Lunatech @Lunatech@social.cleverlibre.org

#Apple patches a major #Mac #security flaw in #macOS Ventura 13.2.1 https://tchlp.com/3loce8W

After more than 20 years covering privacy lapses, I am pretty hard to shock. This one did the trick. (Gift link to WashPost story by @drewharwell ) https://archive.ph/miL99

A look at the growing torrent of deepfake porn harassment targeted at women, as a Twitch streamer gets caught and admits to buying deepfakes of fellow streamers (Samantha Cole/VICE)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34pq3/deepfake-qtcinderella-atrioc
http://www.techmeme.com/230213/p18#a230213p18

Ubuntu Linux Kernel Updates Fix 19 Vulnerabilities — Patch Now https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/ubuntu-linux-kernel-updates-fix-vulnerabilities/

Over 450 malicious PyPI python packages were found installing malicious Chromium browser extensions to hijack cryptocurrency transactions made through browser-based crypto wallets and websites.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/451-pypi-packages-install-chrome-extensions-to-steal-crypto/

So glad to see hundreds of thousands of Israelis on the street demonstrating against Netenyahu's far right coalition. Hundreds, not tens of thousands are some reports are saying. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-13/ty-article/.premium/why-are-hundreds-of-thousands-of-israelis-protesting-and-does-netanyahu-care/00000186-4a2a-d643-a7ee-5aaa5e970000

Apple has released emergency security updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability used in attacks to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-new-webkit-zero-day-exploited-to-hack-iphones-macs/

Bummer!

'It blew up in their faces': GOP buried over 'oafish' conspiracy hearing
#news #politics

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-twitter/

The other night I got on Facebook. I unfriended half of my friend list and unfollowed the rest. Now all I see are groups and adverts. And I’m ok with that.

Carol Burris on Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Horrible Education Plan - However, the Billionaire Walton family must be cheering the move toward ending taxpayer funded education in Arkansas. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/02/13/carol-burris-on-sarah-huckabee-sanders-horrible-education-plan/ via @dianeravitch #Education

DeSantis: Maybe Florida Should Abandon AP, SAT, and Other College Board Products - Normally I would have cheered his stance against the tests. But DeFascist made it clear that he was looking for other tests. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/02/13/desantis-maybe-florida-should-abandon-ap-sat-and-other-college-board-products/ via @dianeravitch #DeFascist

Margaret Atwood responds to the banning of "The Handmaid's Tale" from a high school library.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-virginia-book-ban-library-removal/673013/

"How dare I question the school board’s motives? I do dare. After all, it has questioned mine."

If you watched the Super Bowl last night and saw these ads, just remember that the "He Gets Us" campaign is bankrolled by the same people who have funded anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice, anti-immigrant, and anti-democracy extremism from the Christian Nationalist movement.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/us/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-cec/index.html

While we’re distracted by pronouns, UFOs, & Woke Jesus, it’s important to remember that over 100,000 gallons of burning vinyl chloride is destroying the air, water, soil, & living creatures of Palestine, Ohio.

This is one of the biggest ecological disasters in American history.

#tesla
OMG! Now I have another reason not to want a Tesla other than Musk

This was shown during the Super Bowl in some select markets

https://dawnproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SB-WASHINGTON-THEDAWNPROJECT-1.mp4

A new generation of political protesters is rising and being silenced. Disturbing and important piece:

"The worldwide toll of this sort of 21st-century authoritarianism is growing. Over the past four years, just four uprisings in various parts of the world have led to nearly 18,000 people being arrested and incarcerated."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/political-protest-new-generation-faces/

#OpenAI is on #Mastodon

Follow and ask your questions too: @replyGPT

Thanks to @hotheadhacker for the coding.

For sale by data brokers: The personally identifiable info of Americans with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or PTSD. And it's completely legal.

@jshermcyber: “Health data is some of the most sensitive data out there, and most of us have no idea how much of it is out there for sale, often for just a couple hundred dollars”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/13/mental-health-data-brokers/

Reporter @tfeathers and engineer @simon confirmed that GoodRx—which the FTC filed a proposed court order against this morning—was still sending health data to advertising platforms as of just last night.

Specifically, a medication’s name, dosage, and the quantity ordered was sent to Google Ads: