LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/linkedin-beats-browsergate-lawsuits-over-scanning-users-chrome-extensions/

Reminder: There is exactly one reason why a company postpones an IPO.

That is: They wouldn't get the money they expect or need.

When I read about OpenAI delaying the IPO due to the dangers of AI, I am certain they mean the danger their AI poses to their own quarterly figures (revenue vs. cash burn) they have to publish.

RE: https://ciberlandia.pt/@d3/117247637388924882

Age verification is having a moment in the EU. But we should ask why scrolling is so hard to stop rather than for whom 👀

Our 🇵🇹 member D3 has brought the first class-action lawsuits vs. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube for their “addictive design”.

👏🏾 A bold & timely action! The attention economy has all of us in sight, we urgently need to tackle the business models & design practices that exploit vulnerabilities & manipulate behaviour.

More info ⤵️

Want to become a bug hunter but fuzzing takes too much resources? Check out Grape where we instrumentalize variant analysis to find difficult bugs in Chromium and other complex code bases. Short blog: https://nebelwelt.net/blog/2026/0913-grape.html (this was published at WOOT'26 and received the best paper award)

The contagion of fear
https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/13/the-contagion-of-fear/

Is it supposed to be so obtrusive to install #FreeBSD as a #desktop on a laptop with a DE? Configuring sysrc, manually editing lightdm #xkb although correct keyboard layout has been configured on installation? No username display just "User &", having to manually click and type your username and pw. Genuinely interested if FreeBSD is just not meant to be used as a desktop. #unix

The V8 JavaScript Runtime Undermined My Constant-Time JavaScript Library

Six years ago, I wrote a blog post titled Soatok's Guide to Side-Channel Attacks in which I discussed the general topic of side-channels in cryptographic applications, and how to avoid them, with example code in PHP....

http://soatok.blog/2026/09/12/the-v8-javascript-runtime-undermined-my-constant-time-javascript-library/

Only stupid smelly fucking nerds would understand why this is funny. So naturally, I laughed

22 recent Linux kernel CVEs with exploits brought to our attention by @nebusecurity https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/08/1

RP2350 - RomWBW Bus
The RP2350 RomWBW Bus is an RP2350 emulated Z80 CPM Computer. It is capable of running the ROM images created by <a href="https://github.com/wwarthen/RomWBW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RomWBW</a>) which gives you a number of monitors, CPM alternatives, PASCAL, FORTH, BASIC.
... Read More - https://extkits.co.uk/rp2350-romwbw-bus
#kits #makers #stem #science

A sticker to place anywhere.

Like hand dryers, toilet bowls, soap dispensers, alarm keypads, coffee machines, thermostats, pedestrian crossing buttons, BBQs, park benches, parking meters...

As well as staplers, pens, potatoes, bricks, brooms, lunch, potplants and speed humps.

XCancel Is Back
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/09/11/xcancel-is-back