The first release of PGP was 32 years ago today! Wow! #HappyBirthday #pgp
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And still can't get normies to use it
Link to source
@whitey True, but there are more than just normies (although I haven't given up on them). There's sophisticated users like activists, journalists (https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2018/07/pgp-encryption-isnt-dead-despite-the-panic-over-efail/), medical researchers (https://sphn.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sett_Infoblatt_v2.0.pdf), package signing (https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm-sequoia), commit signing (https://gitlab.com/sequoia-pgp/sequoia-git).
PGP encryption isn’t dead, despite the panic over EFAIL - ICIJ
ICIJ relies on PGP encryption every day, so we've been watching the EFAIL vulnerabilities debate closely. Is PGP dead? We don't think so.Razzan Nakhlawi (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)
When David Smith, Joseph Myers (@jsm28), Chaim Goodman-Strauss and I posted our paper "An aperiodic monotile" (https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10798) back in March, we answered the open problem of whether a single shape could tile the plane aperiodically.
Some people observed that tilings by the "hat" used both unreflected and reflected tiles. Although the einstein problem was answered, in some contexts (e.g., tile floors), you'd likely have to manufacture two separate tiles. Our paper left open the question of whether a shape could tile aperiodically using translations and rotations only, with no reflections.
I hate to sound like a broken record, but then, on March 26th, Dave noticed something interesting. (1/n)
Some people observed that tilings by the "hat" used both unreflected and reflected tiles. Although the einstein problem was answered, in some contexts (e.g., tile floors), you'd likely have to manufacture two separate tiles. Our paper left open the question of whether a shape could tile aperiodically using translations and rotations only, with no reflections.
I hate to sound like a broken record, but then, on March 26th, Dave noticed something interesting. (1/n)
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Does that matter? Hang on, there's one more step! Because Tile(1,1) is equilateral, and because we're not using reflections, it's easy to modify its edges to *force* it to tile without reflections.
These shapes, which we call "Spectres", are "strict chiral aperiodic monotiles": shapes that are forced to tile aperiodically, and can't use reflections! If you objected to the hat because of its reflections, this is the shape for you. (6/n)
These shapes, which we call "Spectres", are "strict chiral aperiodic monotiles": shapes that are forced to tile aperiodically, and can't use reflections! If you objected to the hat because of its reflections, this is the shape for you. (6/n)
Yuck, my thread broke apart. For completeness, the remaining posts are here:
(7/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454755267183546
(8/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454766587723863
(9/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454792622698781
Also, I neglected to include @Chaimgoodmanstrauss in my original post. Sorry!
(7/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454755267183546
(8/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454766587723863
(9/n): https://mathstodon.xyz/@csk/110454792622698781
Also, I neglected to include @Chaimgoodmanstrauss in my original post. Sorry!
Our new paper, "A chiral aperiodic monotile", is now available on arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.17743. There's also a page with more information, including an interactive web-based visualization at https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/spectre/. I'll probably post more information about this work in bits and pieces, I can't help myself 😀
9/9 fin
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When the joke isn't worth the time someone put into making it, yet here I am sharing it, so maybe it was ...
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Alberta, vote today! How is it that the UCP is polling ahead of the NDP? I know that Alberta likes their conservative governments, but with the things that Smith has said and done, the UCP shouldn't be polling so high. Get out and vote. It doesn't matter if you're in a "safe Blue", or a "safe Orange" riding. Vote!
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I have to laugh and shake my head at Smith calling it a "Miracle on the Praries". No, you were leading in the polls pretty much the whole time. You're in a strongly conservative province. I mean, if you're saying that it's a miracle that the majority of Albertans chose to ignore your terribleness, then yes, sure. But people voting the same way the polls said they would isn't a miracle. If the UCP ran with a saner leader, they probably would have won by a lot more.
Gajim 1.8.0 has been released 🥳 and it comes with integrated OMEMO encryption! Integrating the OMEMO plugin brings tighter integration and better user experience.
We also rearranged the chat menu and added some quick buttons for convenience.
Both Gajim’s message search and conversation view received some important changes and fixes.
Thank you for all your contributions!
#gajim #xmpp #chat
https://gajim.org/post/2023-05-27-gajim-1.8.0-released/
We also rearranged the chat menu and added some quick buttons for convenience.
Both Gajim’s message search and conversation view received some important changes and fixes.
Thank you for all your contributions!
#gajim #xmpp #chat
https://gajim.org/post/2023-05-27-gajim-1.8.0-released/
Gajim 1.8.0
Gajim 1.8.0 comes with integrated OMEMO encryption! Integrating the OMEMO plugin brings tighter integration and better user experience. We also rearranged the chat menu and added some quick buttons for convenience.cal0pteryx (https://gajim.org/)
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Matrix 1.7 is out now! It's got reactions (finally 💖), better mentions, async uploads, and a whole lot more.
Check out the blog post: https://matrix.org/blog/2023/05/25/matrix-v-1-7-release
Check out the blog post: https://matrix.org/blog/2023/05/25/matrix-v-1-7-release
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Work on a genuinely important open source project, coding #rust for #matrix
https://apply.workable.com/elementio/j/C0621B2B80/
#jobs
https://apply.workable.com/elementio/j/C0621B2B80/
#jobs
Senior Rust/iOS Engineer, Cryptography - Element
Who we areElement is the start-up which employs the core team behind Matrix— the leading project for secure, open decentralised communication.apply.workable.com
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If you have any questions about the company or anything, I'd be happy to talk to you via DM or another way.
"A petition has been filed by aggrieved users belonging to the Free Software Community of India in High Court of Kerala to publish the order as well as quash it. The petition also challenges Rule 16 of the Blocking Rules, 2009."
https://sflc.in/defending-digital-rights-sflc-in-assists-in-challenging-ban-on-apps/
Thanks @sflcin
@element@briar
#FreeSoftware #FreeSpeech #element #briar #india
https://sflc.in/defending-digital-rights-sflc-in-assists-in-challenging-ban-on-apps/
Thanks @sflcin
@element@briar
#FreeSoftware #FreeSpeech #element #briar #india
Defending Digital Rights : SFLC.in Assists in Challenging Ban on Apps • Software Freedom Law Center, India
In the first week of May, it was widely reported that 14 applications were banned in India. These applications were blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on grounds of being allegedly used for communication between bad ac…https://sflc.in/author/tejaswini/#author (Software Freedom Law Center, India)
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This is amazing! No one thinks its possible until someone takes action and makes it possible!
Full copy of the petition is https://sflc.in/wp-content/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/pdfjs/web/viewer.php?file=https://sflc.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/casefileprint-blacked.pdf&attachment_id=&dButton=true&pButton=true&oButton=false&sButton=true#zoom=auto&pagemode=none&_wpnonce=d4ad0f5187
The court sent notices to govt today and hearing will happen on 29th.
The court sent notices to govt today and hearing will happen on 29th.
#India banned encrypted apps @briar@element & @threemaapp based on the argument that these apps would be used by "terrorists".
This makes India the first democracy to act like Russian or Iranian autocrats.
#Fight4Privacy #No2Backdoors
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-banned-india
This makes India the first democracy to act like Russian or Iranian autocrats.
#Fight4Privacy #No2Backdoors
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-banned-india
India first democracy to ban encrypted messaging apps on massive scale.
Only days before Press Freedom Day, India banned apps for secure communication because of "terrorists" use.Tutanota
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BREAKING:
MPPs have passed #Bill60 which expands the role of private, for-profit clinics in #Ontario.
"Opening up our health care system to more private care will mean the priority won't be patient care: it will be corporate profits."
@wayne_gates
#OHIPCard vs #CreditCard #onpoli #dofo #cdnpoli #HealthcarePrivateers
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-passes-health-care-bill-allowing-private-clinics-to-conduct-more-surgeries-1.6389103… #onpoli
MPPs have passed #Bill60 which expands the role of private, for-profit clinics in #Ontario.
"Opening up our health care system to more private care will mean the priority won't be patient care: it will be corporate profits."
@wayne_gates
#OHIPCard vs #CreditCard #onpoli #dofo #cdnpoli #HealthcarePrivateers
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-passes-health-care-bill-allowing-private-clinics-to-conduct-more-surgeries-1.6389103… #onpoli
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My neighbour, a nurse, informed me about an upcoming referendum in Ontario on May 24 - 26 about the privatisation of public hospitals. Can anyone confirm that?
If that is so and the vote is in favour of privatisation, it would sound the death knell for OHIP.
If that is so and the vote is in favour of privatisation, it would sound the death knell for OHIP.
@TSAguilar
Information on the upcoming referendum in #Ontario on May 24 - 26 about the privatization of public hospitals is here: https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/
#bill60
Information on the upcoming referendum in #Ontario on May 24 - 26 about the privatization of public hospitals is here: https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/
#bill60
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“People who criticize new technologies are sometimes called Luddites, but it’s helpful to clarify what the Luddites actually wanted. The main thing they were protesting was the fact that their wages were falling at the same time that factory owners’ profits were increasing, along with food prices. They were also protesting unsafe working conditions, the use of child labor, and the sale of shoddy goods that discredited the entire textile industry. The Luddites did not indiscriminately destroy machines; if a machine’s owner paid his workers well, they left it alone. The Luddites were not anti-technology; what they wanted was economic justice. They destroyed machinery as a way to get factory owners’ attention. The fact that the word #Luddite is now used as an insult, a way of calling someone irrational and ignorant, is a result of a smear campaign by the forces of capital.”
Ted Chiang in the New Yorker.
Ted Chiang in the New Yorker.
‘Lack of understanding’: Software body criticises Centre’s move to ban 14 applications.
https://scroll.in/latest/1048703/lack-of-understanding-software-body-criticises-centres-move-to-ban-14-applications
@element@briar@fsci
#india #element #briar #FreeSoftware
https://scroll.in/latest/1048703/lack-of-understanding-software-body-criticises-centres-move-to-ban-14-applications
@element@briar@fsci
#india #element #briar #FreeSoftware
‘Lack of understanding’: Software body criticises Centre’s move to ban 14 applications
The government had claimed that the applications were being used by militants and their supporters to communicate in Jammu and Kashmir.Scroll Staff (Scroll.in)
So, many parts of Alberta are on fire and have been most of the last week. It is getting really bad today. So of course, the conspiracy theories are flying as hot and thick as the smoke. "the environmentalists are doing it", "the government is infiltrated by... WEF", "it's chemtrails", "it's climate fire bugs", "it's Trudeau's fault" (of course) and "they are trying to burn everyone out so they have to move to "smart cities". JFC.
But not one person talking about fossil fuel driven climate change and it's contribution to extreme drought and heat. No one is suggesting maybe we should give every support we can to those that are developing non-fossil fuel energy systems. No one is saying we should all use less energy, buy less crap, live more simply. My heart is broken by the photos coming out of Alberta today. Innocents suffer for the greed and bullshit of the few.
#AlbertaFires #ClimateChange #ClimateDisaster #prepping #GetPrepared
But not one person talking about fossil fuel driven climate change and it's contribution to extreme drought and heat. No one is suggesting maybe we should give every support we can to those that are developing non-fossil fuel energy systems. No one is saying we should all use less energy, buy less crap, live more simply. My heart is broken by the photos coming out of Alberta today. Innocents suffer for the greed and bullshit of the few.
#AlbertaFires #ClimateChange #ClimateDisaster #prepping #GetPrepared
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Free Software Community of India (#FSCI) statement on banning of apps like @element and @briar
"Federated, peer-to-peer, encrypted, Free Software apps/software like #Element and #Briar, should be promoted. They are key to our national security as they provide means to enable sovereign, private and secure communication to citizens of India. Element has been embraced by Governments of France, Germany and Sweden which should be an example for #India."
https://codema.in/p/eQOpEgZd/publish-our-statement-on-banning-of-element-and-briar
"Federated, peer-to-peer, encrypted, Free Software apps/software like #Element and #Briar, should be promoted. They are key to our national security as they provide means to enable sovereign, private and secure communication to citizens of India. Element has been embraced by Governments of France, Germany and Sweden which should be an example for #India."
https://codema.in/p/eQOpEgZd/publish-our-statement-on-banning-of-element-and-briar
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This is now published https://fsci.in/blog/statement-on-banning-of-free-software-apps-element-briar/
@briar
@briar
FSCI's statement on banning of Free Software apps like Element and Briar | Free Software Community of India
FSCI's statement on banning of Free Software apps like Element and Briarfsci.in
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@internetfreedom almost all mainstream media has ended up being just PR agency of the govt - they did not even ask about transparency or contact the banned apps. We need to inform media and general public about the impact of the ban on our fundamental right to #privacy.
@internetfreedom
What a terrible thing to hear about. As an Element user myself, this is absolutely disheartening.
What a terrible thing to hear about. As an Element user myself, this is absolutely disheartening.
@internetfreedom
It's really stupid thing saying that Element or Briar doesn't have representatives in India. That's not too different from asking that Linux should have representatives in India.
It's really stupid thing saying that Element or Briar doesn't have representatives in India. That's not too different from asking that Linux should have representatives in India.
@Breakfastisready@internetfreedom that is even a violation of the IT act which they have used as an excuse here. Only significant intermediaries that has 50 lakh users need to have a representative in India.
Sneak peek: Gajim 1.8 will integrate OMEMO encryption! In the past, we moved the most popular plugins into Gajim's core: image preview, plugin installer, HTTP upload, syntax highlight, and now OMEMO encryption as well. This brings tighter integration and better user experience 
#xmpp #gajim #encryption
#xmpp #gajim #encryption
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We’ll work with the Central Indian Government to champion Element, Matrix, decentralisation and the importance of private communications. But we’ll never compromise our mission to provide secure comms for all.
https://element.io/blog/india-bans-flagship-client-for-the-matrix-network/
https://element.io/blog/india-bans-flagship-client-for-the-matrix-network/
India bans flagship client for the Matrix network
Element is one of 14 messaging apps blocked by the Central Indian Government which - we believe from media reports - relates to Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Denise Almeida (Element Blog)
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With @sflcin we are challenging this ban in High Court of the southern state of #Kerala
https://sflc.in/defending-digital-rights-sflc-in-assists-in-challenging-ban-on-apps/
https://sflc.in/defending-digital-rights-sflc-in-assists-in-challenging-ban-on-apps/
The perfect confirmation dialog does not exist…
🚨 User research participants needed 🚨
We’re looking for users of Element, Matrix and/or competitor products to gain a better understanding of how communications apps are used at work.
If you’d like to help us & take part, please sign up here 😊 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe6oeK1NOyqI4VPkFK_zSddp5E5IGtjgr1CYzNM0rTnp6HrQ/viewform
We’re looking for users of Element, Matrix and/or competitor products to gain a better understanding of how communications apps are used at work.
If you’d like to help us & take part, please sign up here 😊 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe6oeK1NOyqI4VPkFK_zSddp5E5IGtjgr1CYzNM0rTnp6HrQ/viewform
Customer Research @ Element: Participation Form
Thanks for responding to our survey! We're looking for participants willing to be interviewed by the team here at Element.Google Docs
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Thanks for working on this. Any plans to avoid using Google products for the research and try #opensource alternatives?
Today is World Press Freedom Day🕊️
Nextcloud supports the freedom of the press & upholding privacy through the use of encryption.
Read the open letter signed by us and 40 other organizations & businesses who advocate for a free web!
https://nextcloud.com/blog/press-freedom-day-lets-keep-the-web-free/
Nextcloud supports the freedom of the press & upholding privacy through the use of encryption.
Read the open letter signed by us and 40 other organizations & businesses who advocate for a free web!
https://nextcloud.com/blog/press-freedom-day-lets-keep-the-web-free/
Press Freedom Day: let's keep the web free! - Nextcloud
May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and to remind governments to respect and uphold these freedoms. Governments, and the powerful in general, need to be held accountable.Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
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By upholding encryption we empower journalists to report on important issues while protecting their sources without fear of surveillance and retribution. Tor has signed the open letter to protect press freedom and our right to privacy. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-05-03-open-letter-protect-our-rights-to-privacy-free-expression-and-press-freedom/
Open Letter: Protect our rights to privacy, free expression and press freedom
40+ organizations including ❤️ Fight, @torproject @TutanotaTeam call on world leaders to uphold encryption, privacy, press freedomFight for the Future
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The Tor network is underpinned by encryption, and we have partnered with many news outlets and social media sites to launch Onion Sites that bypass censorship and allow people to safely and anonymously access, share and publish information. #pressfreedom #wpfd2023
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India blocks 14 apps including #element, @briar, threema, imo etc
"While tracking down one of the communication, agencies found that the mobile application does not have representatives in India and it is difficult to track down activities happening on the app".
Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-blocks-14-apps-in-jammu-and-kashmir-for-spreading-terror/articleshow/99900313.cms
This is a dangerous precedent and opens the door to ban any app/service not having a presence in India. We should challenge this order in the Supreme Court.
#India
"While tracking down one of the communication, agencies found that the mobile application does not have representatives in India and it is difficult to track down activities happening on the app".
Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-blocks-14-apps-in-jammu-and-kashmir-for-spreading-terror/articleshow/99900313.cms
This is a dangerous precedent and opens the door to ban any app/service not having a presence in India. We should challenge this order in the Supreme Court.
#India
India blocks 14 apps in Jammu and Kashmir for spreading terror
These mobile applications were reportedly used by terrorists in Kashmir to communicate with their supporters and on-ground workers (OGW).ET Online (Economic Times)
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A general update by the founders, progress on intentional mentions, the release of eternal IRC bridges… that and much MUCH more happened this week in Matrix!
https://matrix.org/blog/2023/04/28/this-week-in-matrix-2023-04-28
https://matrix.org/blog/2023/04/28/this-week-in-matrix-2023-04-28
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Stop the Online Safety Bill
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634725
Sign the petition before they pass a law that requires all messaging providers to monitor the content of everyone's messages.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634725
Sign the petition before they pass a law that requires all messaging providers to monitor the content of everyone's messages.
Petition: Stop the passing of the Online Safety Bill
We want the Government to withdraw the Online Safety Bill, so it does not become law.Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
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I notice Twitter no longer lets me put up a link to the petition by clicking a button.
Signing a petition like this can only change things in a functioning democracy. Sadly as the UK is no longer such a thing, it only acts as a form of protest, but protest we must
Ugh. Why did they move the "Start" menu away from the corner? And there seems to be no way to move it back.
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It's taking over 4 hours to download a VM image of Windows with Visual Studio that will expire and be unusable in 3 months (and I'm lucky that such a VM is even available, though I won't be surprised if, after it's done downloading and I've set it up, I find out it isn't what I need). It took about half an hour to download a VM image of FreeBSD that will never expire. I hate working with proprietary software.
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Google has just updated its 2FA Authenticator app and added a much-needed feature: the ability to sync secrets across devices.
TL;DR: Don't turn it on.
The new update allows users to sign in with their Google Account and sync 2FA secrets across their iOS and Android devices.
We analyzed the network traffic when the app syncs the secrets, and it turns out the traffic is not end-to-end encrypted. As shown in the screenshots, this means that Google can see the secrets, likely even while they’re stored on their servers. There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets, to make them accessible only by the user.
Why is this bad?
Every 2FA QR code contains a secret, or a seed, that’s used to generate the one-time codes. If someone else knows the secret, they can generate the same one-time codes and defeat 2FA protections. So, if there’s ever a data breach or if someone obtains access .... 🧵
#Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #2FA #Google #Security
TL;DR: Don't turn it on.
The new update allows users to sign in with their Google Account and sync 2FA secrets across their iOS and Android devices.
We analyzed the network traffic when the app syncs the secrets, and it turns out the traffic is not end-to-end encrypted. As shown in the screenshots, this means that Google can see the secrets, likely even while they’re stored on their servers. There is no option to add a passphrase to protect the secrets, to make them accessible only by the user.
Why is this bad?
Every 2FA QR code contains a secret, or a seed, that’s used to generate the one-time codes. If someone else knows the secret, they can generate the same one-time codes and defeat 2FA protections. So, if there’s ever a data breach or if someone obtains access .... 🧵
#Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #2FA #Google #Security
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Still remember this time I was looking out the window at the place I worked and was watching someone use a traffic cone to try and scrape the ice off their windshield.
My coworker just mumbled "that's not how you install VLC on windows" to himself as he walked by looking and nobody will ever tell a better joke than that.
My coworker just mumbled "that's not how you install VLC on windows" to himself as he walked by looking and nobody will ever tell a better joke than that.
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End-to-End encryption is one of the good things we have with the current internet and app ecosystems. But it is under constant threat -- be it from EU's #chatcontrol, UK's "online safety bill" or the current renewed "EARN IT" effort in the US: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/earn-it-bill-back-again-seeking-scan-our-messages-and-photos ....
anyone of these efforts succeeding would be a dangerous dam break. Let's collectively make sure all these governmental anti-privacy efforts fail!
anyone of these efforts succeeding would be a dangerous dam break. Let's collectively make sure all these governmental anti-privacy efforts fail!
The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos
In a free society, people should not have their private correspondence constantly examined. U.S. lawmakers, we would hope, understand that individuals have the right to a private conversation without the government looking over their shoulder.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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We just reached more than 3000 commits in NeoChat! A big thanks to all the contributors: https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat
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A PoC of Matrix using MLS in Element Web, new features in the matrix-rust-sdk, and bridges that won't die… that and more happened this week in Matrix!
https://matrix.org/blog/2023/04/21/this-week-in-matrix-2023-04-21
https://matrix.org/blog/2023/04/21/this-week-in-matrix-2023-04-21
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![Quote from CBC article:
"[Barry Eidlin, an associate sociology professor at McGill University with an expertise in labour issues] said he predicts a larger impact on Canadians if striking public servants gain any ground through this action.
"If [PSAC] is able to negotiate for wage increases that meet the cost of living ... or flexibility over how and where and when they do their work, those kinds of things can have knock-on effects for other Canadians. It sets a standard that other employers will maybe feel compelled to match,"](https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/110/229/483/419/453/391/original/4d3093075b42bc5f.png "Quote from CBC article:
\"[Barry Eidlin, an associate sociology professor at McGill University with an expertise in labour issues] said he predicts a larger impact on Canadians if striking public servants gain any ground through this action.
\"If [PSAC] is able to negotiate for wage increases that meet the cost of living ... or flexibility over how and where and when they do their work, those kinds of things can have knock-on effects for other Canadians. It sets a standard that other employers will maybe feel compelled to match,\"")
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If you installed a Linux system with disk encryption more than a couple of years ago, there's a decent chance it's using a weak key derivation function and someone who cares enough would be in a position to brute-force it. https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/66429.html has more details and instructions on how to update to a better KDF.
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We’re part of an open letter asking the UK government to rethink the Online Safety Bill to protect end-to-end encryption and respect privacy.
Read the letter here: https://element.io/blog/the-uks-online-safety-bill-undermines-everyones-safety
Read the letter here: https://element.io/blog/the-uks-online-safety-bill-undermines-everyones-safety
The UK’s Online Safety Bill undermines everyone’s safety
What is proposed is not an Online Safety Bill; it is an Online Surveillance Bill.Steve Loynes (Element Blog)
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@matrix ah! Element is a UK based company. What does it mean specifically for the users of Element if this Online Safety Bill becomes the law in UK?
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Hmm.. so does this law only apply to end user apps and not to services that route e2e encrypted messages between those apps (or even to keyservers that facilitate the initial handshake)?
I may be asking for legal advice 😄
Hmm.. so does this law only apply to end user apps and not to services that route e2e encrypted messages between those apps (or even to keyservers that facilitate the initial handshake)?
I may be asking for legal advice 😄
US teens say they have new proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theorem
'New Orleans students Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean theorem'
#mathematics #maths #math
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/24/new-orleans-pythagoras-theorem-trigonometry-prove
'New Orleans students Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean theorem'
#mathematics #maths #math
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/24/new-orleans-pythagoras-theorem-trigonometry-prove
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Along similar lines is how everyone used to "know" that you couldn't fold a piece of paper in half more than 8 times, until a high school student figured out the requirements for folding n times, and then proceeded to fold a (very, very long and thin) piece of paper 12 times. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/494571-most-times-to-fold-a-piece-of-paper
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I read that you couldn't fold a piece of paper 14 times. Probably from someone who wasn't leaving anything to chance.
I read that you couldn't fold a piece of paper 14 times. Probably from someone who wasn't leaving anything to chance.