happy mutants Your smart meter is very secure (against you) and very insecure (against hackers) Cory Doctorow
security EFF fights order to remove public records documents detailing Seattle's smart-meters Cory Doctorow
Gadgets This digital ruler is the gadget that just gave measurement a 21st century makeover Boing Boing's Shop
coronavirus Help a musician's tour bus company provide shelter and facilities for NHS workers dealing with COVID-19 Thom Dunn
Gadgets Apple’s AirPower may be dead, but the AirZeus is a worthy wireless charging alternative Boing Boing's Shop
tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan
computer science Wireheading: when machine learning systems jolt their reward centers by cheating Cory Doctorow
privacy Public treated to obfuscation at Waterfront Toronto meeting on negotiations with Google sister company over surveillance district Rosemary Frei
security In less than one second, a malicious web-page can uniquely fingerprint an Iphone, Pixel 2 or Pixel 3 without any explicit user interaction Cory Doctorow
twitter A megathread of dirty industry secrets that you'll be glad you know even as you wish you didn't Cory Doctorow
Science Adam Savage is back, in 'MythBusters Jr.' on Science Channel (Wednesdays 9 pm ET/6 pm PT) Xeni Jardin
vision The $1.99 ruler that measures pupillary distance (so you can order eyeglasses online) Rusty Blazenhoff
