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Serge Egelman
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Scientist. Dir. of Usable Security & Privacy at the International Computer Science Institute (icsi.berkeley.edu). Founder, AppCensus (appcensus.io). All opinions are those of his employer(s), and not his own.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1h
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v0max.bsky.social Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1h
Why in the world is everyone talking about this now, as if it’s something that recently happened??? The settlement was reached in July.

They agreed to settle the lawsuit for $190m—not $8b—nearly six months ago! And all the money just went to the company.

www.reuters.com/world/zucker...

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1h
Why in the world is everyone talking about this now, as if it’s something that recently happened??? The settlement was reached in July.

They agreed to settle the lawsuit for $190m—not $8b—nearly six months ago! And all the money just went to the company.

www.reuters.com/world/zucker...

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 7h
“…and in the darkness bind them.”

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 8h
I dunno, I think there have been several sci-fi stories about adtech and fintech…they just all happen to be dystopian!

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 11h
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1d
Nathan Fielder should host it.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1d
You’re not the only one! It’s come up several times in my feed in the last 24 hours and I’m totally baffled as to why now.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1d
When conservatives explain they have no idea what socialism is, believe them!

Also, I would totally watch a reality TV show that’s just conservatives explaining what they think socialism is.
leastactionhero.bsky.social Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 1d
socialism is when your former landlord raises the rent after you move out
NEW YORK POST @nypost.com Zohran Mamdani's rent-stabilized Astoria apartment renting for 35% more than socialist lawmaker paid: 'hypocrisy' Zohran Mamdani's rent-stabilized Astoria apartment renting for 35% more than socialist lawmaker paid: 'hypocrisy' The Astoria apartment -- which has quietly attracted interest from potential tenants for the past few weeks -- is now commanding $3,100 per month while still remaining rent... 7:39 AM • Dec 27, 2025

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 1d
This is a story from July, why the sudden attention?

It settled for $190m.

www.reuters.com/world/zucker...
Zuckerberg, Meta directors agree to $190 million settlement of shareholder privacy case
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former leaders of Meta Platforms agreed to pay the company $190 million to resolve shareholder allegations that they damaged Meta by violating Facebook users' privacy, ...
www.reuters.com

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 1d
socialism is when your former landlord raises the rent after you move out
NEW YORK POST @nypost.com Zohran Mamdani's rent-stabilized Astoria apartment renting for 35% more than socialist lawmaker paid: 'hypocrisy' Zohran Mamdani's rent-stabilized Astoria apartment renting for 35% more than socialist lawmaker paid: 'hypocrisy' The Astoria apartment -- which has quietly attracted interest from potential tenants for the past few weeks -- is now commanding $3,100 per month while still remaining rent... 7:39 AM • Dec 27, 2025

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 2d
I can only assume the “military spirit” includes how to steal household appliances and commit war crimes?

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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 2d
Russian patriotism and military spirit are instilled in children from pre-school
Russian patriotism and military spirit are instilled in children from pre-school
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin has encouraged 'cadet' programs at schools in the country for children from the age of 4, who learn to march, obey orders and handle weapons.
www.lemonde.fr

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 2d
This reminds me of the pithivier I made a few years ago and absolutely need to do again!
A handsome pathivier, straight out of the oven on a baking sheet. A slice with sauce on a plate.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 2d
I regret not knowing about this in time for secret Santa.

I had heard that this product theoretically existing a year or so ago, but hadn’t actually seen it available in practice until now.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 2d
Native Americans would like a word…

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 3d
John Waters is the hero we need in these desperate times.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 3d
Could be worse. Got my daughter a new iPad. While opening it, she dropped it and it hit the corner of a glass coffee table, shattering the screen.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 3d
Jackson?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?

Caller: I am eight

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 4d
Anyone remember the movie Gravity?

apnews.com/article/russ...
Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk's conquering of space
NATO-nation intelligence services believe Russia is developing a weapon to target Starlink satellites.
apnews.com

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 4d
After moving a few years ago, both the buying and selling agents began regularly sending junk mail about new listings to the new address.

I’m not a marketing expert, but it would seem knowing someone just bought a house should indicate they are no longer in the market for a house.
brendelbored.bsky.social Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d
I donated a car to charity a few years back and my reward for it is a pretty constant barrage of emails asking me why the fuck I’m not giving them more cars

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d
I donated a car to charity a few years back and my reward for it is a pretty constant barrage of emails asking me why the fuck I’m not giving them more cars

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 6d
Presumably because they’d like to continue to sell tickets!

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 6d
They made it illegal to sell lawn darts after one kid died.
“On April 5, 1987, seven-year-old Michele Snow was killed when a dart thrown by her brother's playmate penetrated her skull and caused fatal brain trauma.[8] The darts were purchased as part of a set of various lawn games and had never been played before the incident occurred.[8] Snow's father David began to advocate for a ban on lawn darts, claiming that there was no way to keep children from accessing lawn darts short of a full ban.[8][9] As a partial result of Snow's lobbying, in 1988 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced an outright ban on lawn darts in the U.S.”

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 8d
This would actually make pretty cool wallpaper.
jonkeegan.com Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 9d
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
an image quilt of epstein documents

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Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · 9d
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
an image quilt of epstein documents

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 9d
That frog looks like it failed at crossing the street :)

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 16d
Yes, they don’t want to be in the position you’re describing, but that’s a far cry from not wanting “anything” to do with identity, their main competitive advantage.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 16d
I was commenting on the claim that they don’t want “*anything* to do with identity.” I’ve read enough internal PowerPoint decks lauding identity as their main differentiator that I did a spit take.

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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 16d
Internally, Meta literally refers to “identity” as their key competitive advantage…