The Nvidia Scandal Is a Massive Security Nightmare
Our top stories this week:
- Nvidia CEO’s affair becomes a national security problem
- GrapheneOS Announces Pixel 11 Support Can Be Completed Now
- Brave removes tracking metadata from Instagram and Facebook photos
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Updates from the Team
Graphene OS Overview
We did an overview of Graphene OS - what it is, what makes it special, and why we recommend it. It should be out to members this weekend, so if you're not a member yet and you want access, make sure to join!
News Briefs
Fria has been keeping readers updated on the latest headlines from the past week, like how Claude Code leaked secrets and passwords in public GitHub repos, ChatGPT's lockdown mode could be bypassed, and a vulnerability in Microsoft Paint that could allow an attacker to take over your computer.
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Nvidia CEO’s affair becomes a national security problem
This week's global headlines featured a startling story about how Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a Chinese national who was suspected of being a spy. Since then, Huang has admitted to two additional affairs with Nvidia employees and resigned. While most of us are unlikely to be honeypotted by foreign intelligence, we can still take notes for ourselves about lessons like how humans are notoriously the weakest link in any tech stack, how to compartmentalize your personal and private life, and more.
Financial Times
GrapheneOS Announces Pixel 11 Support Can Be Completed Now
Graphene OS announced this week that the latest Android 17 QPR2 update finally includes Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) support, making it possible for them to finish porting to the OS to Google's latest model of phones. Unfortunately, Google has so far not published the source code for Android 17 QPR2, so the Graphene OS team is unable to completely finish things until then. So for now, Pixel 11 support remains pending.
Fria Reyes
Brave removes tracking metadata from Instagram and Facebook photos
Many readers likely know that when you take a picture, it often contains metadata about where it was taken, on what device, and more. Some companies though - like Meta - add additional metadata that allows them to track who you share the photo with (even when you download it and share it offline). Brave has introduced a new feature in desktop version 1.98 that strips Meta's added metadata from Instagram and Facebook, allowing you to share things privately.
Shivan Kaul Sahib: VP of Privacy & Security
Forum Updates
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