Privacy

Sep
09
OpenAI Navier-Stokes banner contrasting two Codex data statements: access to specific user data is denied; de-identified data helping improve models is not ruled out.

OpenAI says its AI solved Navier-Stokes. Codex users have another question

Navier-Stokes, a Millennium Prize problem in fluid dynamics, is still listed as unsolved. OpenAI denies accessing any specific user data but cannot rule out de-identified data from the researchers' Codex use improving its models.
4 min read
Jul
27
GrapheneOS phone showing an alleged duress-credential wipe during a CBP inspection, alongside the headline about its first legal test.

GrapheneOS's duress password is getting its first legal test

A US prosecution over a GrapheneOS duress password turns a phone-security feature into a test of data destruction, border searches, and device privacy.
3 min read
Jul
03
Chrome news banner showing the Chrome logo, Chrome 151, and a checklist for the <usermedia> element, trial recovery gains, W3C standardization status, and getUserMedia fallback.

Chrome wants the browser, not your app, to own camera permission prompts

Chrome is shipping a declarative <usermedia> element in Chrome 151 that moves camera and microphone permission handling out of getUserMedia() calls and into browser-owned UI, with real recovery-rate gains reported by Cisco, Zoom, and Google Meet in trials.
3 min read
Jun
29
Illustration showing a chat message bubble overlaid with a surveillance targeting reticle, alongside the text: How EU Chat Control turns child safety into surveillance infrastructure.

How EU Chat Control turns child safety into surveillance infrastructure

The EU's fifth and final Chat Control trilogue is happening today, June 29. Here's what the encrypted messaging fight actually means for developers — and why age verification may be the part that sticks around longest.
3 min read
Jun
25
LastPass breach headline beside its logo, an open-lock warning and an OAuth access flow, with the Invide logo at the bottom.

LastPass confirms another customer data breach. Developers react: “Again?”

LastPass confirmed attackers accessed customer names, contact details, and CRM records after compromising Klue, a third-party sales intelligence tool. The vault is safe. Developers don't care.
4 min read
May
08
Hosted vs Self-Hosted VPNs

Hosted vs Self-Hosted VPNs

Most of the advice about VPNs can be overly dramatic. On the one hand there are people who believe that
7 min read
Mar
14
LLM on consumer-grade CPU-Only machines

LLM on consumer-grade CPU-Only machines

A guide to run and optimize suitable LLMs on local machine with average specs such as i5 CPU-only machine
5 min read
Sep
27
How developers can detect hidden spy cameras to protect privacy IRL

How developers can detect hidden spy cameras to protect privacy IRL

A detailed practical guide to detect hidden cameras in real life using the knowledge of electronics and programming
7 min read