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Tom Eston

@agent0x0.bsky.social

Cybersecurity Aficionado, Privacy Advocate, Founder and Co-Host of the Shared Security Podcast @sharedsecurity.bsky.social Curator of @retrorelics.store Also: Sober 👍, Metalcore 🤘, Cats 🐈, Retro video games, mods, vintage consoles and repair.

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Tom Eston@agent0x0.bsky.social · 5d ago

“The $17 billion settlement is a fraction of Meta’s 2025 revenue of $201 billion.” ….which means it’s not enough! Nothing is going to change folks! Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction apnews.com/article/meta...

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states.

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Shared Security Podcast@sharedsecurity.bsky.social · 6d ago

Before you try to document every account you own, do this first: set up legacy or emergency contacts on your most critical accounts. In episode 447 of the Shared Security Podcast, Scott Wright explains why this is the best first step in digital legacy planning.

Tom Eston@agent0x0.bsky.social · 4w ago

This whole OpenAI hacking situation… It’s like a parent watching their kid beat up another kid and the parent stands there and does nothing about it. And the parent isn’t held accountable for their kids behavior happening right before their eyes.

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 4w ago

OpenAI employees shared new details about the Hugging Face hack at Black Hat today and warned that this new era will require a different approach from frontier AI labs and more careful defensive work. "This is a pivotal moment." My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/openai-...

Tom Eston@agent0x0.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jay Beale joined the podcast and somehow we went from “Tom hired Jay to break into a building” to “here’s how attackers can backdoor an AI vector store running on Kubernetes.” Exactly the kind of podcast episode I love! 😀 Links below...

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 4mo ago

“Even if you're well-intentioned and want to comply with this law, it's nearly impossible to do so,” EFF’s Rin Alajaji told @kuer.org. “Our worry here is that this opens the door to other states and other countries to start creating these unworkable mandates.”

Utah’s online porn age verification law now includes VPNs. Critics say it won’t work

The new law, which took effect May 6, says adult content websites must verify the age of any users physically located in Utah, regardless of whether they’re using a VPN that says they’re in another st...

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