Via @brucelawson

Alex Russell

Via @brucelawson, this post highlights why the weak sauce that a lot of tech companies (particularly Apple) are selling regarding privacy is a mirage. The only thing that will fix the problem is for data at rest to be regulated like the toxic sludge that it is:

The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data – Krebs on Security

(krebsonsecurity.com)

As I wrote back in July, browsers are better for security and privacy than native apps, but that's not enough. Technical measures can't fix what policy broke:

Misfire - Infrequently Noted

Alex Russell on browsers, standards, and the process of progress.

Infrequently Noted (infrequently.org)