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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Jan 2018

      A #Spectre is haunting digital security. In my latest for the NYT, I discuss what we can learn from the sudden disclosure that a new class of exploits was possible in billions of chips—a threat across many systems. If that's not a wake-up call, what is? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/looming-digital-meltdown.html …pic.twitter.com/2NzxYa8CYi

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Jan 2018

      (Also, @tqbf gave some helpful feedback that the piece could be interpreted to be against optimization. This isn't a "how to fix it" piece, but to the degree there are suggestions for design, it is isolation, separation, and crucially, integrated security-analysis across layers.)

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Jan 2018

      As an ordinary user, the most important thing you can do against #spectre and #meltdown is to update your software and to install an ad-blocker like uBlock Origin. Realistically, the end-user threat is malvertisement. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/looming-digital-meltdown.html …pic.twitter.com/RDj3aTbFvg

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Jan 2018

      Here's @ncweaver explaining why blocking ads is a crucial security measure. Subscribe to newspapers (not just national ones), donate, support or pay for your favorite sites (even if a few dollars! They make so little money from ads!), and *block* ads. https://www.lawfareblog.com/spectre-advertising-meltdown-what-you-need-know …pic.twitter.com/VWmUXJm2hJ

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Jan 2018

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          Yes. Good points. https://twitter.com/webinista/status/950040501486432258 …

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Jan 2018

          The biggest #spectre threat on the end user side is malvertisement. Ads are not vetted and they execute remote code. Fixing the ad mess is a security issue. Meanwhile, install an adblocker like Ublock Origin, and subscribe or contribute to your favorite sites.

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Jan 2018

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          And malvertisement is a separate, independent threat from what I talk about here in terms of downsides ads.https://twitter.com/tedtalks/status/950361029606854656 …

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          We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads: http://t.ted.com/2qNgaox  @zeynep pic.twitter.com/xTSZP7cVJM
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        1. the grugq‏ @thegrugq_ebooks 7 Jan 2018
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          are you generally this confused, not just wonks doing think pieces.

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        1. K Blank‏ @kjblank80 7 Jan 2018
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          I love Ublock Origin (and it has to be the origin version that is open source). Works on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. What's amazing is watching the counter of the number of requests being blocked on some sites.

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        2. Alon (they/them)‏ @alon_levy 7 Jan 2018
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          Does AdBlockPlus also work, or is it too compromised?

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        3. klendathu baraka nickatnite‏ @jcl68nyr 7 Jan 2018
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          ABP is very compromised. UBlock Origin is the best I've experienced.

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        1. Jₑₙₛ Gustedt‏ @gustedt 7 Jan 2018
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          Just that we don't forget, ad blocking also has the direct advantage of ... blocking ads. Many people may not even be aware anymore to what crap they are regularly exposed.

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        1. Tweetmonger ™️  🎃¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🎄‏ @DwayneFuhlhage 7 Jan 2018
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          I have uBlock Origin installed on my home Chromebook. I may miss some content, but whenever a site come up insisting that I turn off my ad blocker, I simply navigate away. Thanks for your concise explanations on how our digital world works.

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        1. Paul Guinnessy‏ @PaulGuinnessy 7 Jan 2018
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          Four weeks on the NYTimes web site can be yours for $1000. That’s not a lot.

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