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What a decade of data tells us about the state of open source security, via @TechRadar. #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #OSSRA #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/ITrry9

There are security protections, and then there are strong security protections. How to turn on Lockdown Mode for your iPhone and Mac, from @TheVerege@flipboard.com:

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#Tech #iPhone #Mac #CyberSecurity #Privacy

A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages. Read more at @404media. #Signal #TeleMessage #DOD #Tech #Technology #Cybersecurity https://flip.it/TqGyLR

A security lapse at Raw, a dating app that asks users to upload a daily selfie, publicly exposed the personal data and private location data of its users. @Techcrunch has more:

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#Tech #CyberSecurity #Apps #Technology

We’ve all made some embarrassing tech flubs, but a recent spate of questionable decisions, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s sharing of top-secret military plans, facilitates this observation: Government officials are kinda bad at tech. @Techcrunch has more on these cautionary tales and how to avoid some of them:

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#Tech #Security #CyberSecurity #Hegseth

“Enter your email” is a phrase we see all too often. With so much of the internet now requiring that you hand over your email address before using any services, you can still protect your privacy. @AssociatedPress provides these pointers on the whys and hows of email masking:

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#Tech #Email #CyberSecurity #Internet

Q-Day — the day someone builds a quantum computer that can crack the most widely used forms of encryption — could happen in the next decade according to cybersecurity experts. That means everything could become vulnerable, for everyone. @WIRED has the story. #Cybersecurity #QDay #Tech #Technology #DataPrivacy https://flip.it/stmSHG

23andMe’s bankruptcy means that the company will be put up for sale, and there’s no way of knowing who is going to buy it, why they will be interested, and what will become of its millions of customers’ DNA sequences. Read more at @404media. #23andMe #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/pFwYFl

Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including social security numbers, mugshots, and even email addresses to incorporate into its product. Read more at @404media. #ClearviewAI #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/XCU5t6

In the chaos of the cuts carried out by DOGE, some federal workers say the Trump administration is failing to do even basic offboarding to safeguard sensitive information on their work devices. The result is a situation that experts warn is leaving civil servants, the people they worked with, and U.S. government security at risk. Read more at @theverge (Subscription may be required). #DOGE #ElonMusk #Trump #Tech #Technology #Cybersecurity #USAID https://flip.it/YlaLfe

Google’s parent company has announced its largest-ever acquisition, entering into a $32B deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz. @theverge has more. #Google #Alphabet #Cybersecurity #Wiz #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Tc8Isj

Google's newest AI model can peruse your search history to improve its understanding of you as a person. @arstechnica@mastodon.social asks: What could go wrong? #Google #AI #Gemeni #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/afRE32