Google’s Advanced Protection Now on Android
May 14 2025Google has extended its Advanced Protection features to Android devices. It’s not for everybody, but something to be considered by high-risk users. Wired article, behind a paywall.
Read moreCourt Rules Against NSO Group
May 13 2025The case is over: A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based NSO Group for exploiting a software vulnerability that...
Read moreFlorida Backdoor Bill Fails
May 12 2025A Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors failed to pass.
Read moreThe video is really amazing. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Read moreChinese AI Submersible
May 7 2025A Chinese company has developed an AI-piloted submersible that can reach speeds “similar to a destroyer or a US Navy torpedo,” dive “up to 60 metres underwater,” and...
Read moreFake Student Fraud in Community Colleges
May 6 2025Reporting on the rise of fake students enrolling in community college courses:
The bots’ goal is to bilk state and federal financial aid money by enrolling in classes, and...
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Deepfakes are now mimicking heartbeats
In a nutshell
- Recent research reveals that high-quality deepfakes unintentionally retain the heartbeat patterns from their source videos, undermining traditional detection methods that relied on... Read more
Friday Squid Blogging: Pyjama Squid
May 3 2025The small pyjama squid (Sepioloidea lineolata) produces toxic slime, “a rare example of a poisonous predatory mollusc.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the...
Read morePrivacy for Agentic AI
May 3 2025Sooner or later, it’s going to happen. AI systems will start acting as agents, doing things on our behalf with some degree of autonomy. I think it’s worth thinking...
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