1981
Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs
When it comes to most secure browsers, Firefox and its LibreWolf fork are the best alternatives to Chrome on our list - and, no, incognito mode doesn't cut it.
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 8,770 posts.
1982
Analyzing the Monoprice Blackbird HDCP 2.2 to 1.4 Down Converter
I got my hands on a Monoprice Blackbird 4K Pro HDCP 2.2 to 1.4 Converter . According to the marketing copy it “is the definitive solution for playback of new 4K HDCP 2.2 encoded content on 4K displays with the old HDCP 1.4 standard.”
1983
Titled Tuesday Cheating
Fantastic Cheaters and Where to Find Them
1984
Linux being secure is a common misconception
Linux being secure is a common misconception in the security and privacy realm. Linux is thought to be secure primarily because of its source model, popular usage in servers, small userbase and confusion about its security features. This article is intended to debunk these misunderstandings by demonstrating the lack…
1985
Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect you from fraud
If someone calls you claiming to be from Monzo, you can now check to see if they’re telling the truth or not in the Monzo app.
1986
The feds' vehicle 'kill switch' mandate is a gross violation of privacy
Over the last century, the Land of the Free has slowly transformed into a land governed by endless laws, largely by cracking down on vices instead of actual crimes, creating a society that would render us all criminals if our behavior were constantly observed. Meanwhile, the state has steadily expanded its use of mass…
1987
Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future
Google has set a date for the introduction of Manifest V3 which will hurt the capabilities of many ad blockers.
1988
Why TSA's Implementation of Facial Recognition Is More Dangerous Than You Think
Facial recognition is an invasive and dangerous surveillance technology. When the government moves forward with pilot programs that will, if fully implemented, subject millions of people on a daily basis to the technology that should give us all pause.
1989
1990
Deobfuscating World of Warships' Python Scripts
An in-depth analysis of how World of Warships obfuscates its game scripts and how to mostly deobfuscate them automatically.
1991
NilAway: Practical nil panic detection for Go
Uber has widely adopted Golang (Go for short) as a primary programming language for implementing backend services and libraries due to its high performance. The Go monorepo is the largest codebase at Uber, comprising 90 million lines of code (and growing). This makes tooling for writing reliable Go code a critical…
1992
Zimbra 0-day used to steal email data from government organizations
TAG’s discovery of a 0-day exploit used to steal email data from international government organizations.
1993
From email to phone number, a new OSINT approach (2019)
How to find out someone's phone number if you just know their email address and how it can be automated using a new OSINT tool: email2phonenumber
1994
1995
'Reptar', a new CPU vulnerability
A new CPU vulnerability, ‘Reptar,’ found by Google researchers, has been patched by Google and Intel. Here’s what you need to know.
1996
Reptar
We have a CPU mystery! We found a way to cause some processors to enter a glitch state where the normal rules don’t apply, but what does that mean…?
1997
PyPI has completed its first security audit
We are proud to announce PyPI's first external security audit.
1998
1999
We've learned nothing from the SolarWinds hack
Mac's Tech Blog
2000
2001
Discouraging the use of web application firewalls
Mac's Tech Blog
2002
Reauthorizing mass surveillance shouldn't be tied to funding the government
Section 702 is the controversial and much-abused mass surveillance authority that expires in December unless Congress renews it. EFF and others have been working hard to get real reforms into the law and have opposed a renewal, and now, we’re hearing about a rushed attempt to tie renewal to funding...
2003
Ubuntu Pro Shenanigans
10/18/2026: Drive Specifications Matter (Complete) 10/09/2026: Gear Review: XTEINK X4 Pro 10/09/2026: Gear Review: OLYVUE V78 Dash Cam 10/01/2026: UNREDACTED Magazine Issue 013 09/21/2026: Updated OSINT Scripts 09/20/2026: New Socials 08/29/2026: Blog Archive 08/20/2026: Free PDF Self-Publishing Guide 08/19/2026: OS…
2004
Hacking Google Bard – From Prompt Injection to Data Exfiltration
Recently Google Bard got some powerful updates, including Extensions. Extensions allow Bard to access YouTube, search for flights and hotels, and also to access …
2005
Reasons to Prefer Blake3 over Sha256
This post is a copy of tweets by Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn . SHA256 was designed by the NSA. BLAKE (the original) and BLAKE3 were designed by Jean-Philippe Aumasson
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2008
It's still easy for anyone to become you at Experian
In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. Sixteen months later, Experian clearly has not addressed this…
2009
Debunking the Myth of "Anonymous" Data
Today, almost everything about our lives is digitally recorded and stored somewhere. Each credit card purchase, personal medical diagnosis, and preference about music and books is recorded and then used to predict what we like and dislike, and—ultimately—who we are. This often happens without our...
2010
Are we doing this again? Yes, we're doing this again
Y esterday I was rudely summoned away from a beautiful autumn day of wild foraging by The King.