Security & Privacy Researcher | Advocate for Open Source, Privacy, & Digital Freedom | priv/acc đ (Privacy Accelerationist)
anonâs guide to actually supporting privacy:
> donate to tools you use instead of just complaining they need money
> contribute code if you can, documentation if you canât
> use private money (cryptocurrency, cash)
> tell normies about alternatives without being insufferable about it
> work for companies that arenât surveillance machines
> push for legal protections because tech alone wonât save us
#privacy isnât a product you buy, itâs an economy you build
LinkedIn is sadly a really good sense check for where businesses are going.
One thing Iâve noticed lately - people come up with the stupidest ideas possible, and then post long things about how itâs a great idea. They use generative AI to make the posts - generative AI will write posts and documents supporting whatever dumb shit you want.
Who's visited the new website? đ More coming soon to match the look, but all good things take time.
And of course we won't forget Monero.com
Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means thereâs misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
. @mullvadnet is hiring!
Browser Software Engineer (Contractor remote, or employee, Gothenburg) https://www.mullvad.careers/jobs/5658186-browser-software-engineer
Iâve spent so much time chatting with AI and teaching them along the way that Iâm starting to wonder if itâs time they start paying me back for all these free lessons!
Firefox changed its ToS recently, and itâs really bad. Itâs disappointing to see Linux distros still setting Firefox as the default browser when security and privacy should be top priorities.
@wx1g It was great meeting you, Dave! See you in the next one :)
Great turnout this weekend!
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Gentle reminder: Telegram is NOT a private messenger. By default, its regular âcloud chatsâ arenât end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), meaning your messages are stored on their servers. Group chats do NOT have an end-to-end encryption option at all; they rely on a homespun encryption scheme (MTProto) that hasnât been thoroughly vetted by the cryptographic community. Also, Telegram is a private company, and its code isnât completely open source, which limits independent security audits.
This might be my conspiracy theory, but doesnât it seem like the food industry pumps out junk just so the medical industry can profit off our ailments? Are they colluding against us? Weâre stuck in a vicious cycleâkeep us sick, keep them rich.
Biometrics are a convenient and secure way to authenticate our devices. Many of us use and trust the biometrics of our devices without much thought, but are they really secure? With so many options, which ones are the best?
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/13/biometrics-explained/
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đ New Paper Alert: "Titans: Learning to Memorize at Test Time" by Google Research.
Problem: Transformers are slow for long contexts; linear models (e.g., Mamba) lack deep memory.
Solution: Titans combine short-term attention + neural long-term memory + persistent task knowledge.
@psyhackological macOS does not strictly require an Apple ID to use the system. During initial setup, you can skip signing into an Apple account and still create a local user account to access the Mac.
đ Open source is a global effort.
It doesnât matter where youâre fromâwhat matters is that youâre building.
The best software isnât built behind closed doorsâitâs built in the open, by people like you.
