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User-hostile browsers, Iron batteries, Sniper dogs, a BC town with a huge BTC deal, and listener feedback Links: Firefox searchbar adshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-now-shows-ads-as-sponsored-address-bar-suggestions/ Chrome idle detectionhttps://www.howtogeek.com/756338/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance/ ESS technologyhttps://essinc.com/iron-flow-chemistry/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/cnbc/ar-AAPnQtVhttps://cleantechnica.com/2020/04/25/how-long-can-lithium-ion-energy-storage-actually-last/ Gun-toting robot doghttps://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42717/robot-dogs-can-now-have-6-5mm-assault-rifles-mounted-on-their-backs Mintgreen press releasehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-vancouver-to-be-worlds-first-city-heated-by-bitcoin-301400596.html

A deep-dive into wireless EV charging, plus obligatory commentary on Facebook outage, Windows 11, Twitch and Nieman Marcus data breaches Links: Windows 11 Launchhttps://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/08/31/windows-11-available-on-october-5/ Twitch leakhttps://www.androidpolice.com/twitchtv-just-got-leaked-in-its-entirety-heres-what-you-should-do/ Nieman Marcus leak https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211004/06290247692/neiman-marcus-breach-exposes-data-46-million-users.shtml Whitmer announcementhttps://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/2021/09/whitmer-announces-initiative-nation-leading-wireless-ev-charging-infrastructure-michigan/ Indiana projecthttps://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-indiana-magment-magnetized-concrete-electric.html Cambridge transit zero-emissionshttps://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/10/09/mbta-plans-removal-of-buses-overhead-wires-and-a-fleet-overhaul-transit-group-isnt-aboard/

Airtags as a security hole, ApplePay as a security hole, The end of useful browser extensions, and Down With Proprietary Charging cables Links: Airtag phishing attack: https://medium.com/@bobbyrsec/zero-day-hijacking-icloud-credentials-with-apple-airtags-stored-xss-6997da43a216 https://screenrant.com/airtag-track-stalk-people-apple-privacy-features-explained/ ApplePay Express Transit mode hackedhttps://threatpost.com/apple-pay-visa-hacked-locked-iphones/175229/ Google to kill Manifest v2https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/27/google_chrome_manifest_v2_extensions/ Brazil fines Apple for not including chargerhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/21/09/27/brazil-will-fine-apple-again-for-not-including-charger-with-iphone-13 One charger to rule them allhttps://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eu-plans-one-mobile-charging-port-all-setback-apple-2021-09-23/ I wasn’t kidding about […]

Microsoft goes paswordless, Apple seeks to cure depression, another root cert expires, and China goes nuclear on crypto Links: IdenTrust vs. the Internethttps://scotthelme.co.uk/lets-encrypt-old-root-expiration/https://crt.sh/?Identity=%25&iCAID=16418 Microsoft vs. Passwords https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/15/the-passwordless-future-is-here-for-your-microsoft-account/https://puri.sm/posts/microsoft-ruined-passwords-now-aims-for-a-passwordless-future/ Apple vs. the mentally illhttps://www.rt.com/usa/535475-apple-mental-illness-detector-hypocrisy/http://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Using+an+array+of+sensor+data+that+includes+mobility%2c+physical+activity%2c+sleep+patterns%2c+typing+behavior+and+more%2c+researchers+hope+they+can+tease+out+digital+signals+associated+with+the+target+conditions+so+that+algorithms+can+be+created+to+detect+them+reliably%2c+the+people+said.+Apple+hopes+that+would+become+the+basis+for+unique+features+for+its+devices%2c+according+to+the+people+and+documents China vs. Progresshttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-central-bank-vows-crackdown-cryptocurrency-trading-2021-09-24/

Apple vs Epic, Apple vs kiddie porn, Apple vs. the Environment, ProtonMail isn’t so private after all, and Tesla offers FSD only to drivers who don’t need it. Links: Epic v. Apple verdicthttps://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.812.0_2.pdf Apple abuses CSAM filterhttps://www.apple.com/child-safety/ Apple censors Russian voting apphttps://9to5mac.com/2021/09/17/apple-giving-into-russia-csam/ Apple shareholders pushing for right to repairhttps://9to5mac.com/2021/09/16/aapl-shareholder-resolution-repair/ Protonmail gives up IP address of […]

Ray-Ban re-releases Google Glass, a trio of laws directed at tech companies, NASA takes the fight to the asteroids, and China doubles down on killing the video game industry Links: Ray-Ban re-releases Google Glasshttps://www.axios.com/facebook-ray-ban-wayfarer-stories-5f113bfa-797f-4e2d-b99c-7d65a8726607.html Texas passes HB-20 to regulate social media censorship based on viewpointhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020F.htm California AB-701 slaps Amazonhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB701 Australia High court makes websites liable […]

Chinese government restricts video games to 3hrs per week for kids. Reddit continues its crusade against communities that don’t join the hivemind. Samsung shows that when you buy a TV, it’s not really yours. Security researcher turns memory bus into a wifi antenna. Download mp3 Links: Chinese mandate – kids under 18 limited to 3hrs/wk […]