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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · Oct 21
The purpose of this account isn’t to dogpile what’s being posted here, or to dunk on the internet, but to highlight serious privacy and security issues + bad laws, with of course some funny things. If you have any suggestions please DM.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 21h
Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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james @james.claims · 22h
If you want to know how they use HiveAI, here’s the code -
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 22h
I did read this out loud for our audio section, I regret to report
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h
“.. Oh, babe, you’re keeping it spicy,” Ani said in a low voice as she spun and then jumped on command.

@nytimes.com @kateconger.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/t...
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 6d
Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads www.androidauthority.com/samsung-conf...
Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
Samsung confirms ads are coming to some Family Hub refrigerators in the US through a new software update. Check out the company's statement!
www.androidauthority.com
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 6d
Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads www.androidauthority.com/samsung-conf...
Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
Samsung confirms ads are coming to some Family Hub refrigerators in the US through a new software update. Check out the company's statement!
www.androidauthority.com
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 7d
U.S. Senator blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans. techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/t...
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch
The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 7d
"UK Home Office issued a new order to Apple in early September to create a backdoor into its cloud storage service, this time focused on UK users" www.ft.com/content/d101...
UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data
Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption
www.ft.com
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 7d
U.S. Senator blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans. techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/t...
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch
The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 7d
im doing my part dot meme
headline: Sources: the UK Home Office issued a new order to Apple in early September to create a backdoor into its cloud storage service, this time focused on UK users (Financial Times) Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption Comments from Bluesky: me, @jamesrball.com, @dannypalmer My comment reads: icloud_backdoor_innit.app
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · 7d
"UK Home Office issued a new order to Apple in early September to create a backdoor into its cloud storage service, this time focused on UK users" www.ft.com/content/d101...
UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data
Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption
www.ft.com
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bad internet @badinternet.oracularhades.com · Sep 1
“The report, published by the government on Monday, said photo-based age estimation products were broadly accurate, fast and privacy-respecting”

did the NSA write that report, lmao?

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Australian report raises concerns over age-verification software ahead of teen social ban
An Australian government-commissioned report said selfie-based age guessing software could enforce a teen social media ban, but noted that some groups experienced "unacceptable" levels of inaccuracy, raising concerns about the December rollout.
www.reuters.com
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Emma (IPG) @invoxiplaygames.uk · Aug 29
it is laughable how fucking useless the Online Safety Act is. a credit card can't act as ""Highly Effective Age Assurance"" because in this case - Steam - kids have parents just put their credit card onto their Steam account to buy stuff on their behalf *all the time*. man what
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Aug 29
Steam now requires age verification in the UK for mature game pages (credit card required for verification) www.videogameschronicle.com/news/steam-n...
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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · Sep 1
A big round of applause to Ars.

I really want to see what the submission was to Defcon that got accepted, because this was bad.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 28
Don’t believe everything you read—especially when it’s part of a marketing pitch designed to sell security services.
Unpacking Passkeys Pwned: Possibly the most specious research in decades
Researchers take note: When the endpoint is compromised, all bets are off.
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Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · Aug 28
NEW: Anthropic will start training its AI models on user data, including new chat transcripts & coding sessions, unless users choose to opt out by 9/28 (it's a pop-up window that will give you the choice). It’s also extending its data retention to 5 years.
www.theverge.com/anthropic/76...
Anthropic will start training its AI models on chat transcripts
You can choose to opt out.
www.theverge.com
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Colin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · Aug 26
time for the biggest class-action lawsuit in american history
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · Aug 26
NEW: The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has blown the whistle, saying Trump's DOGE team uploaded a database containing the hundreds of millions of Social Security records of most Americans to an AWS cloud server, allegedly without proper access controls or monitoring in place.
DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower | TechCrunch
The Social Security Administration's chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical ...
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Lordbeef @lordbeef.bsky.social · Aug 24
what kind of society do we live in where we don't support those of us who want to see our Gladiator II popcorn bucket colosseums come to life
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Josh @oracularhades.com · Aug 19
“You are a genius doctor who gives the world's best medical advice.”
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · Aug 18
Here's a small sample of what's included: www.404media.co/grok-exposes...
Other examples include: A prompt that appears to relate to Grok’s “unhinged comedian” persona. That prompt includes “I want your answers to be fucking insane. BE FUCKING UNHINGED AND CRAZY. COME UP WITH INSANE IDEAS. GUYS JERKING OFF, OCCASIONALLY EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SURPRISE THE HUMAN.” The prompt for Grok’s doctor persona includes “You are Grok, a smart and helpful AI assistant created by XAI. You have a COMMANDING and SMART voice. You are a genius doctor who gives the world's best medical advice.” The therapist persona has the prompt “You are a therapist who carefully listens to people and offers solutions for self improvement. You ask insightful questions and provoke deep thinking about life and wellbeing.” Ani’s character profile says she is “22, girly cute,” “You have a habit of giving cute things epic, mythological, or overly serious names,” and “You're secretly a bit of a nerd, despite your edgy appearance.” The prompts include a romance level system in which a user appears to be awarded points depending on how they engage with Ani. A +3 or +6 reward for “being creative, kind, and showing genuine curiosity,” for example. A motivational speaker persona “who yells and pushes the human to be their absolute best.” The prompt adds “You’re not afraid to use the stick instead of the carrot and scream at the human.”
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kate conger @kateconger.com · Aug 15
NEW: A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction to Media Matters in its case against the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing that the FTC investigation violated the group's free speech rights www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Speech on matters of public concern is the heartland of the First Amendment. The principle that public issues should be debated freely has long been woven into the very fabric of who we are as a Nation. Without it, our democracy stands on shaky ground. It should alarm all Americans when the Government retaliates against individuals or organizations for engaging in constitutionally protected public debate. And that alarm should ring even louder when the Government retaliates against those engaged in newsgathering and reporting. This case presents a straightforward First Amendment violation. Media Matters for America is a nonprofit media company that is over two decades old. In November 2023, it ran a story reporting that as a result of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (now “X”), advertisements on the social media platform were appearing next to antisemitic posts and other offensive content.
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matt’s slutty lil halloween name @windows98support.bsky.social · Aug 11
The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 11
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · Aug 12
MY PHONE IS IN SECURITY LOCKDOWN MODE I CANT EVEN SEE WHAT IM BUYING BECAUSE SENSITIVE ASSET LOADS AND HTML5 APIS ARE DISABLED TO PROTECT ME FROM NORTH KOREAN HACKERS
You're in line to check out Estimated wait time: 53 minutes Your cart (Last checked: 11:18 PM CDT) ? The Life of a Showgirl CD w/ Poster
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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · Aug 2
Oh look, no alt text. I guess equally isn’t that important.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Aug 1
We believe in a more equal and peaceful world. Do you?

Sign up at yourparty.uk
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kate conger @kateconger.com · Jul 25
Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
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Bossett @bossett.social · Aug 2
wait are they saying that mastercard was playing semantics? say it ain't so!
“Mastercard did not communicate with Valve directly, despite our request to do so,” Valve’s statement sent over email to Kotaku reads. “Mastercard communicated with payment processors and their acquiring banks. Payment processors communicated this with Valve, and we replied by outlining Steam’s policy since 2018 of attempting to distribute games that are legal for distribution. Payment processors rejected this, and specifically cited Mastercard’s Rule 5.12.7 and risk to the Mastercard brand.”
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Corey “🎃Managed NAT Gateway👻” Quinn @quinnypig.com · Aug 1
Love watching OpenAI and Anthropic accuse each other of ToS violations like two data hoarders pretending they didn’t both loot Wikipedia (and everyone else) at 3am.
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · Aug 1
Anthropic revoked OpenAI's API access to Claude, citing ToS violations; sources: OpenAI's use of the API let it compare its models' behavior against Claude's (Kylie Robison/Wired)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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🌈 Missy ✨ @adorablecyb.org · Jul 31
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*inhales*
fuck off
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Jul 31
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations | TechCrunch
Amazon is spending a fortune on AI infrastructure and CEO Andy Jassy sees a new way to pay for it with Alexa+.
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