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Bits On Tape @bitsontape.com · Feb 13
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* Substack: bitsontape.com
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Bits On Tape | Sean O'Brien | Substack
The Best Bytes of Stories & Insights. Twice-weekly replay of science & technology news by cyber experts. Put to screen by Sean O’Brien, founder of Yale Privacy Lab. Click to read Bits On Tape, a Subst...
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🍿 Waiting for Joe Rogan? Watch @johnkiriakou.bsky.social Talk to @profdiggity.com in the Meantime bitsontape.com/p/joe-rogan-...
🍿 Waiting for Joe Rogan? Watch John Kiriakou Talk to Sean O’Brien in the Meantime
AI Robots, TikTok, crypto & the cyber war you don’t see coming.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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We've got some weird & interesting #science & #tech stories in the latest @bitsontape.com

🤖 #Robot uprising?
🍄 90's #SNES speeds up in storage?
🐜 #Cyborg cockroach?

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🤖 Robots Go On Strike & 90's Nintendo Consoles Run Faster Today
We've gotta admit, cyborg cockroaches were not on our 2025 bingo card...
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March 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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💪 These tools are 100% #OpenSource #FOSS with no tracking and no ads. Just free #privacy infrastructure. More @privacysafe.social apps are coming. Subscribe to bitsontape.com and follow @bitsontape.com so you're the first to know!

We build and boost the tech that protects the #movement
Bits On Tape | Sean O'Brien | Substack
The Best Bytes of Stories & Insights. Twice-weekly replay of science & technology news by cyber experts. Put to screen by Sean O’Brien, founder of Yale Privacy Lab. Click to read Bits On Tape, a Subst...
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April 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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privacysafe.social
📦 Our team just shipped a #free and simple app that helps you share your #PDF and office documents, large photos, short videos, or even paste in code snippets and Shakespeare plays — your very own #PrivacySafe Locker. 🤓
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📁 Get Your PrivacySafe Locker & Avoid Email Attachments
More than 2/3 of breaches are human error & 90% of cyber attacks involve email
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March 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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profdiggity.com
There is no #cloud, only other peoples' computers. As @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy says "It’s funny because it’s true and the 'other people' in this case are rapacious, vertically integrated monopolies."

Now u can bypass the cloud w/ @privacysafe.social temp encrypted files 👇
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📁 Get Your PrivacySafe Locker & Avoid Email Attachments
More than 2/3 of breaches are human error & 90% of cyber attacks involve email
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March 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
bitsontape.com
We're showcasing another #free @privacysafe.social app that helps you #share office documents, large photos, short videos, & text memos privately & securely. 👇
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📁 Get Your PrivacySafe Locker & Avoid Email Attachments
More than 2/3 of breaches are human error & 90% of cyber attacks involve email
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March 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
bitsontape.com
🚨 ATTN: #Security exploit for #Telegram targeting users via a fake video that is really #malware. We've notified our channel t.me/bitsontape . If you see a blank or strange video block the user + report it. Pause & take 9 seconds to think before you click! 🛑 @pausetake9.bsky.social
Malware on Telegram
March 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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profferguson.bsky.social
One of the coolest things in legal academia is JOTWELL - Journal of Things We Like (Lots) where academics just write about things they find interesting. Honored that Professor Mary Fan wrote about my AI generated police report article. crim.jotwell.com/ai-generated....
AI-Generated Police Reports - Criminal Law
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Generative Suspicion and the Risks of AI-Assisted Police Reports (July 17, 2024), available at SSRN.Mary FanHumans do not enjoy the vital drudgery of paperwork, including writ...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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If you’re not sure how to create strong #passwords, there’s an app for that. 👇
privacysafe.bot

@privacysafe.social Bot helps you:
✅ Generate passwords + passphrases
✅ Check password + passphrase strength in real-time
✅ Do all that *on your device* not a #cloud server
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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profdiggity.com
What can you do? Two simple guidelines:
🛑 Pause for 9 seconds before downloading unknown software ( @pausetake9.bsky.social )
🔐 Use long, unique passwords or passphrases and don’t reuse them across accounts.
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Take9
Learn how to protect yourself from cyber threats. Take 9 seconds to pause and think before engaging with suspicious emails, messages, or links to avoid phishing and online scams.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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One extreme case? A #Disney employee unknowingly installed a keylogger hidden in an #AI app. Hackers stole:
🔑 Passwords
💰 Financial data
💬 Workplace #Slack messages
The breach exposed millions of internal messages —and the employee lost their job.
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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profdiggity.com
Meanwhile, #malware is also accelerating the problem. @haveibeenpwned flagged a breach of *244M passwords and 284M emails* harvested by infostealer malware and distributed on #Telegram. Most victims don’t know they've been compromised. Is that you?
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🔑 Huge Password Leaks in AI Data & The Secret to Living 100+
Our new app PrivacySafe Bot helps you create passwords on-the-fly
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March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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profdiggity.com
Common Crawl is massive:
📂 250B web pages
💾 400TB of data
🌐 Info from 38.3M domains
The dataset is used to train AI from #OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, #Anthropic & more. Since AI can’t distinguish sensitive credentials from examples, leaked #passwords can spread fast.
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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profdiggity.com
🚨 A new report found that the Common Crawl dataset, used to train AI like #ChatGPT, contains thousands of leaked credentials. Researchers uncovered nearly 12,000 live API keys, passwords, and sensitive secrets... and some granting access to critical services.
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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profdiggity.com
Think your old password is safe? Think again. With AI scraping the web, #malware harvesting logins, and hackers recording keystrokes, digital #security is an arms race — and you might already be losing. 🧵👇
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🔑 Huge Password Leaks in AI Data & The Secret to Living 100+
Our new app PrivacySafe Bot helps you create passwords on-the-fly
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March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
bitsontape.com
🤔 What's the secret to an exceptionally long life? Find out in our latest newsletter & learn how to make better #passwords too! 👇
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🔑 Huge Password Leaks in AI Data & The Secret to Living 100+
Our new app PrivacySafe Bot helps you create passwords on-the-fly
psafe.ly
March 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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privacysafe.social
We're still prepping the repo and getting the @bitsontape.com announcement ready, but we wanted to make sure our superfans can try it out first:

🤖 Generate #secure passwords & passphrases with PrivacySafe Bot! 👉 privacysafe.bot
February 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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privacysafe.social
Getting prepped for another free app launch tomorrow... Don't forget to set your alarms ⏰ #privacy #cybersecurity #encryption
February 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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profdiggity.com
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February 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Join our #Telegram group and comment on our stories! We post summaries from the newsletter there. 👉 t.me/bitsontape
February 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Tired of billionaire-controlled social networks? Join us!
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February 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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😱 A mom discovered a #hacker had been speaking to her baby for days through an IoT camera. Lesson? Change default passwords + settings & avoid WiFi-connected baby monitors! 🔒👶 #CyberSecurity #Parenting
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February 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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profdiggity.com
Well, the #NewHaven street seal finally got a name: "Chappy" for Chapel St. We suggested "Pepe" or "Sally" in our @BitsOnTape newsletter, but that would have stoked the #apizza flamewar 🍕

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February 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🔒 If you use #IoT cameras, don’t make it easy to #hack you! Tips:
✅ Change default passwords + settings
✅ Keep firmware updated
✅ Use strong #WiFi encryption
✅ Prefer local-only video & avoid "app required" gear #CyberSecurity #PrivacyMatters
More 👉 psafe.ly/xmDzUK
🚨 Creep Hacks Baby Monitor & Zoom Makes You Hate Your Face
But did a seal looking for pizza really get stopped by police?
psafe.ly
February 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Cybercriminals Aren’t Just Watching Babies 👀

#Hackers also target #IoT cameras to pwn businesses. Want to stay safe? Know the ABC's - #AI, #Blockchain, #Cybersecurity. Stay informed, stay protected! Book some time with us for more 👉 psafe.ly/xmDzUK
🚨 Creep Hacks Baby Monitor & Zoom Makes You Hate Your Face
But did a seal looking for pizza really get stopped by police?
psafe.ly
February 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM