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Elizabeth Wharton

@lawyerliz.bsky.social
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Adviser, lawyer, and sometimes cybersecurity circus ringmaster - my monkeys fly.

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 25/09/2026
New: Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) is urging customers to shut down their servers amid a threat of "imminent" cyberattack as soon as this weekend. An email to customers warns of a possible zero-day bug. Kiteworks' CISO confirms email alert. Ad-block bypass: web.archive.org/web/20260925...
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Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid 'imminent' threat of cyberattack | TechCrunch
The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a "credible threat" from law enforcement about an imminent attack.
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yesss. AI may be novel, security failures aren't. “Rogue AI Failures” are management, architecture and security failures with a GPU attached. Fix the underlying failures first. www.cybrsecmedia.com/ai-failures-...
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AI Security Failures Start With the Security Basics
At CYBR.SEC.CON. 2026’s first AI.SEC.CON. track, Elizabeth Wharton argues that headline-grabbing AI disasters keep exposing familiar failures in validation, least privilege, data governance, trust bou...
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Kym Possible @kympossible.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yuuuup I have seen predators weaponize the legal system to intimidate victims and cover up their horrible behavior, claiming they’re just victims of harassment… and men who know about the abuse covering up for the abuser or looking the other way because they don’t want to “take sides”
Balloon art by @blcksmth that reads 

NARCISSISTS
ARE LIKE
“YEAH I HURT YOU
BUT NOW
YOU HATE ME
SO I AM 
THE TRUE VICTIM”Balloon art by @blcksmth that reads 

NOBODY
GETS ANGRIER
THAN A
NARCISSIST
BEING ACCUSED
OF SOMETHING
THEY DEFINITELY DID
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
so i’m on the train this morning and a guy gets on with a little dog and pops open a tiny folding chair and THE DOG SITS IN IT
a small grey folding canvas chair with a fluffy off-white dog curled up in it like a perfect lil angel close-up of the previous photo of a small grey folding canvas chair with a fluffy off-white dog curled up in it like a perfect lil angel
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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On the record regarding suckage: “As a manager I sucked,” Newmark told Ignatius. “I didn’t have the top-down leadership skills or inspirational talent that Craigslist needed, and I realized that I had to hand things over to someone who did.” hbr.org/2026/09/when...
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When Is It Time to Step Down?
In this week’s HBR Executive Agenda, editor at large Adi Ignatius speaks with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark about recognizing your leadership limits and stepping back before it costs the company. I...
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Once again & louder for those in the back: ChatGPT (& the rest) fumble the ball when it comes to legal advice & legal writing abovethelaw.com/2026/09/lane...
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Lane Kiffin Is EXACTLY The Guy Who Uses ChatGPT For Legal Advice - Above the Law
The SEC and the frontier AI labs are running the same broken playbook.
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Snitches without loyalty - your paramour’s, friend’s, enemy’s devices will snitch without hesitation and about everything (sitting on toilet? Roomba still recording)
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder:your devices are snitches www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-v...
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Smart devices can testify against you: How home robot data is being used in court
Household data can convict, exonerate or mislead. That makes digital forensics indispensable and demands careful guardrails
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Most aren't fundamentally AI failures. They're management, architecture and security failures with a GPU attached."
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“AI may be novel, security failures aren’t.” - thanks @cybrseccon.bsky.social for hosting my talk & thx Bill for the writeup: www.cybrsecmedia.com/ai-failures-...
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AI Security Failures Start With the Security Basics
At CYBR.SEC.CON. 2026’s first AI.SEC.CON. track, Elizabeth Wharton argues that headline-grabbing AI disasters keep exposing familiar failures in validation, least privilege, data governance, trust bou...
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For those tracking & cracking Flock - micahflee.com/flock-camera...
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Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials
This morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa...
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 07/09/2026
A woodcut of a bird beside the text "motherfucker do I look okay?"
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sigh. Novice Hikers + reliance on Gemini for summit planning = spend the night in the wild, think about all the stupidity of this trip. (They were rescued, ended expensive but ok) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/03/m...
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Hikers who used AI to plan Mount Shasta trip are rescued after 2-day ordeal
Three hikers who got lost on Mount Shasta and spent the night in a gully told their rescuers that they used Google’s Gemini AI to plan their trip.
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Don Dechert @dondechert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Good thread and worth following.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So if Ukraine was in NATO, the war would not have happened. Sharp as a cue ball.
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Jim Lippard @lippard.org · 25/08/2026
Cliff Stoll's Defcon talk from 40 years after the start of the events in The Cuckoo's Egg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6560...
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DefCon 34 - Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later - Cliff Stoll
YouTube video by DEFCONConference
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Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com · 27/08/2026
I'm tracking cases and court documents. If you see an article or I sometimes miss the cases (there's a lot). Multiple outlets have been doing FOIA, I'll handle what I can as time/energy allows.
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heather bussing @heatherbussing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Lawyer: We demand rescission on this real estate contract under (cites code). Code: This chapter does not apply to contracts for the sale of real property. Don't rely on AI for legal matters.
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sir Toby taking his time.
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Nicole Schwartz @circuitswan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
where was I to start August (and the end of July) Hacker Summer Camp! hackersummercamp.guide
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2026/hacker-summer-camp-read-me.md · master · Nicole Schwartz / hacker-con-birds-of-a-feather · GitLab
This repository is mean to aggregate events for specific hacker conferences (also known as information security conferences) and group them by interest based on activity, identity, or experiences....
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Nicole Schwartz @circuitswan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Do you have an idea for something you want TDI to do in 2027, you better email info@dianainitiative.org ASAP as 2027 budget and plans are getting locked in soon.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/08/2026
Six out of seven alleged key members of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group sanctioned by the US have lived in Dubai. After reviewing United Arab Emirates immigration records, Bellingcat and @thetimes.com found that Christopher Kinahan Jr was issued a new visa last month. youtube.com/shorts/IEu1W...
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Welcome To Dubai: The Kinahan Cartels Visas Revealed
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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I really enjoyed writing this article for @helpnetsecurity.com Mind you it took a while as each time I was ready to submit another AI firm announced their own AI had gone rogue and hacked someone. #cybersecurity #ai www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/11/g...
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Who will be the Stanislav Petrov in your organization? - Help Net Security
Boards must prepare for governing autonomous AI with accountability, oversight, and resilience before automation exceeds judgment.
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Whoever” is responsible when AI Agents go hacking rogue - great breakdown & analysis incl recent Ninth Circuit case via @abovethelaw.com @techcrunch.com abovethelaw.com/2026/08/nint...
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Ninth Circuit: Your AI Agent Can’t Violate Hacking Law. But You Might. - Above the Law
From the agentic-law dept
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I somehow missed yesterday’s anniversary of the publication of one of my favorite headlines in St Paul history. (upper right column)
Everything Wrong With This Patient So He Just Dies
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Accidental CISO @accidentalciso.net · 31/07/2026
Someone submitted an anonymous AMA question on my blog to get my thoughts on how they might package up their services for a new vCISO practice for their smaller SMB customers (25-100 employees), and how they might account for onboarding vs ongoing operational work. Here are my thoughts. 👇
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Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Yeesh. Amazing quote in this story by Kathy Gilsinan: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
“Everyone knows what the problem is: The organizations that bring young staffers to Washington, D.C. have spent the last decade prioritizing blind ideological loyalty instead of competence or intelligence,” said a senior GOP congressional staffer, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel issues. “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots.”
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NPR @npr.org · 01/08/2026
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
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For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
OK! I have read the complaint in the "Grok (OK, fine, xAI) (OK, fine, SpaceX) sues Minnesota over obscene deepfake law" lawsuit, and I'm here to break it down. Link to the complaint below, so you can follow along. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEWS: Former FBI director James Comey files motion to dismiss “8647” seashells indictment based on selective or vindictive prosecution. Read the motion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Memorandum in Support of Motion – #36 in United States v. Comey (E.D.N.C., 4:26-cr-00016) – CourtListener.com
Memorandum in Support by James Brien Comey, Jr regarding 35 MOTION to Dismiss Indictment for Vindictive and Selective Prosecution filed by James Brien Comey, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Appendix...
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Deviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Are you coming to Vegas for hacker summer camp soon? My video this week describes the greatest game you can play while in town. Surprise: It doesn't involve gambling! 😉👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_xx...
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Why You Should Bring Handcuffs to Las Vegas
YouTube video by DeviantOllam
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Channeling Lady Luck as I’ll be joining the @eff.org charity poker tournament during #hackersummercamp - Vegas, baby. Join us. All in. (Showgirl ensemble doesn’t break the rules, asking for a friend) www.eff.org/event/bettin...
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Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34
The EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is back for DEF CON 34! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play for ...
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DEF CON @defcon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities are prohibited at DEF CON. There is no exception for recording glasses with prescription lenses. Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them. Please see our Photo policies for more. defcon.org/html/links/d...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Complaint fails to state a viable defamation claim against Defendants. First, Director Patel does not plausibly allege that Defendants published any challenged statement from the Article with ‘actual malice” The Atlantic asks court to dismiss Kash Patel’s lawsuit
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 26/07/2026
The ACLU has put together a know your rights guide for people within 100 miles of a border. If you are in that swath of land, please take a look at this and learn your actual rights. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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Know Your Rights | 100 Mile Border Zone | ACLU
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless sto...
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InfoSecSherpa 🏔️ Lake Ontario 🚣‍♀️ @infosecsherpa.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Subscribe now and don't miss the Shark Week version of Basecamp Briefing featuring international law news & #OSINT resources for #InfoSec, #GRC, and #CTI. 🦈🤖⚖️ sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/basecamp-b...
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Basecamp Briefing: Shark Week 2026 🦈
July 27-31, 2026: News and resources about the law and legal aspects of Information Security, GRC, and Cyber Threat Intelligence. 😉
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Javvad Malik @j4vv4d.com · 21/07/2026
The AI standards agency has now cycled through three leaders in six months. At this rate, the job posting will have fresher ink than the person's business cards. techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/trumps-la…
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sir Toby on his evening stroll.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Facial recognition technology supplied by a Spanish firm and largely banned in the EU is running on around 4,000 cameras across India, Investigate Europe reports.
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European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India
From Delhi to Jaipur, India is rolling out facial recognition technology supplied by Spanish company Herta Security to monitor millions of its citizens.
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Chef Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedy.northsky.social · 17/07/2026
ass out flower ate this is how i like pollinate
a bee with its fuzzy little butt covered in pollen, hanging over a leaf all assed out, face not visible, just bee butt
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Justice Department appears to have included a fake AI-generated. citation in an ICE detainee's case. Judge Jarbou, a Trump appointee in Michigan, called it out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 16/07/2026
We’ve accepted X’s action plan to meet its DSA obligations on transparency and researchers’ access to data. These approved measures are an important step in enabling researchers, civil society and the public to gain more transparency into X’s systems. 🔗 link.europa.eu/gfnxVx
Graphic on a purple-to-blue gradient background with faint binary code overlay. At the center is a circular arrangement of 12 yellow symbols resembling the European Union flag, alternating between six stars and six icons: a ringing bell, a padlock, a crossed-out emoji, a shield with a checkmark, a document with a magnifying glass, and a crossed-out "AD" sign. Below the circle, the text reads: "DIGITAL SERVICES ACT. X to comply with transparency obligations and access to data rules." The European Commission logo is displayed in the bottom-right corner.
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BSides Las Vegas @bsideslv.org · 16/07/2026
Ten S/MIME vendors. Privacy-invading trackers, unreadable privacy policies, and at least one that couldn't generate a valid certificate. The market for encrypted email certs is broken. See Tobias Mueller @ Breaking Ground during #BSidesLV on Mon Aug 3 @ 11:00.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 16/07/2026
Fantastic work by @thorinklosowski.com at @eff.org looking at the state of fitness tracker privacy. Most wearable makers don't end-to-end encrypt your data, so police/feds (and hackers!) can get your health data — and almost none publish a transparency report, so we may never know if they do.
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Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features
Oura Rings, Garmin GPS fitness watches, Apple Watches, Whoop bands—every year, more and more tech devices are promising to monitor our health and fitness, guide us toward healthier living, and provide...
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failOpen @failopen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Taco bell pulling fresh toppings off their food to avoid diarrhea is such an onion headline.
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
F*ck Cancer & donate to Respite Retreats givebutter.com/c/a-charmed-... #fuckcancer
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A Charmed Affair
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Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Battling Cancer f*cking sucks for patients & their family + caregivers. Respite Retreats is a nonprofit that works to provide a break, briefly forget about the battle for a minute. Consider donating & supporting my team fundraiser: givebutter.com/c/a-charmed-...
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A Charmed Affair
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