Ricky Padilla

@rickypadil.la

🔐 identity tech @1password 🎮 wannabe gamer 🏔️ in denver

I thought the whiplash of feeling like a god one moment to a complete imbecile the next would go away after 10 years of writing software. Nope 🙂‍↔️ (The intensity of both extremes is quite a bit less at least!)

Trying to reserve a place in Tokyo. Apparently local law requires us to upload photos of our passports to our host? 🤦‍♂️ We need verifiable digital credentials to go mainstream ASAP…

Screenshot of web platform requesting photos of passports.

For this.weekinsecurity.com, I wrote about how Apple's Lockdown Mode, once billed as an "extreme" security protection for iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches, has passed a major real-world test by blocking the feds from accessing a journalist's phone. Free to read; additional words for subscribers:

Apple's Lockdown Mode: Once an 'extreme' security protection, now a necessity for Americans

An optional "extreme" security feature that Apple has baked-in to modern iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches has passed a significant real-world test.

this.weekinsecurity.com

One hour and five minutes into the draw and so far we have learned that Canada, Mexico and the USA will be playing at a World Cup hosted in Canada, Mexico and the USA.

I was arguing w someone. They just sent me a screenshot of ChatGPTs generated response to defend their position. We’ve become so lazy we can’t even copy/paste bullshit arguments. 🤦‍♂️

Why are we taking our latest politics cover to the streets? We wanted you to see what we saw, over many months of covering DOGE, ICE, and the rest of it. Tech leaders got what they wanted—a seat at the table with a would-be king, and a chance to haggle over the rules that govern their businesses.

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