got 2FA, but what kind of precedent does that set? There's a very real possibility of this leading to The Cobra Effect where people will intentionally avoid taking actions in their best interests until they get freebies to incentivize them.

Sometimes Google's got your back

found on Imgur

They're not aiding and abetting, they're respecting privacy. That's their story and they're sticking to it.

You might wonder, though, why this seems to be the only context in which they actually care about privacy.