Yael Grauer
@yaelwrites.com
💻 cybersecurity research
🖊️ investigative tech reporting
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💥#alwaysantifascist
🎤opinions are mine, but you can have some
🖊️ investigative tech reporting
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💥#alwaysantifascist
🎤opinions are mine, but you can have some
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Even the internet's favorite dog account calls out Ring video cameras what they are: Mass surveillance.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Even the internet's favorite dog account calls out Ring video cameras what they are: Mass surveillance.
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The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Courts should treat biometric locks as equivalent to password protection, EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @TheIntercept.com. “Your constitutional right against self-incrimination should not be dependent on technical convenience or lack thereof.”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/...
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/...
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
theintercept.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Courts should treat biometric locks as equivalent to password protection, EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @TheIntercept.com. “Your constitutional right against self-incrimination should not be dependent on technical convenience or lack thereof.”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/...
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/...
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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Excellent, detailed on how to manage these injuries!
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
I broke my fifth metatarsal and my fibula in late December. If you're in the same boat, I wrote a post with my best tips on how to deal. (I also whined about how bad Banner Health's urgent care is because I had to tell someone who would listen.)
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
blog.yaelwrites.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Excellent, detailed on how to manage these injuries!
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
That halftime show was fire. 🔥
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
That halftime show was fire. 🔥
think that was a bad ref call but enjoyed the Puppy Bowl nonetheless
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
think that was a bad ref call but enjoyed the Puppy Bowl nonetheless
@cactuscon.com was so much fun. @huertanix.bsky.social and I had a blast doing our Worst of Cybersecurity Reporting roast for the 7th (!!) time. Great talks, loved the keynote on ransomware and patient care, and the Pokemon shirts and badges were amazing. Plus having a barcade afterparty is fire.
February 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
@cactuscon.com was so much fun. @huertanix.bsky.social and I had a blast doing our Worst of Cybersecurity Reporting roast for the 7th (!!) time. Great talks, loved the keynote on ransomware and patient care, and the Pokemon shirts and badges were amazing. Plus having a barcade afterparty is fire.
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It is super weird whenever someone sets up a new Substack and I can't say I have regrets about ditching the platform at all
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It is super weird whenever someone sets up a new Substack and I can't say I have regrets about ditching the platform at all
puppy bowl pre-game and we’re already in love with Oscar
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
puppy bowl pre-game and we’re already in love with Oscar
I didn’t get to do much New Years stuff because of my injury SO if anybody wants to do anything for the lunar new year I am super down!! I have already gotten themed teas and bath bombs and etc.
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I didn’t get to do much New Years stuff because of my injury SO if anybody wants to do anything for the lunar new year I am super down!! I have already gotten themed teas and bath bombs and etc.
Get to know all of the superb owls! 🦉 www.audubon.org/magazine/mee...
Meet the Owls of North America—and Learn a Fun Fact For Each
Get to know all 19 owl species you can see in the United States, and how the differ.
www.audubon.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Get to know all of the superb owls! 🦉 www.audubon.org/magazine/mee...
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In 2016, when Post reporter Jason Rezaian was freed after spending 1.5 years in Iranian prison, Jeff Bezos personally flew him back on his private plane. Bezos used it as a photo op.
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks.
Please give & share widely:
gofund.me/e765aab9f
Please give & share widely:
gofund.me/e765aab9f
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
gofund.me
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
In 2016, when Post reporter Jason Rezaian was freed after spending 1.5 years in Iranian prison, Jeff Bezos personally flew him back on his private plane. Bezos used it as a photo op.
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch.
bsky.app/profile/myhl...
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Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing
Yup, they're still at it.
theracket.news
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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You know it’s bad when corporate media puts “racist” in the headline instead of “potentially containing material some may claim to have identity-based connotations of a historical context”.
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM
You know it’s bad when corporate media puts “racist” in the headline instead of “potentially containing material some may claim to have identity-based connotations of a historical context”.
love me some @officialjackwhite.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM
love me some @officialjackwhite.bsky.social
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
I have six hours of driving in my near future. Please suggest podcasts. I like investigative serial podcasts like some of the Tortoise Media stuff. Recent listens: Sweet Bobby, Lucky Boy, Not a Very Good Murderer, etc.
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I have six hours of driving in my near future. Please suggest podcasts. I like investigative serial podcasts like some of the Tortoise Media stuff. Recent listens: Sweet Bobby, Lucky Boy, Not a Very Good Murderer, etc.
I am speaking at @cactuscon.com with @huertanix.bsky.social on Saturday!
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 AM
I am speaking at @cactuscon.com with @huertanix.bsky.social on Saturday!
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
I broke my fifth metatarsal and my fibula in late December. If you're in the same boat, I wrote a post with my best tips on how to deal. (I also whined about how bad Banner Health's urgent care is because I had to tell someone who would listen.)
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
blog.yaelwrites.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I broke my fifth metatarsal and my fibula in late December. If you're in the same boat, I wrote a post with my best tips on how to deal. (I also whined about how bad Banner Health's urgent care is because I had to tell someone who would listen.)
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
My boot hopefully comes off on Monday!
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