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Your Smart TV May Be Screenshotting Your Screen Every Half Second

What the research found A 2024 study by researchers at UC Davis, University College London, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid audited the network traffic leaving Samsung and LG smart TVs, examining…

  • Smart TVs screenshot screens every 500ms, according to 2024 study
  • Samsung and LG settle lawsuit, stop collecting ACR data without consent
  • Disabling ACR complex, requires navigating multiple settings and menus

The gpg.fail aftermath: On responsible disclosure, GPG, and the state of security in 2026 [32:37]

In 2025, I [the speaker] found and disclosed a bunch of vulnerabilities in GPG, the most used PGP implementation, and held a talk at 39c3 about it. Some of the bugs ended up getting fixed.

  • Speaker discovered and disclosed multiple GPG vulnerabilities in 2025
  • Unpatched vulnerability allowed easy spoofing of PGP signatures
  • Speaker emphasized need for serious security and responsible disclosure

Both verifiers were honest, agreed with each other, and the signatures still failed

Forty signed records stopped verifying. Two independent verifiers said so. Neither of them was wrong, and neither of them could tell me why.

  • Two independent verifiers confirmed 40 signed records failed verification
  • Both verifiers agreed on outcome but couldn't explain discrepancy
  • Issue lies in retired key material not captured, leading to failures

USPS can charge you $50 after the package ships. I built a free checker to catch it before you buy the label

A package gets accepted at the post office counter, ships without a problem, and weeks later the shipper's account takes an adjustment: a $50 hazardous materials noncompliance fee .

  • USPS can charge $50 for non-compliant hazardous material handling after shipping.
  • Free tool CanWeShip identifies potential issues before label purchase.
  • Tool compares key data points and provides side-by-side carrier requirements.

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