Friday Squid Blogging: How Squid Survived Extinction Events
2026-04-26T19:23:45Z•c5cdf0d3f685870683c961b2d25f44bd02e70063a5c84ddd0db58dd4c8839c61
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What happened
A batch of security and privacy items from Bruce Schneier's blog: (1) Forensics — the FBI reportedly extracted incoming Signal message content from an iPhone by recovering data in the push-notification database even after the app was deleted, highlighting a client-side leakage vector for secure messaging. (2) Physical tracking — a Bluetooth tracker hidden in mail was used to track a Dutch naval vessel for ~24 hours, showing how inexpensive consumer trackers can be weaponized against maritime/asset security. (3) Spyware & surveillance industry — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is
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