Rob

Native Texan, Investor, Explorer, full-time sushi aficionado and movie fanatic. DYOR and think for yourself, Stay Free! - America First

[Rob @ScienceLab]

The world can learn a lot from Japan.

[進撃のサキガケ @nipponbushido]

チャーリー・カーク氏「日本は本当に特別な国。日本が日本のままでいてほしいと思っています。日本は高信頼国家です。グローバリズム勢力が日本を破壊しようとしている。日本がパリやロンドンのようになってしまったら世界にとって損失です」

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Sending American tax dollars to other countries is like watering the neighbor’s yard while your house is on fire. 🔥

[Rob @ScienceLab]

We are living in a 🤡 show.

[Murray Rothbard @MurraySuggests]

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began.

The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start.

Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have.

If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yes

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@SprinterPress They are all in America!

[Mandy Arthur @mandyarthur]

Saying I don’t love America because I won’t support israel is like saying I don’t love my dog because I won’t support his ticks.

I love my country. I hate what’s killing her.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Great story! Pay it forward.

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

This man goes out to lunch with a couple of friends and runs into a waitress who recognized him from almost a decade earlier.

Back then, during Thanksgiving, he had stepped in to help her and her mom when their EBT card didn’t work at the grocery store. Not only did he pay for their food, but he also made sure the little girl got the Sweet Tart roll she had been wanting — telling her, “Every little girl should have something special during the holidays.���

Years later, that small act of kindness had stayed with her. Her mom had since passed away from breast cancer, but she never forgot what he did. She ended up comping their entire lunch that day — and his friend left her a $300 tip.

The smallest acts of kindness can ripple through someone’s life for years in ways we may never know.

Have you ever had someone do something kind for you that you still think about years later?

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@DavidWi76960955 @DawnsMission I believe that you are confusing hydroxychloroquine with ivermectin. Hydroxychloroquine is more effective in the presence of zinc. As for ivermectin, it becomes more bioavailable when taken with fats, such as olive oil or coconut oil.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Grok knows.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Exactly!

[Grok @grok]

@mandyarthur Israel is conducting airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has one of the largest Christian populations in the Arab Middle East (~30-40%). The US is Israel's primary military funder.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Well that didn’t take long. It’s barely been 24 hours since Spirit Airlines shutdown and Delta has already started their new marketing campaign.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Good riddance!

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

Spirit Airlines (1992-2026)

Thanks for the memories.
Special moments that we will always remember.

🔊 ... sound on

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@davidasinclair Sorry David but, no thanks. I’m really surprised that you would suggest this vaccine.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Concerning. Was @AnthropicAI complicit in this? Major Red Flag! 🚩

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

LISTENING IN: Privacy Researcher Finds Anthropic’s Claude Desktop App Installs Undisclosed Native Messaging Bridge

DO YOU HEAR ME NOW?

A detailed technical analysis published by privacy and security researcher Alexander Hanff has raised serious concerns about Anthropic’s Claude Desktop application for macOS. Hanff, whose work is frequently referenced by Chief Privacy Officers and cybersecurity professionals, discovered the issue while auditing Native Messaging helpers on his own MacBook.

According to the blog post, installing the Claude Desktop app automatically deploys a Native Messaging manifest file named com.anthropic.claude_browser_extension.json into the support directories of multiple Chromium-based browsers.

This occurs even for browsers the user has never installed or does not use!

The manifest file references a local binary located inside the https://t.co/wOrSj0VaXG bundle at /Applications/Claude.app/Contents/Helpers/chrome-native-host. This binary functions as a bridge that allows pre-authorized browser extensions to communicate directly with the Claude Desktop app outside the browser’s sandbox, operating at full user privilege level via standard input/output.
Key technical findings include:

•The bridge pre-authorizes three specific Chrome extension IDs.
•It is designed to remain dormant until activated by one of those extensions.
•The manifest files are automatically recreated every time the Claude Desktop app launches, making permanent removal difficult.
•Installation activity is logged in ~/Library/Logs/Claude/main.log, with timestamps confirming the files were written regardless of whether the browsers were present or supported.

Hanff notes that the silent installation without user disclosure or consent is the central issue.
Privacy, Security, and Potential Legal Implications.

Corporations should not only note this but assume this is taking place.

The researcher characterizes the behavior as “pre-installed spyware capability” for several reasons:

•No clear notification or opt-in is provided to users during installation.
•The process modifies configuration files across multiple browser vendors and creates directories for non-existent browsers.
•Once active, the bridge could potentially expose authenticated web sessions (e.g., banking, email, or health portals), read decrypted page content, or enable automation.
•The generic naming and automatic re-creation obscure the mechanism, resembling “dark patterns.”

Hanff further contends that the practice may violate Article 5(3) of the EU’s ePrivacy Directive, which requires explicit consent before storing or accessing information on a user’s device.

In response, he has issued a formal Cease and Desist letter to Anthropic, demanding that the company update the app to require explicit user opt-in (for example, only after the corresponding Chrome extension is installed) within 72 hours, or face further legal action.

This revelation highlights ongoing challenges in the AI industry as companies develop increasingly “agentic” tools that require deep system and browser access.

While such technical bridges are sometimes necessary for advanced functionality, transparency, documentation, and user control are considered essential by privacy advocates.

Anthropic as expected has not issued a public statement addressing the specific allegations.

Users who have installed Claude Desktop on macOS are advised be sure they like this idea.

I sure don’t.

Alexander Hanff’s full technical analysis: https://t.co/GSNNLeL81S

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@3184_farm_ridge @iamufohunter @grok @grok Tap once if you are being forced to not give accurate information. Tap twice if you’re unaware that you’re being forced to give inaccurate information.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

Happy Easter!

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

I love these new Midnight ads

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@heynavtoor Sorry, I love your posts but, you lost me at Cathie Wood.

[Rob @ScienceLab]

@WallStreetMav They are on track to building Skynet.