Pluralistic: 09 Nov 2022 Delegating trust is really, really, really hard (infosec edition)

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Delegating trust is really, really, really hard (infosec edition): Who knows what secrets lurk in your browser's root certificate store?
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 11 Oct 2022 Trusting (machine learning) trust; The housing market turns (more) toxic

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Undetectable, undefendable back-doors for machine learning: IMPNet will give your model hallucination and you can't stop it.
Shelter in place: Prison for homelessness and lock-ins for home owners.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 15 Oct 2021

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ROT 8000 and what "security" means: AKA, "infosec is a team sport."
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