SN 951: Revisiting Browser Trust - ICANN RDRS, Beeper Mini, TikTok ban, .meme TLD - a podcast by TWiT

• How masked domain owners can be unmasked through ICANN's new Registration Data Request Service (RDRS)


• WhatsApp's addition of Secret Code for extra privacy protection in Chat Lock


• Iranian hackers exploited default passwords in programmable logic controllers at US water facilities


• Attempt by Montana to ban TikTok statewide was stalled by a federal judge ruling


• Over 1 billion Android devices now have RCS messaging enabled


• EU Cyber Resilience Act will improve security of Internet of Things devices sold in the EU


• Black Basta ransomware group has netted over $107 million since early 2022


• Google's new .meme top-level domain allowing meme-related web properties


• CISA's Secure by Design initiative echoes security best practices frequently recommended on the podcast


• France plans to ban use of "foreign" end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Telegram and require use of French app Olvid instead


• Concerns raised by industry experts Ivan Ristic and Ryan Hurst about EU's eIDAS 2.0 legislation undermining certificate authority trust

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-951-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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