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R. Scott Pert

Chinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China

> #Nvidia's H20 chips pose security concerns for China, a social media account affiliated with #China's state media said on Sunday (Aug 10), after Beijing raised concerns over #backdoor access in those chips

> The #H20 #chips are also not technologically advanced or environmentally friendly, the account, Yuyuan Tantian, which is affiliated with state broadcaster #CCTV, said in an article published on #WeChat
channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/

CNAChinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for ChinaH20 artificial intelligence chips were developed by Nvidia for the Chinese market after the US imposed export restrictions on advanced AI chips in late 2023.
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

For those who don't know the size of the problem:

In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.

And now imagine that some folks have to use #Slack, #MicrosoftTeams, #Telegram, #Signal, #WhatApp, #WeChat, #QQ and #LineMessenger at the same time on their machine, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the Lost Coast benchmark on them...

Everywhere else we'd not accept such a #bloatware IRL.

Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)One thing that really pisses me off personally is the #regression in terms of #Messenger #Apps. My personal distaste and dislike for #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider #services like #Signal [¹](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036) [²](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114935952643402592), #Telegram, #Discord [³](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114865723904157014), #WhatsApp [⁴](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114873895410403238), #Slack, #MicrosoftTeams, etc. aside: - *WHY* is there no #CrossProvider #Messenger to handle that shite? - *WHY* does everyone of these shitty providers think people want to download their #bloated #WebApp that takes up triple digit Megabytes if not entire Gigabytes and will gobble up all the #RAM and #CPU each of them can?? This problem ain't new and *already got [solved for corporate social media](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862619013462466) ages ago!* (Not to mention actually good messengers!) - And no, [bridges](https://toots.ch/@dalai/114862754556459439) *[don't](https://swecyb.com/@troed/114862774972645542) count*! - I mean `API 0` - [style](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685423773959519) access because obviously [none of the platforms](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685414638522984) will *allow, endorse or support such an endeavour* and [*actively fight the developers and users*](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685441496803574) ! So yeah, consider this a call for a @gajim@fosstodon.org / #Gajim or @pidgin@fosstodon.org / #Pidgin *for garbage platforms!* - Cuz back in the day we had *way worse messengers* yet people actually made #AIM, #ICQ, #MSN, #QQ, #IRC & #XMPP work just fine from one single *"phat" client*! - Can we please get that back? Cuz #WastefulComputing pisses me off! #api0 #Enshittification
#obscene#wastefulcomputing
Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Today, noyb has filed GDPR complaints against AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat. All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests under Article 15 GDPR. This makes it impossible for European users to exercise their fundamental right to privacy, to find out how their personal data is being processed – and if the companies actually comply with other GDPR provisions, for example regarding data transfers. EU law usually allows users to get a full copy of their data."

noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpre

noyb.euHow TikTok, AliExpress & WeChat ignore your GDPR rightsAll three companies failed to adequately answer the complainants' access requests
#EU#China#DataProtection
Loki the Cat

China just made physical cash extinct faster than you can say "exact change" 💸 WeChat Pay and Alipay now rule everything from taxis to groceries via QR codes, giving tech giants massive financial power. Plot twist: The government's fighting back with their own digital yuan! 🏦

slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/18

slashdot.orgIn China, Coins and Banknotes Have All But Disappeared - SlashdotChina's transition to digital payments has reached the point where physical cash has nearly vanished from daily commerce, with WeChat and Alipay now handling transactions from supermarkets to public transportation across the world's second-largest economy. Many businesses no longer maintain traditio...
#DigitalPayments#China#WeChat
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@ejim @ulrichkelber das macht zentralisierte Lösungen egal ob @signalapp / #Signal, #WhatsApp, #Telegram, #WeChat, #QQ, #Line, etc. nicht weniger falsch!

  • Wer #NSAbook nutzt hat diebKontrolle über seine Daten bedingungslos aufgegeben!

infosec.space/@kkarhan/1146959

Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)@derekmorr@mastodon.social > Let it go, already. No one uses MobileCoin. You can’t even find an exchange to buy it. Then why does @signalapp@mastodon.world still have that shit in it? @Mer__edith@mastodon.world could've pulled that #Shitcoin yet refuses to do do! > The Cloud Act is a non-issue. Signal doesn’t have data on users, so they can’t be forced to disclose it. That's literally wrong! - #Signal not only collects #PII in the form of a #PhoneNumher but explicitly is *able and willing* to use that to dsicriminate against users and restrict app functionality based off their presumed juristiction. There is no *"legitimate interest"* for.doing so nor any legal mandate to do so (unless we excuse the ehole #MobileCoin-#Scam!) > It’s been 30 years, and no one uses xmpp. Let it go. Wrong again. Otherwise there wouldn't be thriving ecosystems and Apps to this day. It's just that corporate shills refuse to acknowledge that Signal - like all centralized, proprietary, #SingleVendor and/or #SingleProvider kessengers before and after - will inevitably die as their business model is not sustainable. Sake with #ICQ really. The only exceptions are those that abolish #privacy for #profit, integrate *actually working payments* or sellout to a #cyberfacist #government (all those apply to #WeChat!) > It’s shocking that people who claim to care about security and privacy push niche apps with terrible UX and no PFS like Delta or XMPP instead of the only private messenger with any real market share, Signal. You know what's shocking to me: People who are unable or rather unwilling.to acknowledge that Signal is garbage and it's requirement for a #PhoneNumber kills any #privacy benefits it may have on paper by virtue of being at best pseudonymous (assuming the userd don't live in a juristiction that demands *"#KYC"* for even prepaid #SIM cards (ime. #Germany) or god forbid even #IMEI|s (i.e. #Turkey has a literal allowlist that'll kick any device off it's MNOs after 90 days within 365 days. - The #UScentric approach to #privacy and #threats makes Signal absolutely useless in many cases, and I do speak here from experience. I'd rather help people onboard #XMPP+#OMEMO like @monocles@monocles.social and/or @gajim@fosstodon.org or #PGP/MIME like @delta@chaos.social & @thunderbird@mastodon.online (incl. setting them up with #Orbot / #TorBrowserBundle / @tails_live@venera.social so their traffic gets through @torproject@mastodon.social and doesn't provide any useable IP addresses. - *I've literally been there and done that!* As for #Sustainability, providers like https://monocles.eu finance themselves by subscriptions (starting at €2 p.m.) which people can pay *fully anonymous* using #CashByMail and #Monero on top of common payment methods (i.e. SEPA wire transfer)... - So even if you think *"#monocles is a #honeypot"* that is mitigateable ciz unlike with Signal you can *choose your own client, choose a different provider & exervise self-custody of all tue keys!*
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@derekmorr

Let it go, already. No one uses MobileCoin. You can’t even find an exchange to buy it.

Then why does @signalapp still have that shit in it? @Mer__edith could've pulled that #Shitcoin yet refuses to do do!

The Cloud Act is a non-issue. Signal doesn’t have data on users, so they can’t be forced to disclose it.

That's literally wrong!

  • #Signal not only collects #PII in the form of a #PhoneNumher but explicitly is able and willing to use that to dsicriminate against users and restrict app functionality based off their presumed juristiction. There is no "legitimate interest" for.doing so nor any legal mandate to do so (unless we excuse the ehole #MobileCoin-#Scam!)

It’s been 30 years, and no one uses xmpp. Let it go.

Wrong again. Otherwise there wouldn't be thriving ecosystems and Apps to this day. It's just that corporate shills refuse to acknowledge that Signal - like all centralized, proprietary, #SingleVendor and/or #SingleProvider kessengers before and after - will inevitably die as their business model is not sustainable. Sake with #ICQ really. The only exceptions are those that abolish #privacy for #profit, integrate actually working payments or sellout to a #cyberfacist #government (all those apply to #WeChat!)

It’s shocking that people who claim to care about security and privacy push niche apps with terrible UX and no PFS like Delta or XMPP instead of the only private messenger with any real market share, Signal.

You know what's shocking to me: People who are unable or rather unwilling.to acknowledge that Signal is garbage and it's requirement for a #PhoneNumber kills any #privacy benefits it may have on paper by virtue of being at best pseudonymous (assuming the userd don't live in a juristiction that demands "#KYC" for even prepaid #SIM cards (ime. #Germany) or god forbid even #IMEI|s (i.e. #Turkey has a literal allowlist that'll kick any device off it's MNOs after 90 days within 365 days.

  • The #UScentric approach to #privacy and #threats makes Signal absolutely useless in many cases, and I do speak here from experience.

I'd rather help people onboard #XMPP+#OMEMO like @monocles and/or @gajim or #PGP/MIME like @delta & @thunderbird (incl. setting them up with #Orbot / #TorBrowserBundle / @tails_live so their traffic gets through @torproject and doesn't provide any useable IP addresses.

  • I've literally been there and done that!

As for #Sustainability, providers like monocles.eu finance themselves by subscriptions (starting at €2 p.m.) which people can pay fully anonymous using #CashByMail and #Monero on top of common payment methods (i.e. SEPA wire transfer)...

  • So even if you think "#monocles is a #honeypot" that is mitigateable ciz unlike with Signal you can choose your own client, choose a different provider & exervise self-custody of all tue keys!
monocles.eumonocles searchmonocles search, powered by searx
#monocles#honeypot
Hanse Mina

Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app #WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian intelligence document obtained by The New York Times.

nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/e

The New York Times · How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat AppBy Aaron Krolik
#Ukraine#Russia#China
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