Today I learned about using zero-knowledge proofs in the context of passwords. These are my rough-and-ready notes from reading. Apparently OpenSSL has an implementation of the SRP algorithm.
...In a study that Ars Technica reported on, researchers found that an alarming number of computer repair technicians snooped through clients’ devices—and female clients were way more likely to have their data accessed. Yikes!
I once had to take my laptop to get some repairs done. The TAB key on my 2016 MacBook Pro had started glitching, and that wasn’t going to fly when I was working on code and needed my tab completions and app switching to be seamless. I took my laptop to the Apple-authorized repair service at my school. The surly technician confirmed my warranty and asked me to fill out an intake form for my computer.