It's just not right

from here and here (source article)

Trust is difficult to gain but easy to lose, so I have to wonder what LastPass was thinking when they stuffed their app full of trackers. Did they think no one would notice? Have they never heard the phrase "Trust But Verify"?

LastPass isn't my password manager of choice, but if it had been I'd be looking for a new one now.

Privacy controls must be easy to understand

found on Imgur

In fairness to the person who applied those labels, there doesn't appear to be any other indicator for what the locked state is. Those labels were necessary.

Beware of tacti-camel

from here and here (image source)

I think it may be time to update our threat models about camels. Some of them may be capable of more than we anticipated (even if it's only inadvertently when the gun gets knocked around).

Tom Scott: This Video Is Sponsored By [Censored] VPN

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A breath of fresh air about VPNs. Don't believe the hype, but don't count them out either. They have their uses, it's just those uses are harder to market towards.

And for his next trick...

from here and here (image source)

I don't want to steal this 4-legged escape artist's thunder, but I think that cage may have a false top.

You stole from the wrong person, buddy

found on Reddit

People can't steal something from you if you don't have it in the first place. That goes for money but it also goes for data - that's the logic behind the data minimization advice that online businesses are given (and that they frequently ignore)

How to fail your stealth check

from here (source tweet)

They say life imitates art, but if you have art on your face, maybe your life shouldn't imitate that.

In God We Trust All Else We Virus Scan mug

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Yes, virus scans are still a thing. No one seems to talk about it anymore, though. The more security is made invisible from the user's perspective, the more it seems like we're forgetting about things like this.

Time to invest in a lock

from here and here (image source)

On the one hand you've gotta be proud when your cat figures out how to do this, but on the other hand that food is not meant for him/her and you shouldn't have to compete with your cat for your own food. It may seem weird to consider your cat an adversary, but how else should you characterize them when they're stealing your food?

You're a prisoner, Harry

found on Izismile

Imagine being so trusting that you try to use your newfound invisibility without testing it first.