✨Yael Grauer ✨ @yaelwrites@mastodon.social

Since I mentioned security keys during this morning's panel, here's a link to something I wrote on them for Wirecutter: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-security-keys/

I'll be on a panel at the virtual summit Futureproof IT tomorrow at 8AM PT with Amelie Koran of Splunk and Shrav Metha of Secureframe, moderated by journalist Rob Pegoraro. We'll be discussing security concerns surrounding remote work. https://www.futureproofit.org/

If you own an Echo or Alexa speaker, you'll want to adjust these settings.https://www.reviewed.com/smarthome/features/privacy-settings-on-amazon-alexa-what-you-should-know

I wrote about how freelancers can try to keep their incomes steady during a pandemic. https://businessjournalism.org/2020/05/freelancing-heres-how-to-keep-your-income-steady-during-the-pandemic/

ICYMI, really great interview with @micahflee and Vivek Durai about his reporting on Zoom https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=662&v=Y0OcN2Fvwog&feature=emb_logo

JUST IN: Internet voting tools— including blockchain apps—have fundamental issues, and are not safe for real elections, the AAAS, a multidisciplinary science group, told U.S. policy makers. My first piece for Coindesk.
https://www.coindesk.com/internet-voting-is-not-secure-and-blockchain-wont-help-warns-scientific-body

We got an honorable mention!

We won a thing!

For Cointelegraph, I wrote about Voatz getting kicked off of the
HackerOne bug bounty platform https://cointelegraph.com/news/voatz-bug-bounty-kicked-off-of-hackerone-platform

I tested a bunch of security keys fr MFA for @wirecutter; check out the results https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-security-keys/

Zoom meetings aren’t actually end-to-end encrypted, despite misleading marketing on their website, in their security white paper, and in the user interface in their app. Also my first byline with @micahflee (!!!!!) https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/

Please don't ask me to do your schoolwork and please don't sign up if I write about your organization editorially; I won't be able to accept the gig.

I'll post the two new gigs when approved!

Since we're all diversifying our income streams, I want you to know that I'm on Fiverr Pro with two gigs: I can research and summarize audio or video content, and I can research a topic you would like to know more about. I am adding two new gigs soon, too: fact-checking and critiquing. These are all things I've done on and off, both professionally and for friends, for over a decade. You can find my gigs here:
https://fiverr.com/share/yvQREq
and here: https://fiverr.com/share/akAZp

Slack, Zoom, Google Hangouts: Are Your Remote Work Apps Spying on You? My latest for OneZero. https://onezero.medium.com/slack-zoom-google-hangouts-are-your-remote-work-apps-spying-on-you-cf1e33809cf7

BREAKING: Voatz ‘Blockchain’ App Used in US Elections Has Numerous Security Issues, Says Report https://cointelegraph.com/news/voatz-blockchain-app-used-in-us-elections-has-numerous-security-issues-says-report