At this point I’ve made so many “Bar” puns that it’s getting old even for me, and that’s a hell of a sign tbh, I’m usually the last one to get tired of any puns
Context: the city I’m currently in is literally called “Bar”
Hey guess what, we have yet more evidence that governments can and do spy on your chats etc through push notifications! This was pretty obvious previously, but now it’s even clearer
Once again a reason to use alternatives where possible, like ntfy.sh (which is FOSS and can be self-hosted, and is already supported by multiple matrix clients, for example) or other UnifiedPush-compatible services
FYI there’s another Spectre-like vulnerability, this time in apple silicon, affecting all recent iPhones and M-series Macs. It is very hard to detect and can steal your credentials, emails, etc. The easiest way to mitigate it is to enable lockdown mode, which you can do in Privacy & Security settings. Luckily it hasn’t been exploited in the wild yet (as far as we know, at least)
After pretty much giving up on reading any Flipper-related news because of their exaggeration and straight up misinformation on what is and isn’t possible this text feels like a breath of fresh air