Author: Johnna Wise

A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

Google this week once again said it will delay plans to eliminate third-party identity tracking software — cookies — from its Chrome browser and from Android OS. Now, it plans to remove them by 2025. The tech giant said the latest delay is due to “ongoing challenges related to reconciling divergent feedback from the industry,… Continue reading Google can’t seem to quit cookies, delays killing them again

Eight out of nine apps that people use to input Chinese characters into mobile devices have weakness that allow a passive eavesdropper to collect keystroke data.

The web has become so interwoven with everyday life that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary accomplishment and treasure it is. In just a few decades, much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection. But all of this is coming to an end.… Continue reading The Rise of Large-Language-Model Optimization

Home5 Cities with the Best Air Quality in the U.S. By Rebecca Edwards Apr 25, 2024 4 min read SafeWise experts have years of firsthand experience testing the products we recommend. Learn how we test and review.  Last Updated: several months ago May is Clean Air Month and May 6-10 is Air Quality Awareness Week.The cities… Continue reading 5 Cities with the Best Air Quality in the U.S.

Meta will license the software underpinning its Quest headsets to third-party hardware manufacturers in a bid to spur wider adoption of mixed-reality technology.  Access to Horizon OS — the operating system used in Quest devices — should reduce barriers to market for hardware makers seeking to create new products, Meta said. And software developers will benefit… Continue reading Meta opens its mixed-reality Horizon OS to other headset makers

Law professor Dan Solove has a new article on privacy regulation. In his email to me, he writes: “I’ve been pondering privacy consent for more than a decade, and I think I finally made a breakthrough with this article.” His mini-abstract: In this Article I argue that most of the time, privacy consent is fictitious.… Continue reading Dan Solove on Privacy Regulation

HomeBest Home Security Systems We picked Vivint as the best home security system of 2024 after thousands of hours of tests and research. Our reviews help you see what each home security system does best to make it easier to find the right one for you. Best professional home security Vivint 4.5 Starts at$29.99/mo Pro… Continue reading Best Home Security Systems