Ep. 102

What Are We Securing Again?

Mar 30, 2026

• 32min 18s

Episode description

Ubuntu proposes removing btrfs, xfs, and zfs from signed grub builds (aka secureboot)
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/streamlining-secure-boot-for-26-10/79069
Meta and YouTube are found “negligent” in court case over social media addiction
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-negligent-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
Systemd project implements Age Attestation merge request
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954
- system76 employee steps in
  - https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954#issuecomment-4032221990
  - https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2026-March/014797.html
- Pottering steps in as well
  - https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/40954#issuecomment-4045027951
- We get a comment form Dylan Taylor the submitter
The US bans foreign made routers
- The Hacker News
  - https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/fcc-bans-new-foreign-made-routers-over.html
- FCC Chairman Brendan Car
  - https://x.com/brendancarrfcc/status/2036201037552287997
- List of “approved” equipment (as of 2026/3/25 it’s all Drone equipment)
  - https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist#conditional-approvals
- Existing routers can still receive software updates until March 2027
  - https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-286A1.pdf
  - https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf

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What Are We Securing Again?

Ep. 102

Mar 30, 2026

What Are We Securing Again?