Nov 25th 2025
Security Now 1053
Banning VPNs
The Equals Coffee Hack
Could banning VPNs really become law in the US? This episode breaks down the jaw-dropping legislation in Wisconsin and Michigan that targets VPN access for everyone, not just kids—and what it means for your digital privacy.
- The EU finally comes to its "Chat Control" senses.
- Windows 11 to include SysInternals Sysmon natively.
- Chrome's tabs (optionally) go vertical.
- The Pentagon begins its investment in warfare AI.
- Members of the military are being doxed by social media.
- A look inside the futility of trying to corral AI.
- The surprising lack of WhatsApp user privacy.
- Exactly what happened last week to Cloudflare?
- Britain (over)reacts to the Jaguar Land Rover incident.
- Project: Hail Mary's second trailer released.
- US state legislatures want to ban VPNs altogether
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1053-Notes.pdf
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