Tom Eston
@agent0x0.bsky.social
Cybersecurity Aficionado, Privacy Advocate, Founder and Co-Host of the Shared Security Podcast @sharedsecurity.bsky.social
Curator of @retrorelics.store
Also: Sober 👍, Metalcore 🤘, Cats 🐈, Retro video games, mods, vintage consoles and repair.
Curator of @retrorelics.store
Also: Sober 👍, Metalcore 🤘, Cats 🐈, Retro video games, mods, vintage consoles and repair.
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Tom Eston
@agent0x0.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Here's my starter pack to follow cybersecurity/privacy podcasts and podcasters! Let me know if there are others I should add!
go.bsky.app/7poMLUe
go.bsky.app/7poMLUe
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Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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In our latest episode, we explore the hidden world of email tracking during the holiday season! Learn about privacy threats and how to combat them. Tune in now to stay informed and safe! Links in thread below!
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In our latest episode, we explore the hidden world of email tracking during the holiday season! Learn about privacy threats and how to combat them. Tune in now to stay informed and safe! Links in thread below!
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Reposted by Tom Eston
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
There is absolutely nothing good about age verification laws…
Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
www.eff.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
There is absolutely nothing good about age verification laws…
Zillow is having a day
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Zillow is having a day
Just posted the second video on the @retrorelics.store YouTube channel!
In our latest YouTube video we discuss the most common "no power" issue with the PS2 Fat...the elusive C009 capacitor!
youtu.be/haxA0BKZawE
🙏 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more retro repair content!
youtu.be/haxA0BKZawE
🙏 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more retro repair content!
Diagnosing and Fixing a Faulty PS2 Fat Power Supply Unit (PSU) | Retro Relics
YouTube video by Retro Relics
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just posted the second video on the @retrorelics.store YouTube channel!
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"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
Missouri search for VPNs quadruples as age verification laws kick in
Missourians begin to take matters of data security into their own hands
www.techradar.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
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thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
thanksgiving reminder: after your turkey comes out of the oven it is important to let it rest inside a wall or floor for 1 to 2 hours
These AI/fake messages really need to try harder with unsolicited connection requests on LinkedIn…
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
These AI/fake messages really need to try harder with unsolicited connection requests on LinkedIn…
Gee thanks Walmart…I can save a whole .99 cents on DK Bananza?
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Gee thanks Walmart…I can save a whole .99 cents on DK Bananza?
Damn I’m old 😳
The GameCube was released in North America 24 years ago today on November 18th, 2001 🎉
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Damn I’m old 😳
Are you into or interested in repairing and restoring retro video game consoles? Subscribe to my new YouTube channel where I’ll be posting repair videos and more!
Thank you for your support! 🙏🙏
youtube.com/@retrorelics...
Thank you for your support! 🙏🙏
youtube.com/@retrorelics...
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Are you into or interested in repairing and restoring retro video game consoles? Subscribe to my new YouTube channel where I’ll be posting repair videos and more!
Thank you for your support! 🙏🙏
youtube.com/@retrorelics...
Thank you for your support! 🙏🙏
youtube.com/@retrorelics...
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New episode: OWASP Top 10 2025 (RC1) has been released! Find out what devs and AppSec teams both need to know. Tune in now!
Links in comments!
Links in comments!
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New episode: OWASP Top 10 2025 (RC1) has been released! Find out what devs and AppSec teams both need to know. Tune in now!
Links in comments!
Links in comments!
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This bundle is sold!
Still looking for a PS2 bundle like this one? We still have a PS2 Slim with a beautiful crystal shell and God of War available! Ships fast!
merc.li/mExGUwqxb?sv=0
Still looking for a PS2 bundle like this one? We still have a PS2 Slim with a beautiful crystal shell and God of War available! Ships fast!
merc.li/mExGUwqxb?sv=0
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This bundle is sold!
Still looking for a PS2 bundle like this one? We still have a PS2 Slim with a beautiful crystal shell and God of War available! Ships fast!
merc.li/mExGUwqxb?sv=0
Still looking for a PS2 bundle like this one? We still have a PS2 Slim with a beautiful crystal shell and God of War available! Ships fast!
merc.li/mExGUwqxb?sv=0
Just put up another PS2 bundle on Mercari back by popular demand!
Just listed another PS2 ultimate bundle available on our Mercari store. This one won’t last long!
merc.li/g69e7uEYb?sv=0
merc.li/g69e7uEYb?sv=0
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just put up another PS2 bundle on Mercari back by popular demand!
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When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach. A real rights-respecting solution to keeping people safe online is one that's built on user control, privacy, and smart design, not censorship. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so,
www.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When platforms are forced to block “anything that might harm kids,” the result is overreach. A real rights-respecting solution to keeping people safe online is one that's built on user control, privacy, and smart design, not censorship. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Want to know if a game you’re buying or have in your collection is fake? This is the best reference guide out there!
www.gameverifying.com/wiki
www.gameverifying.com/wiki
Verification Guides | Game Verifying
Visit the Game Verifying community for all your verification needs. Specialising in Sony, Nintendo and Sega products, and much more.
www.gameverifying.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Want to know if a game you’re buying or have in your collection is fake? This is the best reference guide out there!
www.gameverifying.com/wiki
www.gameverifying.com/wiki
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Several new items for sale in our Mercari store!
Wii Sports Bundle w/two controllers, nunchucks, power supply, new sensor bar, and AV cable. Tested and cleaned! merc.li/tvfH9HKxb?sv=0
Wii Sports Bundle w/two controllers, nunchucks, power supply, new sensor bar, and AV cable. Tested and cleaned! merc.li/tvfH9HKxb?sv=0
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Several new items for sale in our Mercari store!
Wii Sports Bundle w/two controllers, nunchucks, power supply, new sensor bar, and AV cable. Tested and cleaned! merc.li/tvfH9HKxb?sv=0
Wii Sports Bundle w/two controllers, nunchucks, power supply, new sensor bar, and AV cable. Tested and cleaned! merc.li/tvfH9HKxb?sv=0
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Internet down? It's always DNS...
In episode 404 (no pun intended) of the podcast we discuss the recurring issue of DNS outages, the recent Amazon AWS disruption, and what this reveals about our dependency on the "cloud". 😀
Links below to watch, listen, and subscribe!
In episode 404 (no pun intended) of the podcast we discuss the recurring issue of DNS outages, the recent Amazon AWS disruption, and what this reveals about our dependency on the "cloud". 😀
Links below to watch, listen, and subscribe!
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Internet down? It's always DNS...
In episode 404 (no pun intended) of the podcast we discuss the recurring issue of DNS outages, the recent Amazon AWS disruption, and what this reveals about our dependency on the "cloud". 😀
Links below to watch, listen, and subscribe!
In episode 404 (no pun intended) of the podcast we discuss the recurring issue of DNS outages, the recent Amazon AWS disruption, and what this reveals about our dependency on the "cloud". 😀
Links below to watch, listen, and subscribe!
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Love how Conker just destroys the N64 logo with a chainsaw…Very on brand!
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Love how Conker just destroys the N64 logo with a chainsaw…Very on brand!
macOS Tahoe is a step back from a UI perspective. I hate all these rounded corners for everything WTF Apple??
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
macOS Tahoe is a step back from a UI perspective. I hate all these rounded corners for everything WTF Apple??
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Unwary users might be risking their privacy by using OpenAI’s new web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, EFF’s Victoria Noble told ABC News Live. abcnews.go.com/US/video/pr...
Video Privacy concerns over new Open AI web browser
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Victoria Noble about what users should be on the lookout for if they choose to use an AI browser.
abcnews.go.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Unwary users might be risking their privacy by using OpenAI’s new web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, EFF’s Victoria Noble told ABC News Live. abcnews.go.com/US/video/pr...
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I recently gave this Atari 2600 four switch “Vader” new life with a capacitor replacement kit from Console5 and swapped out the broken power switch with a refurbished one. Also replaced the joystick port as one pin had a crack which caused the joystick to not work properly.
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I recently gave this Atari 2600 four switch “Vader” new life with a capacitor replacement kit from Console5 and swapped out the broken power switch with a refurbished one. Also replaced the joystick port as one pin had a crack which caused the joystick to not work properly.