Karl Grindal

Elon Musk can whine and threaten me all he wants, but I'm still going to call out his bullying and abuse of power.

This is our blog post on the PHP Vulnerabilities, including some concrete steps companies can take to protect themselves.

Note: TikTok - 15% owned by Musk pal Larry Ellison - permanently banned our "Musk" the movie account on the platform. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

I would like to sell you a new AI agent to optimize the newish SaaS you bought to get a handle on the oldish AI you bought to optimize the old SaaS you bought to get a handle on the legacy SaaS you bought

Ars Technica did good arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10...

We’re hiring! KGI is seeking a Policy Analyst and Research Analyst to join our team working at the intersection of tech policy, research, and the online information environment. Hybrid positions based in Washington, D.C. Apply by June 1, 2026. kgi.georgetown.edu/jobs/ 👇

50 organizations emphasize that age verification would invade youth privacy & make them “less safe” while being required to “upload their government ID or submit to a facial recognition scan” to post online. @massequality.bsky.social @progressivemass.bsky.social www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Le sigh 😮‍💨

Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. Today, some publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk. Tell publishers: don’t block the #WaybackMachine. Sign the petition ➡️ www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/

This headline from Justice Roberts and the red banner of what Tennessee just did to Memphis after the SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act..

The Better Government Lab is hiring a post-doc with data science skills and an interest in public management to work on reducing administrative burden in safety net programs. Interest in tech a plus. Start: August 26 or earlier @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/185941

I’m in a Russian hacker Telegram chat and this case came up, two of the hackers present began to discuss another case where a crime forum admin was picked up by the FSB. “They didn't touch the CIS in principle there, and that was the rule, but they closed it anyway.” Translation in alt text below.

Every city and state should read the writing on the wall and start to push *now* for legislation that prevents the use of force as deployed by police drones and robots.

I know a lot of people are cheering this on because Meta sucks, but it's a really problematic result and if it holds will be terrible for the open internet. This case easily should have been tossed on 230 grounds. That it wasn't means Section 230 is that much weaker today.

A Mississippi family is sharing their story for the first time after a cyberattack disrupted operations at a major hospital system in the middle of a lifesaving transplant.

"Civil rights authorities like surveillance technology expert Albert Fox Cahn have long warned about the use of location data by government officials looking to track people’s movements and crack down on civil rights." Read more. www.ms.now/news/the-fbi...

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

The cyber angle in the new Iran war. x.com/i/status/202...

People, go to Knowledge Commons instead! It's free too, but importantly it's open and non-commercial. As a basic example of what you can do with it, here's my page there hcommons.org/members/airm...

There is so much going on in the Draft Cybercrime Law that I can't do it justice: - fortifying real-name registration - threatening VPNs - China's first penalties for possession of CSAM - cyberviolence protections - New offenses for enabling cybercrime (including converting gains to crypto)

A strange find from the Epstein files: A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev." Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies." www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

🧵I watched Forbidden Planet last night. Hadn't seen it for decades. A super-intelligent race is destroyed, despite its technological advances, by its own subconscious primitive fears and greed, 'the monster of the ID'. Hashtag AI, etc. Anyway, couldn't help but notice how the film influenced others.

3D Printer Surveillance New York is contemplating a bill that adds surveillance to 3D printers: New York’s 2026­2027 executive budget bill (S.9005 / A.10005) includes language that should alarm every maker, educator, and small manufacturer in the state. Buried in Part C is a provision requiring…

More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dave Farber. He was a true pioneer who had major influence on the architecture of the Internet and tech policy. Rest in peace to one of the most "Interesting People" our field has ever known. mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/iet...

A good blog about computer viruses in Soviet times, the KGB and computer security in the USSR. #hacking #history fromcyberia.substack.com/p/how-the-kg...

#Geopolitics creates a unique #technology divide - France to ban officials from US video tools including #Zoom, #Teams www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Karishma Manzur, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, discusses her race against Chris Pappas, her support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.

The longtime cybersecurity professional says she’s taking the helm of the legacy security organization at “an inflection point” for tech and the world beyond. www.wired.com/story/former...

Novel concept: China's spellbinding bookstores draw selfie snappers. In recent years the number of physical bookshops in China has grown, many with striking interiors designed to draw in selfie snappers as well as scholars u.afp.com/SX2v

Scoop: The lone employee behind CISA's Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative resigned on Friday rather than take a forced reassignment to FEMA. CISA says PRNI will continue, but sources said David Stern's loss will be a major setback for it. My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...

If you're wondering why a bunch of the internet seems vaguely borked this morning

Well this is VERY exciting. For the last 6 months we've been making a brand new BBC podcast series all about Evil Corp - the OGs of Russian cyber crime. Preview here. Series drops Monday! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

My article "Analyzing Broadband Reliability: Insights from Alaskan Arctic Communities" w/ @saschameinrath.bsky.social was published with the Journal of Information Policy. We compiled #Ookla and NDT7 speed test from remote clinics that document telecom QoS challenges. doi.org/10.5325/jinf...

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

WaPo - Trump administration unveils a new crackdown on Pentagon journalists, requiring them to pledge they won't gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn't been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke press credentials of those who don't obey. www.washingtonpost.com/busine...

Thank you, Brendan Carr of the FCC, for standing up for what's right.

Voters in a pair of New Hampshire cities hit the polls on Tuesday in municipal elections. Check out the results here.

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."