Digitalvortex

Context coding to the sound of SKorp Club.

Building at the edge. No APIs required, no monthly subscription. Built with Rust and localised Open Source models.

nice thank you. Are you having a bad day? Can I help you?

⏺ Ha — I appreciate that. I was overcomplicating things earlier instead of just explaining clearly and getting on with it. No excuses. Back on track now. What's next?

Even AI has bad days!

Space not the final frontier but free space on my local SDD. Just freed up 77 GB and that's just a start from pruning stuff out of local cache.

I totally agree. :)

We all have been thinking like AI before AI was a thing...many of us still hallucinate and give inaccurate answers out of context LOL

The Privacy Economy Is Coming. The Surveillance Tax Is About to Expire. For two decades, we accepted a deal we never actually agreed to. We handed over our browsing habits, our locations, our conversations, our health data, and our attention.

The surveillance economy extracts your data. The subscription economy extracts your inertia. The Privacy Economy earns your trust. New article on why this shift is inevitable.

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/privac...

#PrivacyEconomy #SurveillanceCapitalism #PrivacyByDesign #PrivacyFirst

Data Stewardship vs Data Ownership: A Quiet Shift That Changes Everything Do you own your customers' data, or are you just holding it for them? It's a question most businesses never ask themselves. After three decades working with different companies, it's one I keep coming...

LinkedIn Article here -> www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-s...

Close-up of two people handing over a rugged portable SSD labeled “CUSTOMER DATA,” with a laptop and notebook blurred behind them in warm office light.

Honest question: why do so many businesses act like they “own” customer data?

That mindset drives over-collection and security bolted on too late.

My take: treat it as on loan, reduce exposure, give control back.

#SME #DataProtection

Who Defends Your Digital Rights? Meet EFF's Cindy Cohn Cindy Cohn reveals how she beat the DOJ, why encryption matters for democracy, and the privacy tactics that actually work in 2025's new reality.

With the release of Guy Kawasaki's new book "Everybody Has Something to Hide" we're looking back at this recent discussion between Kawasaki and EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn. guykawasaki.com/who-defends...

ORG London Meet-up You wake up tomorrow and the UK government, your bank, or our hospital systems is offline.

We had our social in Manchester last night, catching up with supporters.

Fancy another one?

We’ll be in London next Monday. Come along, chat on and hear about our campaign for UK digital sovereignty.

🗓️ 2 Feb
🕕 6:30-8:30pm
📍Newspeak House, E2 7DG

Sign up ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-l...

Introducing Encrypt It Already Today, we’re launching Encrypt It Already, our push to get companies to offer stronger privacy protections to our data and communications by implementing end-to-end encryption. If that name sounds a

Today, we’re launching Encrypt It Already, a new website pushing tech companies to deliver stronger privacy protections to their users by enabling and expanding the use of end-to-end encryption across their products or services. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Demo portal to show my hybrid encryption microservice sidecar.

I've been working on Scramble's demo portal that showcases our hybrid encryption microservice sidecar. I'm happy to demo to any SME concerned about future proofing PII data. #encryption #infosec #security #B2B

Cartoon illustration of a software engineer shining a flashlight behind a red curtain, revealing a grinning green “bug” hiding there, with a speech bubble saying “Uh-oh… Assumptions!”

Software engineering: assumptions are bugs you haven’t met yet.

#SoftwareEngineering #DevLife #Reliability

Quantum computer cryostat on the left with a blue glow, split by a lightning bolt from an abstract field of mathematical equations and lattice-style diagrams representing post-quantum cryptography.

Quantum headlines love “Q-Day” doom.

Reality is messier: it’s a slow migration of trust, and risk starts before anything breaks (Harvest Now, Decrypt Later).

My take for SMEs, with a 30/90/180 roadmap:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/post-q...

#CyberSecurity #PostQuantum #Cryptography #RiskManagement

Microsoft’s latest AI chip goes head-to-head with Amazon and Google The Maia 200 is rolling out to data centers today

Microsoft is announcing its own Maia 200 AI chip today. It goes head-to-head in performance against Google and Amazon's AI chips, and Microsoft is using Maia 200 to host GPT-5.2 and others for Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/867670/...

Your house knows it’s you: inside SF’s era of sentient doors and psychic windows SF smart homes use facial recognition doors and AI security.

Today in luxury surveillance.

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning It’s likely just the beginning.

This week, a case accusing social media platforms of designing harmful products is going to trial, as thousands more wait in the wings. I explain how the avalanche of cases will work, and what we might learn about the inner workings of these companies this year www.theverge.com/policy/86783...

Pre-Crime Programme Manager Open Rights Group (ORG) is recruiting for a Pre-Crime Programme Manager The Pre-Crime Programme Manager leads our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and…

JOB ALERT 🎯

ORG is looking for a talented and passionate Programme Manager.

You'll be responsible for our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and counter-terrorism policy.

🗓️ Closes 2 February @9am

Apply now ⬇️

www.openrightsgroup.org/pre-crime-pr...

Person walking a dog at dusk on a quiet street, leash visible, soft city lights in the background.

AI is like walking the dog: sharp and focused, then one new stimulus and the thread is gone. That’s AI short term memory, and it’s why the reliability gap still feels real.

My latest post -> vortexofadigitalkind.com/ai-short-ter...

#AI #Futurism #Tech

Terminal screen, showing scramble-vault cli in action. smoke tests

Smoke testing scramble-vault cli - looking good! 🔐
Quantum-safe, distributed secrets manager for API keys, certs, seed phrases, SSH keys, passwords & notes.
Future-proofing your secrets. Testing GUI and agent during this week.

#quantumsafe #cybersecurity #InfoSec

The Shepherd's Algorithm Join the sheep of Verdant Meadows in their journey in the algorithmic manipulation fable, questioning their blissful existence.

New post: a fable about sheep who believe they're free, a shepherd who never commands, and fences made of comfort.
It's not about sheep.

👉 vortexofadigitalkind.com/the-shepherd...

#Philosophy #TechEthics #SpecFic

I'm working on this as a commercial applications, so at the moment can't go into too much detail. I'll provide more information, once launched.

Aethrix is peer-to-peer (no central server), uses an encrypted VPN overlay, and quantum-hybrid E2E (classical+PQ) with a double ratchet (fresh keys per msg). Why: less metadata + fewer choke points, and security that won’t age out.

I've been working on a very secure distributed meshed hybrid end-to-end encrypted messaging solution over the last few years. It's going to be launching post going through a testing phase.

Thank you for reaching out, the issue has been resolved now.

I've been using @anthropic.com Claude CLI for a while now. It just gets better with every release. I'm more of a context coder than a viber, using Gherkin and BDD for extra clarity.

Serverless SaaSless Networking: Building the Future Today Discover how serverless SaaSless networking can transform infrastructure, enhancing privacy while avoiding central points of failure.

Serverless SaaSless networking: build systems that still work when vendors change terms, pricing shifts, or APIs vanish. Public roads v toll roads, plus a 3-question trust audit you can run today. vortexofadigitalkind.com/serverless-s... #PrivacyFirst #SecurityByDesign #Decentralization #EdgeAI #DID

I’ve gone full-time on Scramble Technology. We build privacy-first infrastructure to reduce data risk: quantum-hybrid encryption, localized AI, and distributed networks. If you’re tackling security, compliance, or resilience, I’d love to connect. #cybersecurity #privacy #infosec

Happy New Year 2026.

This year I’m choosing momentum over noise, craft over hype, and real progress over perfect plans.

Wishing you health, calm, and wins that actually matter.

#HappyNewYear #Happy2026 #positivity