Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

Tech Time Bombs - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast There are literally billions of devices connected to the internet today – many of them cheap, insecure IoT devices… smart thermostats, doorbell cameras, webcams,...

There are billions of IoT devices on the net - and as we like to say, the "S" in "IoT" is for #security. But when they no longer receive bug fixes, the situation gets much worse. Today, I'll discuss the risks with founder Paul Roberts from SRFF.

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Hacker History - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons I'm on a mission to capture the hacker history and ethos in my podcasts, helping my audience understand that hacker isn't a bad word. Here are some top shows.

Some more stats...

* Apple Podcasts rating: 4.9/5
* Unique guests: 204
* C-Suite/Founders interviewed: 30+
* Most interviewed: Cory Doctorow (6)
* Patron-only podcasts: 203

Hacker history interviews:
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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...

Happy #NationalPodcastDay everyone! (I didn't know this was a thing till day.) I've been doing my podcast for 8.5 years now... 448 episodes and counting! If you haven't checked it out, give it a listen! If you like it, spread the word!!

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Ente: Private by Design - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast It’s rare these days to find a well-designed and useful application that was made to be private from the get-go. Too many apps today...

We often call out apps that hoover up our data and hold it hostage. Today we're going examine an app that is private by design: @ente.io. I'll ask the founder why he built it and how other designers can learn by their example.

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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...

Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with the CEO and founder of @ente.io about how to build a #privacy-respecting, #opensource app - and why it's so crucial to have #PrivacyByDesign.

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Donate to Supporting the Shea Family in Loving Memory of Caspian, organized by Debra Kavaler Wysopal On behalf of the Shea family, we have created this page of su… Debra Kavaler Wysopal needs your support for Supporting the Shea Family in Loving Memory of Caspian

I write this post with a sad and heavy heart. My close friends Dylan and Jo's child, Caspian, has died. You may know Dylan as FreqOut, a longtime member of the hacker community (cDc). The family faces significant medical and funeral costs. If you can, please donate or share: gofund.me/13b9506f0

What is the take rate on pop-over offers? Personally, when I get a pop-up newsletter banner, half the time I immediately close it - and I've gotten so good at this that I barely see it. The other half of the time, I just leave the site in a fit of pique. Please, just stop.

Consumer Reports calls on Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10 - CR Advocacy Consumer Reports sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calling on the company to extend its support of Windows 10 devices given the security…

@consumerreports.org sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calling on the company to extend its support of Windows 10 devices given the security threat posed by leaving millions of operational devices unprotected.

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Have you checked out App Microscope yet? 🔎 App Microscope is a useful tool that displays safety labels for mobile applications, with over 1700 apps studied from our previous K-12 EdTech Safety Benchmark.

Check it out here: appmicroscope.org

Find Old Accounts (Part 2) - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast In our quest to clean up and secure our data, today I will give you several clever and useful techniques for uncovering old, forgotten...

Today, I enumerate many methods to find old accounts. Chat Control vote in EU; Samsung fridge ads; new sextortion malware; UK bossware use; airlines selling your data to gov't; ChatGPT to guess your age; killer new iPhone security feature; more!

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The feeling is mutual, Carey 💛 Anyone who’s somehow missed out on this podcast so far, give firewallsdontstopdragons.com a follow!

Become a member to support independent media (discount for our OG supporters) Support independent media with 40% off a membership forever! Members-only content coming soon. 2025 has been a crazy year for Privacy Guides. In just 9 months we’ve published 15 videos and 41 artic...

@privacyguides.org is doing amazing work. Their site has detailed and rigorously vetted recommendations for privacy tools, plus excellent articles and videos. Give them a look. Bookmark their site. Follow them on socials. And if you can, support their work.

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On the Ethics of AI - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the Big Tech buzzword of the day. Every company who wants investment (public or private) is scrambling to have an...

Finally! Today's release of the highly anticipated @firewalldragons.bsky.social podcast episode featuring Professor @carissaveliz.bsky.social

Discussing the ethical and philosophical principles—or lack thereof—that underpin the development and use of artificial intelligence.

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On the Ethics of AI - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the Big Tech buzzword of the day. Every company who wants investment (public or private) is scrambling to have an...

#BigTech is unleashing #AI at an alarming pace, without considering the impacts. We're being flooded with AI slop and relying on AI tools that are patently unreliable. Today we discuss the ethics of AI with professor @carissaveliz.bsky.social

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The Greatest Enemy of Privacy There are many enemies of privacy. There are politicians claiming the (at best) misguided pretense of “protecting the children,” intellig...

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to #privacy. We each have different threat models, budgets (time & money), and tolerances for inconvenience. Progress can be incremental and still be impactful. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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#BigTech companies are too often creating products because they can without bothering to ask if they should. On Monday, I'll be speaking with my favorite philosophy professor @carissaveliz.bsky.social about the ethics of #artificial_intelligence.

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Map of the EU showing what countries are in favor (red), in opposition (green) and undecided (yellow) about Chat Control. The undecided ones must be contacted to stop Chat Control: Estonia, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Romania. While the Swedish government leans in favour of chat control, it needs parliamentary approval.

🚨Our governments are about to decide whether 450M Europeans deserve privacy - or not.

Help ensure your country says NO to Chat Control: Call you local representatives!

Privacy is not negotiable. Speak up now. ✊ #privacy

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Reminder that the EU still wants to instate chat control and scan ALL of your private messages!

We're up to 7 nations officially opposing chat control! Use the link below to contact your nation's representatives and tell them you want NO chat control!

fightchatcontrol.eu#member-states

Find Old Accounts (Part 1) - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast The next step in reducing our digital footprint is to identify all of our online accounts, including the long forgotten and unused ones. The...

Today, my continuing series on cleaning up old accounts. Also: dashcam video sharing site hacked; malvertising on Android; Google to make sideloading harder; dangerous Chrome extension; more chatbot horrors; Flock pauses work with feds; more!

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CityStream™ Live Nexar’s Real-Time Mapping Platform for the modern mobility age

I'm covering this on Monday's show... because of course this company's data was hacked... but it's also just right there, too. These are near-live views from people's dashcams.

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Meet Rayhunter - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast We take our cell phones with us everywhere – which makes them the perfect tracking device. Just walking around with your device will give...

EFF’s @cooperq.com joins @FirewallDragons.bsky.social to discuss Rayhunter, EFF’s cheap, easy-setup device that can discover the cell site simulators (aka Stingrays or IMSI catchers) that police might use to track you. podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/09/01/...

It’s crucial to be aware of potential programmatic harms in software/apps. These aren't just bugs; they're design elements that can perpetuate bias, invade privacy, and even jeopardize safety. Always review permissions and read between the lines.

Meet Rayhunter - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast We take our cell phones with us everywhere – which makes them the perfect tracking device. Just walking around with your device will give...

Meet Rayhunter - the @eff.org 's tool to gather much-needed data on the use of cell site simulators. It's cheap & easy to set up. Today we'll talk with @cooperq.com, OopsBagel, and Gibson about how CSS's can track you & what we can do about it.

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Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...

Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with a wonderful panel of experts about cell site simulators (aka IMSI Catchers or Stingrays) and a killer project called #Rayhunter to map their use.

@eff.org @cooperq.com

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TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers' personal information | TechCrunch The credit reporting giant confirmed unauthorized access to a third-party application storing the personal information of its customers, including Social Security numbers.

UPDATE: In a separate notice just filed with Texas' attorney general, TransUnion says the personal information stolen in its data breach includes customers' names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

My updated story:

Rayhunter is on Bluesky!

Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook "Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" (an audiobook Amazon won't sell!)

Actual link to the one I was referring to...

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Update 31: Enshittification (the audiobook) (A new Kickstarter!) · Attack Surface: audiobook for the third Little Brother book (Apologies if you get more than one copy of this; there's no way to reach everyone who's backed one of my campaigns; instead I have to send out updates for each one, which means that if you backed mul...

Can't wait to read this!

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Going on a Data Diet - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast The world wide web, as we know it today, has been around for over 30 years. In that time, most of us have created...

Today we launch a quest to find & delete old data. News: patch your Dell laptops; Meta scans your photos; Nat'l Public Data is back; data brokers behaving badly; Hyundai charges for bug fix; speak out on Chat Control; UK blinks on Apple backdoor.

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Apple Patches CVE-2025-43300 Zero-Day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Exploited in Targeted Attacks Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS after active exploitation reports.

New Apple security updates for basically all your devices:

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