Amazing to hear. Thank you Oliver!
Amazing to hear. Thank you Oliver!
Session 2 of the ARMOR side meeting starts today at 4 PM EST. Weβll be digging into next steps and shaping where this work goes next.
Agenda: trello.com/c/p4fjRkcl
Slides: github.com/grittygrease...
Join the list: mailman3.irtf.org/mailman3/lis...
The first ARMOR meeting was a success with 4 great presentations on different aspects of real-world protocol resilience by @vinifortuna.com , Brien Colwell, @distributeddave.bsky.social , and @hellais.bsky.social.
If we care about kids, we must invest where harm actually occurs and where prevention works, not in universal ID checks or backdoors that make everyone less safe.
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/the-illusion...
Here is my ESPHome board collection is case you are curious: github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
It's also open source. You are welcome to contribute!
The beauty of #OpenSource β¨
While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHomeβs RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...
My first direct contribution to ESPHome π
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.
I've just revamped the documentation of my ESPHome board configuration collection.
Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
Contributions of new boards are welcome.
#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant
Bar chart showing DNS blocking of dw.com until end of July, and no blocking after.
Great to see that Deutsche Welle is no longer blocked in Turkey!
Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social
Excited to announce the latest release of the Outline SDK x module (x/v0.0.4)!
Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool
Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...
Forcing sites to collect IDs is a terrible idea. But the Supreme Court's ruling on age verification doesn't have to be a privacy disaster.
Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...
Much of Iran's internet service is down as of 14:00 UTC (5:30pm local).
Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.
Looks like IPv6 and QUIC traffic to @cloudflare.social disappeared in #Iran:
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...
π‘ June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC: If you are running an SDK-enabled app, now you have more built-in options to keep your service online during moments of crisis thanks to Psiphon in this conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon)
ππΎ RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
π‘ Next June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC join the conversation with @vinifortuna.com β¬ (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon) on Outline SDK equipped with Psiphon fall back capabilities - and #Psiphon uses #Outlineβs shadowsocks strategy in its app as well.
ππΎ RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/t...
This deserves a place at www.instagram.com/secret_butth...
Iβm grateful and honored to speak at #UMich today! As lead for internet freedom at Jigsaw and creator of #OutlineVPN, I've seen firsthand how tech can empower democratic action.
Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.
democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/
Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting backβjoin us.
Good thing @signal.org doesn't have backdoors
This decision makes the US weaker, less safe and less prosperous.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.
It's live! Starting today, you can use @cyd.social to migrate your old tweets into Bluesky. Check it out! cyd.social/migrate-your...
Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) is one of the emerging standards that helps protect your browsing activity from prying eyes.
Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
β’ tls-ech.dev
β’ defo.ie/ech-check.php
Chrome users, donβt forget to enable encrypted DNS.
The effort poured into #VPNs far exceeds what it would take to fix the fundamental #privacy and #security flaws in internet protocols that make VPNs needed. Instead of addressing the root cause, we keep investing in workarounds. It's time to rethink our approach.
#Standards #InternetFreedom
Apple decided to not leave Russia and is now taking down every vpn from the App Store as demanded by the government. Not something to support
Excited to be speaking at #SplinterCon Taiwan today about the future of VPNs and internet freedom! Join me and Mallory Knodel as we discuss how we can build a more open, resilient, and accessible internet for everyone. π
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN
Outline VPN is evolving to better empower digital security providers!
This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.
Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...
#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN
The shameful decision by the UK government undermines the privacy of not only the UK people, but also anyone else in the globe who communicates with people in the UK. This must be reversed now.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers? Subtitle: Muskβs tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs β’ Current Tax Rate: 3.27% β’ Top Federal Tax Rate: 37% Cost Comparison (Bar Chart): β’ Cost of Muskβs Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple) β’ Cost of Top 100 Billionairesβ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red) β’ Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green) X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries. Impact on Federal Workforce: β’ Average Federal Salary: $106,000 β’ Jobs Muskβs Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees) Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart): β’ A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Muskβs avoided taxes could fund, labeled βShare Equal to Muskβs Avoided Taxes: 29.5%β. Sources: β’ Muskβs Tax Rate: ProPublica β’ Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024) β’ Federal Employee Data: USAFacts
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of theΒ entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. Itβs about politics.
π¬οΈ @hrf.org is #hiring a Director of AI for Individual Rights! See this and other job openings in our Digital Rights Job Board: https://buff.ly/3BcDSOJ #TechJobs #DRJobs #JobSearch
If you are going to @rightscon.org, and are interested in Internet Freedom, join the #SplinterCon side event on Monday.
Registration at splintercon.net/rightscon-ta...