Is This Dystopian Phone Rule Coming to the USA?
A new phone rule in India now requires all messaging apps to be tied to a SIM card, which in turn must be biometrically tied to a person. Is this the type of tech verification the dystopian governments would like to see?

Bypassing Passkeys?
Passwords can be stolen, but now MFA and session cookies are not safe. Are passkeys the only safe way to access your accounts, or are they blocked as well?

Is This Dystopian Phone Rule Coming to the USA?
https://securityaffairs.com/185265/laws-and-regulations/india-mandates-sim-linked-messaging-apps-to-fight-rising-fraud.html

https://www.indiatimes.com/events/getting-a-new-sim-check-these-new-aadhaar-biometric-verification-rules-to-avoid-rejection/articleshow/122706792.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/whatsapp-closes-loophole-that-let-researchers-collect-data-on-3-5b-accounts

Bypassing Passkeys?
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/attackers-have-a-new-way-to-slip-past-your-mfa

https://www.csoonline.com/article/2513273/passkeys-arent-attack-proof-not-until-properly-implemented.html

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/12/passkey-technology-is-elegant-but-its-most-definitely-not-usable-security/

https://cybernews.com/security/passkey-safety-browser-vulnerability-defcon/

Quicklines
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/amazon-ftc-refund-2025/

https://notthebee.com/article/open-ais-defense-in-teen-suicide-teen-violated-terms-that-prohibit-discussing-suicide-or-self-harm/

https://securityaffairs.com/184926/security/crowdstrike-denies-breach-after-insider-sent-internal-screenshots-to-hackers.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/new-clickfix-wave-infects-users-with-hidden-malware-in-images-and-fake-windows-updates

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-teams-exposed-attacks/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/sleeper-browser-extensions-woke-up-as-spyware-on-4-million-devices

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/a-data-breach-at-analytics-giant-mixpanel-leaves-a-lot-of-open-questions/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/netflix-quietly-drops-support-for-casting-to-most-tvs/

https://itsfoss.com/news/privatim-declares-international-cloud-unsuitable/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/

Silly
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/zillow-drops-climate-risk-scores-after-agents-complained-of-lost-sales/

https://notthebee.com/article/irans-robots-at-the-kish-inox-tech-expo-were-actually-just-humans-dressed-as-robots/

https://notthebee.com/article/russian-scientists-successfully-tested-a-fleet-of-remote-controlled-cyborg-spy-pigeons/

https://notthebee.com/article/waymo-with-passenger-drives-right-into-line-of-fire-during-police-standoff/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/even-microsofts-retro-holiday-sweaters-are-having-copilot-forced-upon-them/

https://www.thegamer.com/usa-kids-survey-christmas-in-game-currency/

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/end-to-end-encrypted-smart-toilet-camera-is-not-actually-end-to-end-encrypted/