John Wilander
@wilander.bsky.social
Hacker fiction novelist and WebKit Privacy & Adtech at Apple. Author newsletter and blog: hackerfiction dot net. My latest thriller ”Submerged” was published in 2025.
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John Wilander
@wilander.bsky.social
· Dec 20
The audiobook version of my hacker thriller "Submerged" is finally out! Just in time for the holidays.
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
'The social media company likewise tracked when adolescent girls deleted selfies, “so it can serve a beauty ad to them at that moment,” according to Wynn-Williams.' futurism.com/facebook-bea...
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
A recent tell-all by a Facebook insider reveals the insidious nature of Facebook's advertising empire, and the dangerous consequences.
futurism.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
'The social media company likewise tracked when adolescent girls deleted selfies, “so it can serve a beauty ad to them at that moment,” according to Wynn-Williams.' futurism.com/facebook-bea...
The audiobook version of my hacker thriller "Submerged" is finally out! Just in time for the holidays.
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The audiobook version of my hacker thriller "Submerged" is finally out! Just in time for the holidays.
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
Audible: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7M5ZZWH/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3TEIdTl...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/audiobook...
#booksky
Reposted by John Wilander
Safari 26.2 is here with 65 features + 165 bug fixes — including field-sizing, Navigation API, Largest Contentful Paint, command & commandfor, CHIPS opt-in partitioned cookies, scrollend event, random(), WebGPU in WebXR, scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found and much more! webkit.org/blog/17640/w...
WebKit Features for Safari 26.2
Safari 26.2 is a big release.
webkit.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Safari 26.2 is here with 65 features + 165 bug fixes — including field-sizing, Navigation API, Largest Contentful Paint, command & commandfor, CHIPS opt-in partitioned cookies, scrollend event, random(), WebGPU in WebXR, scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found and much more! webkit.org/blog/17640/w...
Reposted by John Wilander
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Starting the weekend Dec 6-7, my newsletter will feature a read-along of William Gibson's Neuromancer. We read it together, starting easy – just 30 pages “Chiba City Blues,” chapters 1-4. I'll review it as we go. Sign up here: hackerfiction.net/subscribe/
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Starting the weekend Dec 6-7, my newsletter will feature a read-along of William Gibson's Neuromancer. We read it together, starting easy – just 30 pages “Chiba City Blues,” chapters 1-4. I'll review it as we go. Sign up here: hackerfiction.net/subscribe/
I just donated to three charities:
· Razom for Ukraine
· Wikimedia Foundation
· Electronic Frontier Foundation
If you have the means, consider donating too. ❤️
· Razom for Ukraine
· Wikimedia Foundation
· Electronic Frontier Foundation
If you have the means, consider donating too. ❤️
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I just donated to three charities:
· Razom for Ukraine
· Wikimedia Foundation
· Electronic Frontier Foundation
If you have the means, consider donating too. ❤️
· Razom for Ukraine
· Wikimedia Foundation
· Electronic Frontier Foundation
If you have the means, consider donating too. ❤️
Here's the opt-out page if you don't want LinkedIn and their affiliates to train AI on your personal data and content there: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn
Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.
www.linkedin.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here's the opt-out page if you don't want LinkedIn and their affiliates to train AI on your personal data and content there: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
Reposted by John Wilander
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
K-lame.
Direct link to the opt-out page: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
K-lame.
Direct link to the opt-out page: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
LinkedIn set to start to train its AI on member profiles
User data will be used for AI training by default
www.techradar.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
K-lame.
Direct link to the opt-out page: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
K-lame.
Direct link to the opt-out page: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
This claim is getting legs so I checked. Indeed, Google Trends in the US is currently very close to the February 2009 peak for "help with mortgage." 😔 trends.google.com/trends/explo...
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This claim is getting legs so I checked. Indeed, Google Trends in the US is currently very close to the February 2009 peak for "help with mortgage." 😔 trends.google.com/trends/explo...
Amazing new security.
"Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort, spanning half a decade, that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our advanced operating system security …" security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
"Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort, spanning half a decade, that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our advanced operating system security …" security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
Blog - Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices - Apple Security Research
Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our adv...
security.apple.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amazing new security.
"Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort, spanning half a decade, that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our advanced operating system security …" security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
"Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort, spanning half a decade, that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our advanced operating system security …" security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
"The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations." www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Germany asks Google, Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from app stores
The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations." www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Mozilla says ad blockers may become illegal in Germany: blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/20...
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Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. – Open Policy & Advocacy
Across the internet, users rely on browsers and extensions to shape how they experience the web: to protect their privacy, improve accessibility, block harmful or intrusive content, and take control ....
blog.mozilla.org
August 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mozilla says ad blockers may become illegal in Germany: blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/20...
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Walmart.
Aug 10: John, thanks for your order
Aug 12: Your order is delayed
Aug 13: Your order is delayed
Aug 14: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Canceled
Tell me again how they are going to catch up to Amazon.
Aug 10: John, thanks for your order
Aug 12: Your order is delayed
Aug 13: Your order is delayed
Aug 14: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Canceled
Tell me again how they are going to catch up to Amazon.
August 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Walmart.
Aug 10: John, thanks for your order
Aug 12: Your order is delayed
Aug 13: Your order is delayed
Aug 14: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Canceled
Tell me again how they are going to catch up to Amazon.
Aug 10: John, thanks for your order
Aug 12: Your order is delayed
Aug 13: Your order is delayed
Aug 14: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Your order is delayed
Aug 15: Canceled
Tell me again how they are going to catch up to Amazon.
"Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website (…) The removal includes sections relating to habeas corpus, the powers that protect citizens from unlawful detention." techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/k...
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful dete...
techcrunch.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website (…) The removal includes sections relating to habeas corpus, the powers that protect citizens from unlawful detention." techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/k...
The first rating of my new novel is up on Amazon. And it's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! www.amazon.com/SUBMERGED-ha... #booksky
July 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The first rating of my new novel is up on Amazon. And it's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! www.amazon.com/SUBMERGED-ha... #booksky
Reposted by John Wilander
"CSS animations have come a long way since Apple first introduced them to the web in 2007. (…) Now we can make those animations scroll-driven with nothing more than a few lines of CSS." webkit.org/blog/17101/a...
A guide to Scroll-driven Animations with just CSS
CSS animations have come a long way since Apple first introduced them to the web in 2007.
webkit.org
June 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"CSS animations have come a long way since Apple first introduced them to the web in 2007. (…) Now we can make those animations scroll-driven with nothing more than a few lines of CSS." webkit.org/blog/17101/a...
Do people really read 99k words in 7-8 hours? There are fast readers for sure, but this kind of metadata always puts me off. It kind of tells me I'm not a good (enough) reader. #Booksky
June 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do people really read 99k words in 7-8 hours? There are fast readers for sure, but this kind of metadata always puts me off. It kind of tells me I'm not a good (enough) reader. #Booksky
Create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines on your Mac with Container. Open source, written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. No Docker or similar needed.
· GitHub repo: github.com/apple/contai...
· Intro presentation: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
· GitHub repo: github.com/apple/contai...
· Intro presentation: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
GitHub - apple/container: A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. - GitHub - apple/container: A tool for cre...
github.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines on your Mac with Container. Open source, written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. No Docker or similar needed.
· GitHub repo: github.com/apple/contai...
· Intro presentation: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
· GitHub repo: github.com/apple/contai...
· Intro presentation: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
Looking forward to watching "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina" with Lance Reddick in his final screen appearance. Not to mention the amazing Ana de Armas from "Knives Out" and "Blade Runner 2049" in the lead role. ballerinamovie2025.com
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) | Official Webpage
Discover Ballerina (2025), the latest action-thriller from the John Wick universe. Get story insights, release info, showtimes and official updates here.
ballerinamovie2025.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Looking forward to watching "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina" with Lance Reddick in his final screen appearance. Not to mention the amazing Ana de Armas from "Knives Out" and "Blade Runner 2049" in the lead role. ballerinamovie2025.com
Victoria's Secret: "Valued customer, we identified and are taking steps to address a security incident. We have taken down our website and some in store services as a precaution." www.victoriassecret.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Victoria's Secret: "Valued customer, we identified and are taking steps to address a security incident. We have taken down our website and some in store services as a precaution." www.victoriassecret.com
Have you ever wished you could write simple CSS to declare a color, and then have the browser figure out whether black or white should be paired with that color? Well, now you can, with contrast-color(). Here’s how it works. webkit.org/blog/16929/c...
How to have the browser pick a contrasting color in CSS
Have you ever wished you could write simple CSS to declare a color, and then have the browser figure out whether black or white should be paired with that color?
webkit.org
May 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Have you ever wished you could write simple CSS to declare a color, and then have the browser figure out whether black or white should be paired with that color? Well, now you can, with contrast-color(). Here’s how it works. webkit.org/blog/16929/c...
Bluesky uses a Google Docs form to collect personally identifiable information to get accounts verified. The form requires a Google login. They present the link to the form with "Trust is everything."
@bsky.app, please change this and don't send people's data to Google. Thank you!
@bsky.app, please change this and don't send people's data to Google. Thank you!
May 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bluesky uses a Google Docs form to collect personally identifiable information to get accounts verified. The form requires a Google login. They present the link to the form with "Trust is everything."
@bsky.app, please change this and don't send people's data to Google. Thank you!
@bsky.app, please change this and don't send people's data to Google. Thank you!
A sign of success, I guess.
May 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A sign of success, I guess.
Some new Kobo eReaders and all refurbished ones are sold out in their US store. Either people are reading a lot or there's some tariff thing going on.
New: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
Refurbished: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
#Booksky
New: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
Refurbished: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
#Booksky
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us.kobobooks.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Some new Kobo eReaders and all refurbished ones are sold out in their US store. Either people are reading a lot or there's some tariff thing going on.
New: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
Refurbished: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
#Booksky
New: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
Refurbished: us.kobobooks.com/collections/...
#Booksky