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My Concerns about the TikTok Divestiture Bill as a Software Researcher/Developer
TikTok Divestiture Bill Has Passed US House House Resolution 7521, dubbed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” passed the U.S. House Of Representatives on a bipartisan 352-65 vote today. The current text of the bill as passed can be found here. It’s pretty short and easy-to-read, so...
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Apple Vision Pro Lacks Lockdown Mode
This post is more of a quick PSA. I have been breaking in my new Apple Vision Pro and I was surprised to see that it doesn’t support Lockdown Mode. There is no option to enable Lockdown Mode at the bottom of the “Privacy & Settings” screen in the Settings...
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If You Skip the Microsoft Account Sign-In During Windows 11 Home Setup, It Will Skip Protecting Your Drive Encryption Key
Blissful Ignorance When I did a fresh install of Windows 11 Home on one of my PCs, I used one of the unofficial, unsupported, yet well known and commonly used tricks to get through the setup process without having to sign in with a Microsoft account. I set up my...