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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-11-18 14:51:05

Researchers demonstrated a major WhatsApp flaw that exposed 3.5B users' phone numbers, with 57% also showing a profile photo; Meta fixed the enumeration problem (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
wired.com/story/a-simple-whats

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2025-11-18 22:51:30

I’m not saying that this is good, but it recalled for me the ancient times when the phone company (there was only one) sent everyone a fat (in urban areas) book in tiny type on thin paper with everyone’s phone number, alphabetically by surname. Businesses were in their own book. You could also go to the reference section of the public library and use the book with all of the numbers in your area in numerical order.
Ancient times. The 1990s @…

AA (@AAKL@infosec.exchange)
"By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found 'the most extensive exposure of phone numbers' ever—along with profile photos and more." Wired: A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/ @WIRED@flipboard.com @agreenberg #infosec #WhatsApp #Meta #privacy #vulnerability

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-05 03:04:07

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order.
Now he wants to sell you phone service
—without knowing almost anything about you.
wired.com/story/new-anonymous-

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-06 11:36:11

A look at Phreeli, a privacy-focused phone carrier that lets users sign up with only a ZIP code and uses an encryption system based on "zero-knowledge proofs" (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
wired.com/story/new-anonymous-

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-10-07 18:40:52

Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
wired.com/story/the-big-interv

Patreon CEO Jack Conte Wants You to Get Off of Your Phone
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He’d rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that.

@prachisrivas@masto.ai
2025-10-12 15:30:20

Even Malala's been ghosted: '"not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages [regarding her pleas to evacuate Afghan partners]. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op." [...] She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did.'
Deeply reflexive piece on her unrelenting efforts on the right to education. Personal, political, professional. From child activist to global woman leader.
At 28 she has done more than most will in our life…

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-31 05:48:50

Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details - Slashdot
yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/3

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2025-09-25 15:21:46

How Google is beating Apple
#google

Google's Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use
Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers.

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-19 06:29:32

By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found
“the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-09-23 12:41:32

Must-see TV straight into my veins.
‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2

‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking
He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-10-07 11:25:56

Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, music streaming economics, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
wired.com/story/the-big-interv…

Patreon CEO Jack Conte Wants You to Get Off of Your Phone
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He’d rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that.

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-11-10 00:30:03

Moody Urbanity - Relations II 👥
情绪化城市 - 关系 II 👥
📷 Minolta Hi-Matic AF
🎞️ Shanghai GP3 400 Pan
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

English Alt Text: A grainy black-and-white photo of a person sitting on a shared bicycle under a city overpass. The person wears a white t-shirt, dark shorts, and sneakers, and is looking at a mobile phone. The bike has a front basket. Behind them, cars drive along the road, and a McDonald’s restaurant is visible among other buildings. The scene captures a candid moment of modern urban life, blending technology, transportation, and solitude. 中文替代文字： 这是一张黑白颗粒感照片，一位骑共享单车的人坐在城市高架桥下。他穿着白色T恤、深色短裤和运…
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF) English Alt Text: A grayscale image of a city bus stop located beneath a concrete overpass. A large pillar supports the structure above, dividing the scene. On the right, a bus is parked near the curb; another bus is visible in the distance. A person sits alone on a bench near the pillar, possibly waiting. Behind them, a modern glass building and trees line the sidewalk. The cracked pavement and faded crosswalk add texture. The monochrome palette evokes a quiet, conte…
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF) Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo showing a curved white hose laid across a paved surface made of interlocking bricks. The hose leaks water at one point, forming a small stream. Nearby lies a piece of white paper or plastic. Vegetation, including grass and a bush, grows along the edge of the pavement. In the background, a concrete area and fencing are visible. The image contrasts human-made materials with natural growth, enhanced by …
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of an urban street scene dominated by a tall utility pole in the center. Numerous electrical wires stretch outward in various directions, forming a web-like pattern against an overcast sky. To the left, a multi-story building with rectangular windows stands quietly. On the right, a partial sign with Chinese characters and a circular traffic sign featuring an upward-pointing arrow suggest a one-way street. The mood is somber an…
@servelan@newsie.social
2025-11-04 04:32:34

Stephen Miller has activist's phone seized as incendiary leaflets sent to neighbors - Raw Story
rawstory.com/stephen-miller-26

@jaygooby@mastodon.social
2025-11-21 08:32:29

Ah yeah! @…’s horror advent calendar has arrived 🙌
Here’s a little taste from last year..

A Horror Advent Calendar 24 STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS Welcome to my 2025 horror story advent calendar - one weird or dark tale every day through to Christmas Eve. Most of these stories are light, but a few have gone too far. Those have been marked with a warning triangle. If you imagine that you could be the sort of person who might phone me up and say "James, what the fuck were you thinking, sharing Christmas stories like that?", then you should probably skip those ones. Thank you to everyone …
December 6th The Old Ways Society has long been ruined, but they do their best to follow the old traditions. In the depths of Winter, a man is chosen by lot to be dressed in a red suit. He is paraded around the village's huts and hovels. In each place he asks for a bed, only to be forced to sleep in the stables. The next morning, the town takes him to the Christmas tree. It's in the traditional shape, a long piece of wood plunged into the ground, with a horizontal cross bar. The man in the re…
@servelan@newsie.social
2025-10-31 02:40:02

""The reason so many in the Republican Party are freaking out about their phone records before and during Jan 6th is that they know the insurrection was a coordinated attack involving all levels of the Republican Party," "
Ex-Republican makes stunning claim behind GOP's big 'freak out' over phone records - Raw Story
rawstory.com/gop-2674252599/

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-12-07 00:14:26

Moody Urbanity - Urbana Composita 🌆
情绪化城市 - 建构城市 🌆
📷 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Ilford HP5 (6x6) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photograph showing a construction crane rising above a sharply angled roofline. The roof cuts diagonally across the image from bottom left to top right, creating a dynamic composition. The crane’s arm extends into the grainy sky, which dominates the upper half of the frame. The contrast between the dark roof and bright sky emphasizes architectural geometry and industrial presence. The image feels stark and modern, with a minimalist aesthetic…
Ilford HP5 Plus (6x6) English Alt Text: A grainy black-and-white photo of a city street. In the foreground, a person stands on the sidewalk looking down at a device, possibly a phone. A car speeds past, slightly blurred from motion. Behind the person, mid-rise buildings with Chinese signage suggest commercial activity. Power lines crisscross above, and tree branches frame the top of the image. The scene captures a candid moment of daily life, blending human presence, movement, and urban textur…
Ilford HP5 Plus (6x6) English Alt Text: A monochrome image of a pedestrian overpass in a city. Two people ascend a stairway bordered by metal railings. Above them, a bridge spans the width of the image, connecting walkways. Tree branches with leaves stretch into the frame from the top left, casting shadows. In the background, buildings and urban infrastructure suggest a busy environment. The composition uses strong lines and contrast to guide the viewer’s eye upward, evoking movement and urban…
Ilford HP5 Plus (6x6) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a quiet urban street corner. Three traffic cones sit in the foreground, one tipped over, suggesting recent movement or disruption. A large vertical barrier with diagonal stripes marks a construction or restricted zone on the left. Behind the cones, white metal barricades line the sidewalk. A tree casts soft shadows across the pavement, adding texture. In the background, a multi-story residential building with balconies and wind…