The rise of residential proxy networks hiding dodgy behavior is a terrific microcosm of how rampant, unthinking consumerism and the drive for cheap everything gets exploited.

Every year I investigate whether smart home companies have a vulnerability disclosure program and a security contact, but I've shied away from random Chinese brands because they tend to get renamed easily. But thinking I should throw a few into the list.

My Flipper Zero is looking like a one-trick pony right now.

Y'all, if you're looking for a charity that supports women ahead of Mother's Day (or just in general), join me in donating to the Thurman Perry Foundation. It provides scholarships for women who have been affected by incarceration, period products for incarcerated women, and more.

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The BOMs will save us! haha ... no

Slightly diminish a book. The Lion, the Witch and the Closet

Slightly diminish a book. Major Combat Operation and Peace

Don't ever forget that whether you're transfemme, transmasc, or neither one, whether you're post op or you haven't come out yet, whether you use traditional pronouns or neopronouns, many pronouns, or no pronouns at all, whether you have one gender or many...I see you, I love you, and you matter.

electromechanicels seething

The data broker loophole allows agencies to buy personal data without a warrant. As Congress weighs FISA 702 and AI use, Senior Civil Rights Policy Advisor at UnidosUS, Claudia Ruiz, calls for reforms to the law that would require a court order before agencies can purchase sensitive data.

Journalist covering cybersecurity/national security. Wrote book on Stuxnet - Countdown to Zero Day. Longtime WIRED staffer now writing independently: WIRED, NY Times, Politico, Washington Post, Guardian and zetter-zeroday.com Send tips: Signal: KimZ.42 Keybase: kimzet Email: [email protected]

We can confidently say that every text claiming to be from a toll agency and requesting payment is fake. We know because we asked them. Watch out for these telltale signs of a scam and learn what to do if you've already paid.

New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: That's Miasma John Ternus Replacing Tim Cook as Apple CEO with @leolaporte.me, @sam.abuelsamid.com, @vicmsong.bsky.social, @gigastacey.bsky.social

We keep ours in the fridge!

Chinese attackers are pwning your infrastructure to use in attacks, 10 countries warn

I've been losing text messages for weeks on my Pixel phone and could not figure out what was going on. Some messages I had sent would just disappear. It turns out that there's some weird interaction between my Mini and Android Auto and neither party wants to take any responsibility.

I had a scholarship to UT Austin so that was the school I was going to. I wanted to be a genetic engineer and play with DNA, but UT didn't have an undergrad program for it and said I'd have to do chemical engineering and the biomedical engineering as a graduate program.

All this time, I thought Virga was simply the more-than-mist and less-than-drizzle that makes up a good chunk of Seattle precipitation. But apparently not.

Regular person: “I have lots of ideas but don’t know how to express them” Writing pervert: “no one has ever had an idea without writing about it first. If you thought that your ideas were worth anything, you’re an idiot. Writing comes first, ideas second, or maybe never”

It's a bitter pill for video gamers: a growing number of older but still-popular titles are being dropped by publishers -- with servers going dark overnight -- in a practice the EU is being urged to outlaw. u.afp.com/SEb3

CPSC is hiring! As an IT Specialist (Cloud Engineer) you'll provide full range support and security for cloud computing services and platforms. You'll ensure that all infrastructure components adhere to agency standards at an agency that helps save lives every day! www.usajobs.gov/job/865604700

I think my health insurance just tricked me by asking for a security code that was actually an acceptance to sign up for text messages. I had already gone through my MFA prompt and then was asked for a second code. I couldn't continue logging in w/out it, but then it signed me up for text messaging.

No one tells you this, but if you live near a bald eagle's nest there are some days that they just sit there and scream. All. Day. Long. Majestic bird? Yes. More annoying than nails on a chalkboard? Also yes.

#Privacy matters! It makes you money. "Brands with strong privacy practices saw 12.31% higher purchase intent than brands with weak practices. The effect was even greater (255%) for brands that customers already liked." hbr.org/2026/05/data...

The FCC determined Netgear routers are secure enough to be sold in the US because it filed cybersecurity details such as "Justification on why any foreign manufactured router is not currently manufactured in the US, including why these foreign sources were selected and whether alternatives exist."

I've been a guest speaker at this twice over the years. The people who participate in this workshop seem to get a lot out of it. I encourage organizers to apply.

The US router ban has only gotten more ridiculous now that Netgear is suddenly, inexplicably exempt. Here's why: www.theverge.com/tech/911888/...

The FCC determined Netgear routers are secure enough to be sold in the US because it filed cybersecurity details such as "Justification on why any foreign manufactured router is not currently manufactured in the US, including why these foreign sources were selected and whether alternatives exist."

Y'all. I am in tears. "Those who don’t want sexual predators as lawmakers probably imagine someone else could run for Congress. But the United States has spent centuries developing a leadership pipeline that favors maximal male sliminess."

The FCC named IoXt Alliance as the new Lead Administrator of the US Cyber Trust Mark program replacing UL, which resigned after the FCC accused it of having close ties to China. The FCC never provided public evidence of UL being anything other than a normal testing lab with operations in China ...

Every song on REM's Document is a banger. I'd make a change my mind meme, but I am too busy singing along to Exhuming McCarthy.

Birthday hike yesterday featured so much mist and moss!

Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space. And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history

Ridership on Seattle's Link Light Rail continues rising amid the system's many expansions, helping Seattle have the strongest ridership growth of any major metro area! Link ridership is up 20% in early 2026—before even accounting for the connection of its 2 lines in March!

I just received the email about my 1st gen Paperwhite, which still works perfectly. If they brick it, I’ll turn it into a tablet with TRMNL.

Have you been burned by yesterday's Kindle news, bricked WeMo devices, or hacked EOL routers? Don't you wish you knew how long a company would support a connected device before buying it? If you're in NY, MA, or CA tell your state lawmakers to support a bill that would make that possible.

I hate it when I get emails telling me I need to fix potential security issues with my account when it's actually just a sales pitch. blog.yaelwrites.com/googlew-s-se...

Trump seems – particularly through his use of social media and unfiltered approach to on-camera appearances – to be more unhinged than previous monsters of history. But is that true? If they had had the same media opportunities that he has, would they have also come across as Trump-level deranged?

definitely seems like something you do when these sets are selling well

My personal laptop has a small dent in it w/no impact on functionality. Apple would have trashed it, the locked-in parts would have been e-waste. A shop in Brooklyn repaired it, made it available on Amazon for a fifth of the price, and now it is my primary machine. Right to repair laws are good.

Rough (ruff?) night, but she settled after we gave her a tee shirt. I've only had short dogs, so I am unused to a dog whose nose is at eye level when I'm lying in bed. We're thinking of Sadie, Bonbon, Taxi (her government name would be Taxi Cab), and still taking contenders.

Let's have a moment of fun! We are bringing home a new pupper. Her shelter name is Princess Bubblegum but we plan to change it. I'm taking suggestions. She has tiger stripes and is very sweet.

I desperately need the Washington State Secretary of State to provide some reassurances or communication about protecting our ability to vote. It's clear this will be a tactic in the midterms. We all thought birthright citizenship was a settled issue until it suddenly wasn't.

If you are in the Seattle area and need excellent bagels, Briney Bagels on Bainbridge has the goods. The bagels are light (as in not too dense but it's still a bagel) with the right chew to the outside. They're even tasty untoasted. They also make the best pastrami I've had since living in NYC.

Computer enabled elder abuse, romance scams, and business fraud cause exponentially more harm than all other forms of hacking combined. More controversially, sophistication in hacking doesn’t matter nearly as much as measures of success / impact.

Social movement scholar here again. So, why protest? Nihilists were out yesterday arguing that "protests don't do anything." A short 🧵:

I kind of love this chart from Rapid 7 that shows the actors, tools, and regions in which specific threat groups target the telecom sector.

Y'all, an occipital nerve block + steroids is a fantastic combination in this current era of barometric pressure fluctuations. It won't last for more than a week, but I am being so productive while I can!

The dog at the beginning has the right idea. View remote-controlled robotics dogs used by law enforcement with a lot of skepticism.