Day: September 14, 2025

Swiss government may disable privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The Swiss government could soon require service providers with more than 5,000 users to collect government-issued identification, retain subscriber data for six months and, in many cases, disable encryption. The proposal, which is not subject to parliamentary approval, has alarmed privacy and digital-freedoms advocates worldwide because of how it will destroy anonymity online, including for Read more about Swiss government may disable privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance[…]

Samsung patches Android WhatsApp vuln exploited in the wild on Apple devices

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Samsung has fixed a critical flaw that affects its Android devices – but not before attackers found and exploited the bug, which could allow remote code execution on affected devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21043, affects Android OS versions 13, 14, 15, and 16. It’s due to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libimagecodec.quram.so, a parsing Read more about Samsung patches Android WhatsApp vuln exploited in the wild on Apple devices[…]

Spotify pissy after 10,000 users sold their own data to build AI tools

Posted on by Robin Edgar

For millions of Spotify users, the “Wrapped” feature—which crunches the numbers on their annual listening habits—is a highlight of every year’s end, ever since it debuted in 2015. NPR once broke down exactly why our brains find the feature so “irresistible,” while Cosmopolitan last year declared that sharing Wrapped screenshots of top artists and songs Read more about Spotify pissy after 10,000 users sold their own data to build AI tools[…]

The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Code

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Freelance developers and entire companies are making a business out of fixing shoddy vibe coded software. I first noticed this trend in the form of a meme that was circulating on LinkedIn, sharing a screenshot of several profiles who advertised themselves as “vibe coding cleanup specialists.” […] “I’ve been offering vibe coding fixer services for Read more about The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Code[…]

Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of some Cybersecurity Agency without any process

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The company behind the Proton Mail email service, Proton, describes itself as a “neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.” But last month, Proton disabled email accounts belonging to journalists reporting on security breaches of various South Korean government computer systems following a complaint by an unspecified cybersecurity agency. Read more about Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of some Cybersecurity Agency without any process[…]

Which games are used to fund Russia’s wars?

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Escape from Tarkov, a popular multiplayer extraction shooter created by Russia’s Battlestate Games, is set for release on Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming platform. The launch comes despite glaring evidence that the studio’s leadership, including head developer Nikita Buyanov, has maintained ties to Russia’s arms industry and associates who joined Moscow-backed forces in eastern Read more about Which games are used to fund Russia’s wars?[…]