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Vinicius Fortuna

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Eng lead for #InternetFreedom at Google's Jigsaw. Co-creator of Knowledge Cards on Web Search & #OutlineVPN. Sharing tech and insights. Views are my own.

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Amazing to hear. Thank you Oliver!

02.12.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trello Organize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a pro...

Session 2 of the ARMOR side meeting starts today at 4 PM EST. We’ll 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...

06.11.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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.

06.11.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Illusion of Safety: Age Checks and Encryption Backdoors Don’t Fix the Real Problem Age‑verification mandates and encryption backdoors (including client‑side scanning) offer a comforting story but miss the core reality: they don’t address where most child sexual abuse happens or how to prevent it. Meanwhile, they shift power to gove...

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...

14.09.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection: Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection

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!

31.08.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection: Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection

The beauty of #OpenSource ✨

While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...

My first direct contribution to ESPHome πŸŽ‰
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.

31.08.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

22.08.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bar chart showing DNS blocking of dw.com until end of July, and no blocking after.

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

19.08.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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/...

21.07.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Age Verification Doesn't Have to Kill Privacy: A Path Forward The Supreme Court's recent decision allowing states to mandate age verification for adult websites has pushed a fierce debate into the spotlight. While the goal of protecting minors is clear, the methods proposed often create a privacy nightmare. But...

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...

28.06.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

17.06.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Looks like IPv6 and QUIC traffic to @cloudflare.social disappeared in #Iran:
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...

17.06.2025 03:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ 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)

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe

10.06.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Next June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC join the conversation with @vinifortuna.com ‬ (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon) on Outline SDK equipped with Psiphon fall back capabilities - and #Psiphon uses #Outline’s shadowsocks strategy in its app as well.

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe

04.06.2025 07:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TeleMessage probes 'hack' of Signal clone used by Feds Updated: No, really? That's a shocking surprise

Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/t...

07.05.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Login β€’ Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

This deserves a place at www.instagram.com/secret_butth...

16.04.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Platforms Shape Democracy | Year of Democracy

I’m 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/

03.04.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyright holders get court orders to block entire websites...

Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us.

02.04.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Good thing @signal.org doesn't have backdoors

26.03.2025 02:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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.

15.03.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's live! Starting today, you can use @cyd.social to migrate your old tweets into Bluesky. Check it out! cyd.social/migrate-your...

06.03.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
Welcome to ECH!

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, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.

04.03.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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

03.03.2025 07:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.03.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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. 🌐
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN

24.02.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evolving Outline to Power Our Providers Jigsaw’s anti-censorship technology, Outline and Outline SDK, helps more than 30 million people each month to access the global internet…

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

24.02.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

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

22.02.2025 09:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers?
Subtitle: Musk’s 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 Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple)
	β€’	Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ 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 Musk’s 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 Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled β€œShare Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”.

Sources:
	β€’	Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica
	β€’	Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024)
	β€’	Federal Employee Data: USAFacts

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers? Subtitle: Musk’s 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 Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple) β€’ Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ 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 Musk’s 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 Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled β€œShare Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”. Sources: β€’ Musk’s 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. It’s about politics.

21.02.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 3311 πŸ” 1713 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 96

🌬️ @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

21.02.2025 06:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SplinterCon Taipei - SplinterCon As the fractures of the internet deepen, SplinterCon emerges as a hub for those dedicated to building its resilient future. On February 24, 2025, we’re convening at RightsCon in Taipei…

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...

21.02.2025 06:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0