Notices by AAKL (aakl@infosec.exchange)

@joeo10 Why would Amazon ignore something like that?

Not sure how Amazon expects this to work exactly - and with third-rate titles, no less. You'll need to reinvent movie theaters before you can get people back, even if it's a targeted audience segment.

Engadget: Amazon’s new cinema plan is perfect… for the ‘80s https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/amazons-new-cinema-plan-is-perfect-for-the-80s-150653674.html @Engadget #Amazon

The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/193206/trump-war-higher-education-demands-aggressive-response @thenewrepublic

Oh, so he's on a roll. Encore.

Wired: Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public https://www.wired.com/story/michael-waltz-left-his-venmo-public/ @WIRED

Translation: your data will go to the company's servers and, presumably, its AI data monster.

Malwarebytes: Amazon disables option to store Echo voice recordings on your device https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/03/amazon-disables-option-to-store-echo-voice-recordings-on-your-device @malwarebytes #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec #Amazon

Whistleblower "alleges that the social media giant so desperately wanted to enter the lucrative China market that it was willing to allow the ruling party to oversee all social media content appearing in the country and quash dissenting opinions."

Washington Post: Whistleblower alleges Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zuckerberg-s-meta-considered-sharing-user-data-with-china-whistleblower-alleges/ar-AA1Ay7Pg #Meta #Zuckerberg

Oh, yes they will.

AP: https://apnews.com/article/musk-doge-trump-republicans-2026-elections-hudson-b853ea4198ad6f967b1acfc4e2954833

Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans https://apnews.com/article/social-security-doge-lawsuit-data-protection-ab30a5f446914b93aff84188558c1416 @AssociatedPress #Musk

KrebsonSecurity, from yesterday: Who is the DOGE and X Technician Branden Spikes? https://krebsonsecurity.com/ @briankrebs #cybersecurity #infosec #Musk

Oh, the irony.

Bondi: “The defendants arrested today are accused of betraying our country, actively working to weaken America’s defense capabilities and empowering our adversaries in China."

Just the News: FBI arrests US Army soldiers over alleged sale of national defense info to China https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/fbi-arrests-us-army-soldiers-allegedly-selling-national-defense-information-china @justthenews

PC Mag: DOGE Deletes Agency Behind Login.gov, IRS Direct File, Other Tech Projects https://www.pcmag.com/news/doge-deletes-18f-agency-behind-logingov-irs-direct-file-other-tech-projects @PCMag #Musk

Microsoft says everything is up and running: https://portal.office.com/servicestatus

PC Mag: Tens of Thousands of Microsoft Users Hit by Outlook and 365 Outage https://www.pcmag.com/news/tens-of-thousands-of-microsoft-users-hit-by-outlook-and-365-outage @PCMag #Microsoft

Remember this name. Jim Banks, a Republican, is the junior United States senator from Indiana. I hope Newsweek will have the spine to print opposing views as well.

Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/sen-jim-banks-trump-leading-america-new-golden-age-opinion-2032848 @newsweek.com

@badnetmask @odr_k4tana @jerry Did you ever use Signal for international numbers?

@jerry The question is: is Teams actually better or just snoopier and more AI-infused?

@odr_k4tana @jerry The only argument for Skype is that it was cheap for calls anywhere in the world.

BBC: Minutes after Apple shareholders rejected diversity challenge, CEO Tim Cook said Apple "may have to change its diversity practices as the US legal landscape shifts" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjv8e49deo @BBCNews #Apple

@joeo10 So that's what that's for. Kinda like killing off women votes, which appears to be a priority.

Let's call it like it is:

- The old GOP is dead
- Remaining Congressional Republicans would rather hold on to their seats
- Democrats and disenfranchised Republicans are bringing spoons to a gun battle
- Whoever takes this regime down isn't on the scene yet
- Whoever takes the regime down will change all the rules

When the tables turn, as they must:

- How do you deal with the collaborators, including within Congress, and various agencies?
- How do you change the laws - legally - so this kind of thing never happens again?
- How do you fix the damage that has already been done?
- How do you heal the wounds?

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/politics/trumps-executive-order-independent-agencies/index.html @CNN

"In the ongoing saga that is Google’s struggle to replace tracking cookies, we have entered a new phase."

Malwarebytes: Google now allows digital fingerprinting of its users https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/02/google-now-allows-digital-fingerprinting-of-its-users @malwarebytes #cybersecurity #infosec #Google

From yesterday. The threats appear to come from Students Against Nazi Extremism (SANE), a small direct-action group in California.

Futurism: Tesla Owners Receiving Threats That If They Don't Sell Their Cars, They'll Be Vandalized https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-owners-threats-vandalized @Futurism #Musk