maps MapSCII generates stunning retro plaintext maps using Braille ASCII characters Rob Beschizza

mistakes Plaintext passwords galore in huge AdultFriendFinder hack Rob Beschizza

websites Well-made apps and sites Rob Beschizza

privacy "The entire business model built on harvesting user data could become obsolete" with Fully Homomorphic Encryption Ellsworth Toohey

retrocomputing You can still use plain text email—and maybe you should Rob Beschizza

military Rich tech bros bypass military training to secure high-ranking positions Ellsworth Toohey

art CIA Kryptos sculptor disgusted by flood of wrong AI solutions Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Meta fined 91m euros for storing passwords in plaintext Rob Beschizza

News Minimalist news site powered by AI Rob Beschizza

privacy Wormhole is a file sending site with end-to-end encryption Rob Beschizza

gab Gab hacked — 70 GB of passwords, private posts taken, says transparency group DDoSecrets Mark Frauenfelder

internet of shit Hackers could lock your junk in this web-connected chastity cage Andrea James

turing completist Virtual Enigma machine illustrates how signals traveled through its wiring and rotors Clive Thompson

facebook Facebook never delivered its "Clear History" feature Cory Doctorow

Business Front-line programmers default to insecure practices unless they are instructed to do otherwise Cory Doctorow

privacy Facebook stored millions of passwords as plain text Rob Beschizza

security Security researcher reveals grotesque vulnerabilities in "Yelp-for-MAGA" app and its snowflake owner calls in the FBI Cory Doctorow

Technology Email firm left 809 million records exposed online Xeni Jardin

security Security researcher warns of power company customers' passwords being stored in the clear, software provider responds with lawyer-letter Cory Doctorow

security A leaky database of SMS messages is a reminder that SMS is really, really insecure Cory Doctorow