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Security, networks and the occasional questionable decision, mostly with the Philippines in view.
Meta's Muse Builds Dossiers on Users and Their Friends, Investigations Find
Meta's Muse AI agent tops the App Store, but TIME, Hunterbrook, EPIC and Fast Company report hourly relationship dossiers, profiles of non-users, training on chats by default, and real mishaps. Here is what is confirmed and what Meta says.
Juniper Patches Four Critical Junos Flaws, Including Root Takeover on MX Routers
Juniper has patched four CVSS 9.8 Junos flaws that need no login: a root code execution bug in MX routers' certificate-based IKE handling and three J-Web takeover bugs. None are known to be exploited yet, but there are no workarounds, so upgrading is the fix.
GitLab Patches CVSS 10.0 Flaw That Lets Attackers Run Code Without Logging In
GitLab patched CVE-2026-97229, a CVSS 10.0 flaw that could let an unauthenticated user run code on self-managed GitLab servers through a crafted regex in CI/CD config. Fixed in 19.4.2, 19.3.5, and 19.2.8. Upgrade now.
Equinix Bought Its Way Into the Philippines. Here's What That Tells Us
Equinix entered the Philippines by buying three TIM data centers for $183M instead of building from scratch, while PLDT defers its Vitro REIT IPO to 2027. A network consultant's take on what global players buying in means for local colocation buyers.
PLDT's Vitro Data Center REIT Moves IPO to 2027
PLDT has deferred the Vitro data center REIT IPO to 2027, citing rising interest rates. Its CEO now targets the first half and still eyes about $400M for 49%. What it signals for local data center capacity and government data under EO 119.
Opinion: The SAFE Kids Act Trades Children's Privacy for a Headline
The House passed HB 11566, the SAFE Kids Act, 287–3. It is not law yet and goes to bicam with SB 2424. My view: it forces ID and biometric age checks, hands children's data to the platforms that already failed them, and is blind activism. It should be stopped.
DICT Secretary Aguda Resigns as Ombudsman Probes "Ghost Internet" in Free Wi-Fi Program
DICT Secretary Henry Aguda has resigned while the Ombudsman probes alleged "ghost internet" projects in the Free Wi-Fi program. No successor yet. A network consultant's view on why paid-for connectivity should be measurable by default.
Filipino Scam Victims Lose Money Through E-Wallets Far More Than Their ASEAN Neighbors
AMRO data shows 74 percent of Filipino scam victims who lost money paid through e-wallets, more than double the 34 percent ASEAN average, while only 20 percent of ASEAN victims got any money back. The ASEAN Foundation also flags the Philippines as a new scam hotspot.
Japan's Ruling Party Calls a Wave of Cyberattacks a "State of Emergency in Cyberspace"
Japan's ruling party calls it "a state of emergency in cyberspace" after Times Car leaked 6.6M accounts and a ransomware attack on SoftBank's IDC Frontier hit 495 customers, including JR East. What happened, and why it matters for Philippine networks.
Cybersecurity News: PoC Released for Telegram Desktop Flaw Enabling Account Takeover
A public PoC targets CVE-2026-107181, a Telegram Desktop IPC injection flaw before 7.2.9. A crafted link opened outside the app can leak local files, including session keys, and lead to account takeover. Update to 7.2.9 now.
