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Feature Flag Pitfalls: How to Turn Your Codebase Into a Haunted House

Feature flags are easy to add and hard to remove. That asymmetry is where the trouble starts. Used properly, feature flags give you safer deployments, gradual rollouts, and emergency kill switches.

  • Feature flags can create technical debt and hinder code navigation if not managed properly.
  • Flag explosion occurs when too many flags accumulate, complicating tracking and testing.

·dev.to

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The loudest attacks on our Next.js site were aimed at software it never ran

This is a case study of a small business website we designed and built. To see whether the design held up, we read its own edge logs over a 28-day window.

  • Website built with Next.js and Node.js targeted by malicious automated scans.
  • Attacks aimed at non-existent software components like WordPress and PHP panels.
  • /.env file containing sensitive data was not part of served filesystem.

·dev.to

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NITDA warns Zoom users over vulnerability that could allow attackers take over accounts

Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Zoom users about a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to remotely take over accounts without valid…

  • NITDA warns Zoom users about critical vulnerability CVE-2026-53412.
  • Attackers could gain unauthorized access to accounts remotely.
  • Update to version 7.0.0 or later and enable MFA to protect accounts.

·nairametrics.com

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Has your license plate been tracked by Flock? Here's how to check.

The website HaveIBeenFlocked has compiled a database of 4.6 million license plate records that have appeared in roughly 242 million Flock searches.

  • HaveIBeenFlocked.com lets public check if license plate searched in Flock's system.
  • Website uses data from audit logs of Flock's 242 million searches, not storing user info.
  • Flock's cameras track license plates for law enforcement, but system has misuse allegations.

·cbsnews.com

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Is Korea’s future being compromised by data centers causing water and electricity shortages that are being passed on to citizens? The construction of data centers, which are large-scale facilities that store and process vast amounts of digital information, is accelerating across the country. However, as the number of data centers increases, so do concerns about their impact on the environment and local communities. In particular, the massive amount of electricity and water required to operate data centers is putting a strain on local resources. The Korea Internet & Information Center (KISA) predicted that the power consumption of data centers in Korea will more than double by 2025, reaching 6.6 TWh. This is equivalent to the annual power consumption of about 1.2 million households. In addition, data centers require a large amount of water for cooling systems to prevent overheating of servers. It is estimated that a single large data center uses as much water as 10,000 households a year. Despite these environmental concerns, the construction of data centers is accelerating. Currently, about 100 data centers are being built or planned across the country, with major cities such as Seoul, Busan, and Daejeon emerging as data center hubs. Experts warn that if the construction of data centers continues without proper measures, it could lead to a shortage of electricity and water, which would have to be covered by citizens. They also point out that the environmental impact of data centers is not being properly assessed. The government and local authorities need to take a closer look at the issue and come up with measures to mitigate the impact of data centers on the environment and local communities.

·hani.co.kr

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