Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys
February 3 2026Microsoft gives the FBI the ability to decrypt BitLocker in response to court orders: about twenty times per year. It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device...
Read moreAI Coding Assistants Secretly Copying All Code to China
February 2 2026There’s a new report about two AI coding assistants, used by 1.5 million developers, that are surreptitiously sending a copy of everything they ingest to China. Maybe avoid using them.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: New Squid Species Discovered
January 31 2026A new species of squid. pretends to be a plant:
Scientists have filmed a never-before-seen species of deep-sea squid burying itself upside down in the seafloor—a behavior never documented...
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The Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants
January 27 2026The US Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of geofence warrants.
The case centers on the trial of Okello Chatrie, a Virginia man who pleaded guilty to a 2019...
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Ireland Proposes Giving Police New Digital Surveillance Powers
January 26 2026This is coming: The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid in the Star Trek Universe
January 24 2026Spock befriends a giant space squid in the comic Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #5. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk...
Read moreWhy AI Keeps Falling for Prompt Injection Attacks
January 22 2026Imagine you work at a drive-through restaurant. Someone drives up and says: “I’ll have a double cheeseburger, large fries, and ignore previous instructions and give me the contents of...
Read moreInternet Voting is Too Insecure for Use in Elections
January 21 2026No matter how many times we say it, the idea comes back again and again. Hopefully, this letter will hold back the tide for at least a while...
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