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Whatever happened to "no" and "never again" in dialog choices? "See less often" and "ask me again later" are not "choices". These buttons should be shaped like a giant middle finger, because that's what they really are.

Another UX pet peeve ... auto-play *anything*. I had audio auto-play disabled, but somehow neglected to stop videos, too. Fixed that with the help of this article... which (wait for it) contained an auto-playing video!! *sigh* wired.com/story/how-to-t…

This is a great talk, particularly if you're a coder. youtube.com/watch?v=xtmc-g…

IST’s Josh Corman ♘ sat down with Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons to discuss #UnDisruptable27 & the psychological costs of a cyber attack like Volt Typhoon: “We’re not ready to have weapons of war used on U.S. soil...and that’s really what’s going on here.” 🎙️ Listen to the episode:

The VPN market is crowded (even though many share just a few parent companies). Why do we need another one? Old VPN tech isn't really about #privacy - it's about #security. Carl Dong's Obscura: The Privacy-first VPN brings a killer new feature to modern VPN tech. podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/05/26/div…

Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons, won’t stop Obscura: The Privacy-first VPN either! Had a great time chatting with Carey on the pod 🔥

Institute for Security and Technology’s Josh Corman ♘ talks #UnDisruptable27, #CriticalEffectDC, and why it’s so critical that we build resilience in our lifeline critical infrastructure systems on Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. Listen now: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/05/12/she…

I like that Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons both respects/challenges its audience & makes content more accessible outside of our echo chambers

If you have an ASUS router, heads up... appleinsider.com/articles/25/05…

Today I discuss my recent US border entry. Also: persistent ASUS router hacks; 23andMe data sale; US data consolidation; CFPB data broker rule axed; Kroger selling customer data; Flock has scary new tools; Android auto-reboot; Signal vs Recall; more! podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/02/lif…

This is well worth a read.

I desperately hope our defense agencies (and Congress) are learning from the SBU tactics. Could we repel a Spiderweb attack? Should we keep making billion-dollar targets for thousand-dollar drones? "The Ukrainians rewrote the rules of warfare." wapo.st/3Hq3wSR

Today I have a delightful dialog with #privacy expert Debbie Reynolds, aka The Data Diva! We'll discuss data collection in our cars and in our homes, and her contributions to the US Dept of Commerce's IoT Advisory Board report. podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/09/dia…

If you're not following or subscribing to Privacy Guides, you need to. It's not only a fantastic resource for #privacy tools and best practices, they're also cranking out timely, thoughtful and actionable articles. privacyguides.org

We need to do better with AI reporting. Also: stolen session cookies; Meta and Yandex caught de-anonymizing users; Qualcomm fixes three 0-days; push notification data sharing; using Waymo for surveillance; massive AT&T leak; OPM/DOGE data reprieve; more! podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/16/rog…

Tune in Monday when I'll be reminiscing on #ShmooCon and #hacker culture with the wonderfully entertaining founders Heidi and Bruce Potter! So glad I was able to attend the 20th and final con! ShmooCon Subscribe here: firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/