‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Package Manager Where This Regularly Happens | Kevin Patel
｢ “It’s a shame, but what can you do? This is just the price of building modern web apps,” said Senior Frontend Engineer Mark Vance, echoing the sentiments of a community that completely relies on a 40-level-deep nested tree of unvetted packages maintained by pseudonymous strangers to capitalize a single string ｣
https://kevinpatel.xyz/posts/no-way-to-prevent-this/
#npm #satire #cybersecurity
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“That free online tool is tracking you – here’s how it works https:// anonyome.com/resources/blog/fr ee-online-tools-tracking/ # privacy # surveillance”
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“Michael Geist on Bill-C-22: “…no one is trying to hide anything here: the government says lawful access is a first step and that it is prepared to go further, while the police state on the record at committee that years ...”
https://cosocial.ca/@mike_vlasman/116579622683244028
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“We are now in an all-hands-on deck moment with regard to organizing to remove # ShotSpotter from Cambridge, MA. The Black Response ( https://www theblackresponsecambridge.com/ ) wants to fill the council chambe...”
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“https://www europesays.com/dk/83338/ Drone Disturbance in Helsinki: A Capital Concern # airport # DefenceForces # drone # Finland # helsinki # PrimeMinister # PublicSafety # Security # surv...”
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“Canadians:
Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22
The government just introduced Bill C-22 — a sweeping surveillance proposal that would force collection of vast quantities of Canadians’ private data, on every digit...”
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“Europol is aiming to become a powerful police force with far-reaching surveillance powers. But in an attempt to deliver in the fight against serious cross-border crime, the agency appears to have gone rogue itself, this ...”
https://mastodon.social/@Cvexreos/116577942738887151
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“Six Three Juliet is the early bird today. https:// globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a1d 296 # Portland # Surveillance”
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“More than 170 arrests in # FacialRecognition trial https://www bbc.com/news/articles/cddpzglz rv7o # FRT # UK # privacy # surveillance”
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“Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
https:// web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/meta-layoffs-bad-vibes-mark-zuckerberg-ai/”
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“Microsoft Israel head ousted reportedly over IDF’s controversial use of cloud tech Microsoft’s Israel general manager Alon Haimovich will be stepping down, following the findings of an internal review into…
# NewsBeep...”
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“The future of border security isn’t at the border at all | The Verge https://www theverge.com/report/928726/bor der-security-expo-cbp-ice-dhs-surveillance At this year’s Border Security Expo, the most insidio...”
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“Can anyone point me to a map that compiles the current/proposed # DataCenters in North America? Just searching on my own, I find a bunch of random maps from sources I really don't recognize so am wondering about trust...”
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“RE: https:// ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E UCommission/116561792802802294 demanding everybody submits to # spyware and 24/7 # surveillance is digital slavery. it turns anywhere there is a mobile phone into ...”
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/116562438917991244
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“Free software offers trust and privacy; # Ring offers mass surveillance: https:// u.fsf.org/4aw # Flock # privacy # surveillance”
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“Elbows up but also creepy? https://www theguardian.com/world/2026/may /11/canadians-visiting-us?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other # canada # uspol # surveillance # travel”
https://cosocial.ca/@maj/116556861545375228
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“ICE to Develop Own Smart Glasses to 'Supplement' Its Facial Recognition App https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/ # HackerNews # Tech # Survei...”
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“Truth.
# ChatControl # surveillance # algorithm # bigtech”
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“This could be straight out of the backstory of my novel, Citizen Zero... https://www theguardian.com/technology/202 6/may/11/ai-worker-control-surveillance # AI # surveillance # technology # socialjust...”
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KYC doesn’t stop criminals - they have ways around it. It just adds friction for regular people trying to access basic services. The burden is always placed on the honest, not the bad actors. #privacy #cybersecurity #decentralization
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