Ben "B.K." DeLong

@bkdelong.bsky.social

Dad, Geek in Vuln Mgmt, Sustainable Tech Enthusiast. I speak for myself. (He/Him/His)

MSRC; Tell The Whole Story Please Every so often, it seems that Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) likes to stick their proverbial foot in their mouth on the topic of vulnerability disclosure. The root issue is that collectively, MSRC does not seem to appreciate either their own history or…

MSRC; Tell The Whole Story Please

Every so often, it seems that Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) likes to stick their proverbial foot in their mouth on the topic of vulnerability disclosure. The root issue is that collectively, MSRC does not seem to appreciate either their own history or the bigger picture. As such they have a myopic view on the topic. The latest comes in the…

jericho.blog

If you live in Massachusetts, please call 978-485-4694 to talk to your state representative & ask them to oppose the bill. Age verification does not work. It does violate the privacy of adults.

Massachusetts bill H.5349 would impose age verification on social media users. Which is any site that “displays content primarily generated by users”. This is an example of what happens when people who don’t understand technology try to regulate it & get played by Big Tech.

I get asked to show up to book clubs, online and offline. Here is why from now on the answer is always "no." If you think this might have something to do with "AI" ruining yet another thing for everyone, you're absolutely 100% correct. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/03/i...

Indefinite Book Club Hiatus

Today in “Things that ‘AI’ has ruined”: No, I won’t be able to show up to your book club’s online/offline gathering, and the reason for this is simple: I, and li…

whatever.scalzi.com

Okay, it's time. I have a prized Cult of the dead cow Zippo lighter. These simply do not exist anywhere. But a CDC member is hurting and I want to encourage donations to the GoFundMe, so out it goes. Details in thread.

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A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” have military operations been inhibited by legal advice - via @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000

Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip

theguardian.com

For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE

Here is the growing list of countries choosing to pause mail deliveries to the U.S. because of Trump's tariff chaos. Did anyone vote in 2024 to become the new Hermit Kingdom? Austria Australia Denmark France Germany India Italy Japan New Zealand Singapore Spain South Korea Sweden Thailand

Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices. Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire

Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....

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HAPPENING NOW: Greetings from the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where Judge Paula Xinis is set to hold a motions hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s civil case against the Trump administration over his wrongful removal to El Salvador. I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along 🧵⬇️

The federal courthouse in Greenbelt, MD.