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Application security & software engineering. Opinions are my own.
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Today's newsletter is the story of how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
The Man Who Killed Google Search
This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it.
The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, ...
www.wheresyoured.at
April 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Today's newsletter is the story of how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
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Thinking about Dan Kaminsky's quote this morning about the necessary lies we tell ourselves about computers. Specifically, the myth of boundaries between users. Great write-up by @lhn.bsky.social on the "LeftoverLocals" GPU vuln. Nice work by the Trail of Bits team.
A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data
Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Thinking about Dan Kaminsky's quote this morning about the necessary lies we tell ourselves about computers. Specifically, the myth of boundaries between users. Great write-up by @lhn.bsky.social on the "LeftoverLocals" GPU vuln. Nice work by the Trail of Bits team.
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This is a great profile on Window Synder, one of the true OG hackers and an absolute force of nature in internet security. You can thank her for some of the most important modern protections in Microsoft & Apple products.
Meet Window Snyder, the trailblazer who helped secure the internet and billions of devices | TechCru...
Meet Window Snyder, a veteran hacker and cybersecurity pro who has helped companies like Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple be more secure.
techcrunch.com
August 4, 2023 at 3:37 PM
This is a great profile on Window Synder, one of the true OG hackers and an absolute force of nature in internet security. You can thank her for some of the most important modern protections in Microsoft & Apple products.
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I wrote about Google's attempt to DRM the web. It's bad. It's really bad and it should not move forward. And, yes, there are potentially non-bad *reasons* for why Google proposed it, but it puts too much at risk, and allows much nonsense (from Google, in particular).
Google’s Plan To DRM The Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For
The grand old enshittification curve strikes again. Remember, as stated by Cory Doctorow, the process of enshittification entails these steps: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse t…
www.techdirt.com
August 2, 2023 at 8:30 PM
I wrote about Google's attempt to DRM the web. It's bad. It's really bad and it should not move forward. And, yes, there are potentially non-bad *reasons* for why Google proposed it, but it puts too much at risk, and allows much nonsense (from Google, in particular).
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TIL 87 percent of video games made prior to 2010 are unavailable for purchase anywhere
87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation
New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable
gamehistory.org
July 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM
TIL 87 percent of video games made prior to 2010 are unavailable for purchase anywhere
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Apple has rolled out a rapid response patch for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS to fix a 0-day in WebKit that "may be actively exploited." Go patch your stuff.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213823
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213823
July 10, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Apple has rolled out a rapid response patch for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS to fix a 0-day in WebKit that "may be actively exploited." Go patch your stuff.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213823
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213823
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Just discovered this tool that helps you find your Twitter follows over here. Super helpful and should go a long way toward making the Bluesky experience feel more like the version of Twitter that we actually liked. https://skeet.labnotes.org
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Find your Twitter/Mastodon follows on BlueSky
skeet.labnotes.org
July 3, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Just discovered this tool that helps you find your Twitter follows over here. Super helpful and should go a long way toward making the Bluesky experience feel more like the version of Twitter that we actually liked. https://skeet.labnotes.org