CTO at @Savings_Utd. Maintainer and contributor in various Free and #OpenSource #Software projects. Follow me at https://teapaw.org/t.co/1Sq0llKD3b
Ottensen, Hamburg
Joined January 2008
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To automate the linting of the @Fastly VCL, you can use the Falco GitHub Action! tekkie.dev/devops/fastly-vcl… #OpenSource #DevOps
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As people from across the world, we believe Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the West Bank and #Gaza, and the doctors caring for people in Gaza deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for their work! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en… #HumanRights
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Over the past decade, #Apple, #Google, and #Meta have collectively handed over the details of more than 3.1 million user accounts to U.S. law enforcement. The number of accounts shared by Google jumped 530%, Meta 675%, and Apple 621% during this period. proton.me/blog/big-tech-data…
Glad to be part of the #antitrust proceedings against #Google. reuters.com/technology/googl… #BigTech #Germany #Hamburg
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Yet another failure of the #Trump government. 87 days Instead of 24h and no result. A lot of talk, not enough walk. nytimes.com/2025/04/18/world… #Ukraine #Putin
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You can now find us on both Mastodon and Bluesky. Follow us there!
We will no longer be active on this website.
Not sure if greenlanders realise that the US-sponsored independence is a gateway from one imperial setup to the other over the natural resources that it has. The distinction here is in the colonial shift that will sunset their current social welfare. #Greenland #USA #Denmark
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Looks like the French are actively resisting the idea of a convicted criminal becoming a president. nytimes.com/2025/03/31/world… #France #Democracy
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Sugarcoating #Greenland occupation on @BBCWorld with uncontested lies in the fashion of "#Denmark has not invested into Greenland, all buildings are US-built from WW2" is just the absolute low in British #journalism. Sad.
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PayPal password for the US Secretary of Defence, anyone? Oh dear. spiegel.de/international/wor… #Privacy #Security #USA
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Given the needed geography skills, has JD Vance found Greenland on the map yet, or has his visit been delayed?
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It's peculiar to see members of the legislative body celebrating the withdrawal of people's rights, incl. those of the citizens of the UK and US. #Estonia ranks as a flawed #democracy already, there's little to celebrate. news.err.ee/1609644830/eston…
Ain Tohvri retweeted
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 there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications.
One piece of misinfo we need to address is the claim that there are ‘vulnerabilities’ in Signal. This isn’t accurate. Reporting on a Pentagon advisory memo appears to be at the heart of the misunderstanding: npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-533…. The memo used the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to Signal—but it had nothing to do with Signal’s core tech. It was warning against phishing scams targeting Signal users.
Phishing isn’t new, and it’s not a flaw in our encryption or any of Signal’s underlying technology. Phishing attacks are a constant threat for popular apps and websites.
In order to help protect people from falling victim to sophisticated phishing attacks, Signal introduced new user flows and in-app warnings. This work has been completed for some time and is unrelated to any current events. If you’re interested in learning more, this WIRED article from February 19th (over a month ago) goes into more detail:
wired.com/story/russia-signa…
Signal is open source, so our code is regularly scrutinized in addition to regular formal audits. We also constantly monitor [email protected] for any new reports, and we act on them with quickness while also working to protect the people who rely on us from outside threats like phishing with warnings and safeguards.
This is why Signal remains the gold standard for private, secure communications.
In these discussions unfolding around the US cabinet and its use of #Signal, it's important to remember the old wisdom of "a fool with tool is still a fool" nytimes.com/2025/03/25/us/po… #Privacy #Security
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Ain Tohvri retweeted
I wouldn’t say that Will and I are battling but I do disagree. Because there are big differences between Signal and WhatsApp.
Signal is the gold standard in private comms. We’re open source, nonprofit, and we develop and apply e2ee and privacy preserving tech across our system to protect metadata and message contents. Check out <signal dot org slash bigbrother> to see just how little data we are able to provide in response to the subpoenas we’re not able to resist.
Now, WhatsApp licenses Signal’s cryptography to protect message contents for consumer WhatsApp. Not on WhatsApp for business. Neither consumer nor business WhatsApp protects intimate metadata—like contact list, who’s messaging whom, when, profile photo, etc. And, when compelled, like all companies that collect the data to begin with, they turn this important, revealing data over.
Don’t misunderstand—we love that WhatsApp uses our tech to raise the privacy bar of their app. Part of Signal’s mission is to set, and encourage the tech ecosystem to meet, this high privacy bar.
But these are key differences when it comes to meaningful privacy and the public deserves to understand them, given the stakes. Not have them clouded in marketing.
Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, disagrees with Will Cathcart's claim of little difference between WhatsApp and Signal.
#Signal #WhatsApp #app #marketing cnews.link/whatsapp-signal-e…
#Ubuntu going for #Rust coreutils is a nice little gift for the #rustlang community to cheer about and promote! theregister.com/2025/03/19/u… #Programming 🦀
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Orbán is trying to ban #Pride in Budapest! We can't let him silence queer community 🏳️🌈 tilt.green/pride
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True technological breakthroughs don't care about your culture wars.
(@Noahpinion)
E.g when "green" energy is just cheaper energy, further attempts to continue to create an emotional pro/con political fault line look increasingly ridiculous.