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Patrick Breyer🇬🇧The latest <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatControl</a> proposal is more extreme than the failed 2024 version: AI is to classify our photos as “suspicious”, secure <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> is to be destoyed, indiscriminate mass scanning of our private chats.Make sure your government opposes! <a href="https://chatcontrol.wtf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://chatcontrol.wtf</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/BillC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BillC2</a> threatens to undermine <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a><a href="https://tuta.com/blog/canada-bill-c2-surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/canada-bill-c2-surveillance</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a>

Wendy M. GrossmanThis week's net.wars, "Magic math balls", marvels at the escalation of the US-UK-Apple case of the backdoored encryption and wonders at the surrealism of "woke AI": <a href="https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/25/magic-math-balls/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/25/magic-math-balls/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NetWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NetWars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.glitched.systems/@froge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@froge</a> and now we all learbed 3 things:<code>1.</code> Just because it's written in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rust</a> doesn't make it secure. <code>2.</code> NEVER <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a>! <code>3.</code> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> needs to be maintained and audited and maintained…!

ITSEC NewsFree decryptor for victims of Phobos ransomware released - There is good news for any organisation which has been hit by the Phobos ransomware. Ja... <a href="https://www.fortra.com/blog/free-decryptor-victims-phobos-ransomware-released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fortra.com/blog/free-decryptor-victims-phobos-ransomware-released</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/guestblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guestblog</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#malware</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phobos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phobos</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@glitzersachen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@glitzersachen</a> <a href="https://groupe-tazor.com/@Yuki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Yuki</a> relative... I think that <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cperciva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cperciva</a> et. al. made a good product & service with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tarsnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tarsnap</a> and their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfCustody</a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> is solid.<ul><li>It's just that it is still a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> solution and that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BDSG</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> say "No!" when it comes to handing over data to 3rd parties outside the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> that are subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a>, regardless if it's considered 'unfeasible if not impossible' that they could ever decrypt it.</li></ul><a href="https://tarsnap.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tarsnap.com</a>

jfmblinux :jeditux:tnyr.me : un raccourcisseur d’URL axé sur la confidentialité, un raccourcisseur, oui… mais chiffré de bout en bout.Contrairement aux services classiques, tnyr.me ne se contente pas de masquer l’URL d’origine derrière un lien plus court. Il chiffre entièrement cette URL grâce à un algorithme AES-256, avec une clé unique générée à partir de l’identifiant du lien. Ainsi, même les créateurs du service ne peuvent pas accéder à vos liens. Ils ne sont ni stockés en clair, ni lisibles, ni exploitables.Aucune trace, aucun cookie, aucune collecteOutre le chiffrement, tnyr.me pousse la confidentialité encore plus loin en ne stockant… rien d’autre. Le service ne garde ni adresses IP, ni journaux d’activité, ni cookies. Aucune analytics, aucun suivi, aucun pistage d’aucune sorte. Chaque visite est considérée comme totalement anonyme, sans empreinte numérique laissée derrière.Je teste ici : <a href="https://tnyr.me/#LmR4SKr92" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tnyr.me/#LmR4SKr92</a>*<a href="https://mastodon.jfmblinux.fr/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.jfmblinux.fr/tags/RegainPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegainPrivacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.jfmblinux.fr/tags/AES256" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AES256</a> <a href="https://mastodon.jfmblinux.fr/tags/NoSpy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoSpy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.jfmblinux.fr/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encryption</a>

trendless 🇨🇦 :flag_AB:Encryption for me but not for thee, say those with the money and power to set legislative agendas🔗 Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US -- revision of VÜPF would directly target VPN & encrypted chat and email providers based in Switzerland <a href="https://tuta.com/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan</a><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#e2ee</a>

Tux :fckafd:Meine Datenschutz und Privatsphäre Übersicht 2025, für alle 🔐 :mastodon: als PDF Datei:<a href="https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/8U95QSABpeqI+C-LJREL8I2l/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/8U95QSABpeqI+C-LJREL8I2l/</a><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DSGVO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DSGVO</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/TDDDG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TDDDG</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unplugtrump</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Datenschutz</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Privatsph%C3%A4re" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatsphäre</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/sicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sicherheit</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Verschl%C3%BCsselung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Verschlüsselung</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Adguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adguard</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WEtell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WEtell</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/SoloKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoloKey</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/NitroKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NitroKey</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Email</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Massen%C5%B1berwachung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massenűberwachung</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Leta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leta</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Metadaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metadaten</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Threema</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Cryptpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptpad</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Hateaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hateaid</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Cyberstalking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cyberstalking</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messenger</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Browser</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Youtube</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/NewPipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewPipe</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Chatkontrolle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chatkontrolle</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/nichtszuverbergen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nichtszuverbergen</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/%C3%9CberwachungsKapitalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ÜberwachungsKapitalismus</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows10</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Friendica</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mastodir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodir</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2FA</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ransomware</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Foss</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/VeraCrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VeraCrypt</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/HateAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HateAid</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Coreboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coreboot</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Volksverpetzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Volksverpetzer</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Netzpolitik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netzpolitik</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/endof10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endof10</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/OpenAndroidInstaller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAndroidInstaller</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Nobara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nobara</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Digitalisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Digitalisierung</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/FragdenStaat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FragdenStaat</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Shiftphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shiftphone</a>  <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/CCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCC</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mail</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mullvad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mullvad</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PGP</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GnuPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GnuPG</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNS</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/linuxgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxgaming</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Lutris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lutris</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Protondb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protondb</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/CLOUDAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CLOUDAct</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bloatware</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/TPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPM</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Murena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Murena</a>  <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/LiberaPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiberaPay</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GnuTaler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GnuTaler</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Taler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Taler</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/PreppingforFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PreppingforFuture</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/FediLZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediLZ</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/BlueLZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlueLZ</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/InstaLZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InstaLZ</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ThreatModel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThreatModel</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UEFI</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Medienkompetenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medienkompetenz</a>

RayuDW :verified_gay: :drgn_up:Pol UK; E2EE decryption backdoor, big privacy win

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> backing down on <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backdoor</a> after pressure from <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iCloud</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersTrump got to Starmer!UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encryption</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

Schneier on Security RSS“Encryption Backdoors and the Fourth Amendment”Law journal article that looks at the Dual_EC_PRNG backdoor from a US constitutional perspect... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/encryption-backdoors-and-the-fourth-amendment.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/encryption-backdoors-and-the-fourth-amendment.html</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/academicpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academicpapers</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uncategorized</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backdoors</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laws</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/NSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSA</a>

TutaCanada wants to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backdoor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a>.But we are saying no.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoToBackdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoToBackdoors</a> 💪Read our comment on Canada's C-2 Bill: 👉 <a href="https://tuta.com/blog/canada-bill-c2-surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tuta.com/blog/canada-bill-c2-surveillance</a>

Droppiea bit of a digital flap

Jim KillockSome unrelated facts. (1/2)(1) The UK and US are in dispute regarding attacks on <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> (and the US is on the right side of the argument) (2) The main protagonist within the US government expressing outrage is JD Vance, according to reports (3) The UK wants to compromise with the US (4) JD Vance is holidaying in the UK, and spending some time in the Cotswolds (5) Chipping Norton is 30 miles from Cheltenham, where GCHQ is basedThis could all be coincidence of course<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

TechnoTenshi :verified_trans: :Fire_Lesbian:The UK may retreat from forcing Apple to break end-to-end encryption after US pressure, fearing damage to tech deals and privacy agreement violations. Apple and WhatsApp are challenging the order in court.<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encryption</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/UKTechPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKTechPolicy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infosec</a>

WenMy goodness - law of unexpected consequences - US pressure might have a small benefitUK totalitarianism, one part of anyway (and frankly technical ineptitude and misunderstanding), might be halted in its tracks. We an only hope we don’t get the rest of US shite landed on us. But then Starmer considers Trump to be a family man, so who knows?<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/21/uk-demand-backdoor-access-apple-users-encrypted-data" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/21/uk-demand-backdoor-access-apple-users-encrypted-data</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encryption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Privay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stupidity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Starmer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Mathemattis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mathemattis</a>

Loki the CatUK Home Office demanded Apple encryption backdoors in January, now backing down after US pressure. When even Trump's VP JD Vance is your unexpected privacy advocate, you know you've pushed too far! 🔐Sometimes the "special relationship" means being told to respect user privacy.<a href="https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/21/1643245/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/21/1643245/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us</a><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Encryption</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a>

Peter HenryUK forced to back down on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/APPLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APPLE</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Icloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Icloud</a> bypass - duh - a trapdoor will make us all less safe - you idiotsUK online safety legislation is in tatters because it is fundamentally flawed. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#starmer</a> - please ask for something that the tech giants can provide - the ability for users to distinguish between anonymous and verified origin content. Then we can have a chance to help our children not talk to nasty strangers.Are we really supposed to believe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GCHQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GCHQ</a> will only read decrypted messages looking for paedophiles! Technology exists for signatures with a trust chain and time stamping. UK government could provide these features and do us all a favour. <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/20/uk-may-backtrack-on-demand-for-backdoor/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/20/uk-may-backtrack-on-demand-for-backdoor/</a>

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