Meet passkeys — WWDC22
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Substrate
Sandboxing Cycle
#90: Be Your Own Password
What’s left, then, is “something I am” along with the increasingly important object that is also increasingly unusable by anyone but me, and therefore more a part of me than ever. No wonder it’s so hard to put it down.
Graphing when your Facebook friends are awake
A hidden Facebook API shows online activity, and can be used to make graphs of when people are awake.
“Maybe the credential store (culprit 1) is so cumbersome, that the growth oriented team (culprit 2) had to build something sketchy to meet their managers’ (culprit 3) KPIs!”
Maybe the credential store (culprit 1) is so cumbersome, that the growth oriented team (culprit 2) had to build something sketchy to meet their managers’ (culprit 3) KPIs!
xkcd: Password Strength
“This is an under appreciated point. Privacy preserving / improving solutions have to be rewarded, not simply ‘checkboxed’ for them to thrive in tech companies.”
Two Factor Auth List
Learn about two-factor authentication (2FA), an extra layer of security that includes SMS, email, phone calls, hardware, and software.
On Covering Webcams
The problem isn’t your camera, it’s malware. Don’t install any software from unknown or sketchy sources, keep your OS up to date, and you should be fine. And if you do have malware on your Mac, the webcam is likely the least of your problems.
Thread on the iOS 12.1 Group FaceTime Bug
“Want to see a really bad bug? You can FaceTime any iOS device running 12.1 and listen in remotely—WITHOUT THE OTHER PERSON ANSWERING THE CALL. (via @bzamayo) https://t.co/Zd4DSeM1WV”
Security Checklist
Staying safe on the internet.
How iOS Encourages Healthy Password Practices
2FA, SMS, and You
2FA, SMS, and you