CIRCLE WITH A DOT

#Passwordmanagers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always trueContrary to what password managers say, a server compromise can mean game over.The team executed 27 successful attacks against industry leaders #Bitwarden, #LastPass, and# Dashlane (12 against Bitwarden, 7 against LastPass, and 6 against Dashlane), proving that if a server is compromised by a sophisticated actor, your vault can be unlocked with surprising ease. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/password-managers-promise-that-they-cant-see-your-vaults-isnt-always-true/May just be fear-mongering or FUD

Inside #Chicago’s #surveillance #panopticonLaw enforcement and security advocates say this vast monitoring system protects public safety and works well. But activists and many residents say it’s a surveillance panopticon that creates a chilling effect on behavior and violates guarantees of #privacy and #freespeech. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/23/1132740/inside-chicago-surveillance-panopticon/https://archive.ph/kJD2R

The State of #AntiSurveillance DesignEffective #surveillance-evading gear might already be in your closet.Since Dazzle project made #adversarialdesign mainstream, lots of projects attempt to confound, pollute, or elude cameras that watch us move every day. Harvey’s made several more, including heat obscuring ponchos meant to hide the wearer from drones, Faraday cage pockets for phones, and high-powered LED flash arrays for blinding paparazzi. https://www.404media.co/the-state-of-anti-surveillance-design/https://archive.ph/O60tg