Apple Failed—AirTag has a HUGE Stalking Problem - Security Boulevard

Apple Ignored Warnings: One year on, the Apple AirTag product proves the dire predictions correct. Based on sample data from eight police departments, the cheap location trackers are being used to “stalk and harass women.”

Cui bono? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we follow the money.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/ZgsDRjbK5T

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 7, 2022

Facebook Bans Innocent Users | Azure and ARM/Ampere | ‘Great Resignation’—No End in Sight - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: No legacy is so rich as honesty.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ No remedy for banned #Facebook users,
2⃣ new @ARM-based VMs on Microsoft @Azure, and
3⃣ The #GreatResignation will still be a Thing for the foreseeable.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/fJ4hibcUAE

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 6, 2022

Mailchimp Hack Causes Theft of Trezor Crypto Wallet ‘Money’ - Security Boulevard

Bloody Vikings: Hackers have stolen a mother lode of personal data from Intuit’s email marketing operation, Mailchimp. And it’s already causing widespread trouble.

Tell me again why people trust sieves like Mailchimp to hold sensitive data?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we👏don’t👏like👏spam.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/R9wL7qBBKQ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 5, 2022

Google Opens new Ad-Targeting API—Topics, ‘Privacy Sandbox’ and FLEDGE - Security Boulevard

Bad Google—No Cookie: Cookies are dead—or, at least, their days are numbered. Instead, Google wants to shape the future of targeted advertising.

Think it sounds creepy and monopolistic? You’re probably not wrong.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we might be The Product, but we ain’t no fools. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/h2daE3ozIc #privacy

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 1, 2022

Apple, Facebook Doxxed Users—via Fake Police EDRs - Security Boulevard

Not a Smart Move: Hackers have been spoofing email from police forces to steal personal data from big tech companies. They’re faking the firms’ “emergency data request” process (EDR).

And our new “friends” #Lapsus$ are involved, apparently.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we mourn the death of privacy. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/RiuSXr5Wi1

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 31, 2022