Friday Squid Blogging: Jumbo Flying Squid in the South Pacific
2026-03-22T19:23:40Z•45d204fafb0b9037e3d1efa3001058d4e5f37cbc275532589918a1bb1424ed22
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What happened
Bruce Schneier’s March 2026 blog roundup highlights several security and privacy incidents: Proton Mail reportedly shared subscriber/payment metadata with Swiss authorities (passed to the FBI); South Korea’s tax agency accidentally published a seized Ledger wallet’s mnemonic, enabling a $4.4M theft; an insecure DJI Romo robot-vacuum flaw allowed remote control of ~7,000 devices; Meta’s new AI glasses raise significant privacy concerns (with apps that attempt to detect nearby smart glasses); Apple announced iPhone/iPad approval for handling NATO classified data; and there’s a reported potential
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- 2026-03-22T19:23:40Z
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