Misuse Case · @MisuseCase
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@leo and (and I) strongly suspect that this is a long-term survival thing for . I would say that it's mitigating a future statutory, regulatory, and/or reputational risk because I am a and nerd.

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Misuse Case · @MisuseCase
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So it's significant that @leo and who are fanboys and adblocking evangelists have a broadly positive take on (they still prefer Firefox!).

They suspect that Google sees the writing on the wall. As demands for online grow louder and legislation follows, Google wants to be prepared, so they're working on a compromise.

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Misuse Case · @MisuseCase
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and @leo are also kind of ambivalent about and what it does with and its power more broadly - although sometimes it uses its power to push for wider adoption of best practices all over the web and in the industry.

If you really want to keep up on what is doing and whether it's good, bad, ugly, or all of the above, they're good people to consult.

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Misuse Case · @MisuseCase
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As for @leo and they frequently engage with issues surrounding and

They *really* know how user tracking works and all the ways in which we are tracked.

Steve in particular is a big fan of and adblockers (so am I). This podcast has turned me on to a lot of privacy-preserving tools that I now use regularly and recommend to other people.

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#stevegibson #adtech #tracking #privacy #firefox

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Misuse Case · @MisuseCase
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More on and the and implications from people who are smarter than me, check out the discussion on the podcast by @leo Laporte and (the latter is not on Mastodon).

You can read and search the episode transcripts on Steve's website. Start with Episode 935, "TOPICS" ARRIVES. grc.com/securitynow.htm

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CitizenFortress · @CitizenFortress
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I response to this, i want to remind everyone that 's SQUIRL password system exists. You should legitimately have a looksee: grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm
If you don't know who Steve Gibson is, you should check out by @leo

#stevegibson #securitynow

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Infinity Devil · @InfinityDevil
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I'm very excited that is going to continue with on the Network past episode 999.

#podcast #infosec #twit #securitynow #stevegibson

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Kevin Gamin · @kevingamin
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Are You On LastPass? Time To Look At Alternatives
LastPass was the first password manager I was aware of. The premise was simple: Using a LastPass account, you could store your website credentials in a "vault" on
medi-nerd.com/2023/01/08/are-y
?TimeToLookAtAlternatives

#technology #1password #areyouonlastpass #bitwarden #dashlane #donpezet #itprotv #lastpass #logmein #passwordmanager #securitynow #stevegibson #technado #TWiT

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Noah · @knoawyls
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Steve's Next Password Manager After the LastPass Hack - On Security Now, Steve Gibson shares with Leo Laporte his plan in the shadow of the devastating LastPass hack and which password manager he plans to use next. - youtu.be/9XWHCF4pLmI

#securitynow #leolaporte #stevegibson #applekeychain #passwordmanager #passwordvault #1password #bitwarden #dashlane #twit #lastpass

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