mtigas

@mtigas@hachyderm.io

¯_(ツ)_/¯ as a service • ftc senior technology advisor • former hacker-journalist and devops person • he/him • [personal acct: opinions/etc here are my own.]

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mtigas, to apple

I missed this from last week, but WOW: Onion Browser (https://onionbrowser.com/) is one of the browser choices in the new "choose your default browser" screen that will be shown to iOS users in the EU: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/26/apple-explains-ios-17-4-default-browsers-eu/ (It's popular enough in each country!)

Huge thanks and props to everyone who's collaborated on / supported the project over the years! @n8fr8 @tla @guardianproject @torproject

mtigas,

It's also WILD that a browser with Tor built-in will be presented as a setup option on a major OS. @n8fr8 @tla @guardianproject @torproject

mtigas,

@figbash @n8fr8 @tla @torproject Unsure where this list is sourced from, but: https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/apple-shares-more-details-about-the-new-default-web-browser-prompt-in-ios-17-4/ The official definition is that the list is the top 12 browser apps*, based on App Store statistics in the given country.

mtigas,

@oliverherold @n8fr8 @tla @guardianproject @torproject Apparently the list is the top 12 browser apps*, based on App Store statistics in each country (which certainly favors apps that are free to download, unlike iCab); I found this article which shows each country's list here: https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/apple-shares-more-details-about-the-new-default-web-browser-prompt-in-ios-17-4/

(* browser apps that have set up the "default browser entitlement" so that they can be configured as a system default browser https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/preparing-your-app-to-be-the-default-browser )

mtigas, to random

Come work with me! The FTC is still hiring technologists to join the team I'm on -- the FTC Office of Technology!

If you're interested in using your expertise -- in AI, tech, science, investigative research, UI/UX, or more -- to aid the FTC's work around consumer protection and competition, consider taking a look!

https://www.ftc.gov/technologists

mtigas, to random

Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology without Reasonable Safeguards — FTC says technology falsely tagged consumers, particularly women and people of color, as shoplifters
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/12/rite-aid-banned-using-ai-facial-recognition-after-ftc-says-retailer-deployed-technology-without

mtigas, to animals

in other personal news, the just got a murphy bed

black and white tuxedo cat, flopped on top of a plush mattress on a fold-out murphy bed

mtigas, to random

As the saying goes: some personal news!

Near the end of this month I'll be leaving @ProPublica after ten(!) years.

In June, I'm joining the Federal Trade Commission as a technologist in their Office of Technology: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/02/ftc-launches-new-office-technology-bolster-agencys-work

mtigas, to random

"If we tried to solve things like SQL injection attacks using a solution that only works 99% of the time, none of our data would be safe in any of the systems that we’ve ever built." -@simon

https://simonwillison.net/2023/May/2/prompt-injection-explained/

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