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Breach of Confidence

The week in security, rounded up with the appropriate level of suspicion. Free, weekly, mildly sarcastic.

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  • Breach of Confidence: 8 May 2026

    I’ve been thinking about trust lately. Not in the abstract philosophical sense, but in the “who do you hand your house keys…

  • Breach of Confidence 1 May 2026

    I’ve been thinking about coal mines. How you dig a hole in the earth, extract everything valuable, leave a scar, and walk…

  • Breach of Confidence: 24 April 2026

    I spent an hour this week explaining to someone that no, ChatGPT cannot reliably fact-check itself, and yes, that’s a problem when…

  • Breach of Confidence 17 April 2026

    I’ve spent the week watching people earnestly debate whether AI will replace security analysts. The real threat isn’t AI taking your job.…

  • Breach of Confidence: 10 April 2026

    I spent most of one day this week trying to access a perfectly ordinary online service and felt like I was applying…

  • Breach of Confidence: 3 April 2026

    I once tried to assemble IKEA furniture this week without looking at the instructions. Got halfway through before realising I’d built something…

  • Breach of Confidence – 27 March 2026

    I’ve been watching my phone battery go to 37% lately and it’s giving me anxiety even though I know I can make…