What Are We Securing Again?

What Are We Securing Again?

From No Tux Allowed by Tuxbase Media Group

March 30, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 102

About this episode

The episode discusses Ubuntu's proposal to remove certain file systems from secure boot, a court ruling on social media addiction, and recent FCC regulations on foreign-made routers.

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…

Topics covered

  • secure boot
  • social media addiction
  • systemd
  • router ban
  • FCC regulations

Keywords

  • Ubuntu
  • secure boot
  • social media addiction
  • systemd
  • FCC
  • foreign routers
  • btrfs
  • xfs
  • zfs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubuntu, Meta, YouTube, Systemd, FCC, Hacker News

Places: US

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