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Russian Satellites Are Within Striking Distance of Radarsat
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (121+ words) "This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions." Posted by Lamp Lighter at 05: 30 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Read the Retort using RSS. Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity…...
Perplexity's 'Incognito Mode' is a 'sham,' lawsuit says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue. Posted by Lamp Lighter at 05: 33 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "This happened to every user regardless of whether or not they signed up for…...
Iranian Hackers Publish Emails Allegedly Stolen from Kash Patel
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (248+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07: 33 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Tough challenge here for geolocation experts - guess the country. [image or embed] #1 | Posted by Lamp Lighter at 2026-03-27 02: 09 PM | Reply If Kask can't protect himself, he can't protect us. #2 | Posted…...
Russia's Max: Unencrypted App Being Forced on Citizens
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (175+ words) Posted by lamplighter at 10: 33 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the…...
Chat at Your Own Risk
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) Your latest chat transcript could be bought and sold. Data brokers are selling access to sensitive personal data captured during chatbot conversations, despite claims that the data is anonymized and obtained with consent. Posted by lamplighter at 10: 32 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink…...
New Study Reveals the Most Invasive Apps
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) A review of the riskier apps to use when it comes to protecting personal data finds Instagram and Facebook ranking first, collecting the most sensitive information like physical address, device, and user identity. Posted by Lamp Lighter at 02: 30 PM | 16 COMMENTS…...
Verizon is Down, with Many Users Seeing 'SOS"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) Verizon is Down, with Many Users Seeing 'SOS' Countless users have taken to social platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Threads to shout issues, but reported problems with Verizon have spiked on Down Detector to over 46, 000. Posted by retort at…...
Crash Clock Ticks, as Satellite Congestion Worsens
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) Posted by Lamp Lighter at 09: 31 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens[image or embed] The clock is currently 2. 8 days, which doesn't sound too bad until you…...
CISA: Spyware Crews Are Breaking Into Signal and Whats App
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (135+ words) Posted by Lamp Lighter at 08: 30 AM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | #1 | Posted by Lamp Lighter at 2025-11-25 06: 52 PM | Reply Does that mean, like the current Sec of Defense using Signal for group chats possibly containing classified information? #2 | Posted by Lamp…...
Tik Tok, Instagram Usage Leading to Brain Rot: American Psychological Assoc.
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (144+ words) Usage of Tik Tok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, the American Psychological Association has said in a recent study. Posted by censored at 07: 32 AM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | #1 | Posted by censored at 2025-11-25 03: 04 PM | Reply You leaving…...