One more day out and I will finish the Bruce Trail end-to-end for a third time. Today on the Bruce Peninsula, Georgian Bay was at its best. This week, I bumped into Margaret on trail, who was working on her 20th E2E. Legend!
#hiking
#BruceTrail
#e2e
#landscape
#e2e
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Den østrigske 
regering står sandsynligvis over for juridiske udfordringer, efter at det lykkedes den i sit 5. forsøg at vedtage en lov i denne måned, der giver landets efterretningstjeneste juridiske beføjelser til at installere #spyware på telefoner og computere - »en stats-trojaner«, til at overvåge #e2e #krypteret kommunikation
.. lov om spyware kræver, at DSN søger om godkendelse fra et panel af 3 dommere, som vil vurdere, om implementeringen er proportional
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628109/Austrian-government-faces-likely-legal-challenge-over-state-spyware
ComputerWeekly.com · Austrian government faces likely legal challenge over state spyware
Signal Foundations præsident Meredith Whittaker siger, at den sikre messaging-app vil forlade Australien
, hvis regeringen tvinger den til at indføre en #bagdør i sin kryptering eller kræver krypterede brugerdata
Whittaker har fremsat lignende trusler om at trække Signal ud af andre lande, der har undersøgt muligheden for at indføre en bagdør i #e2e krypteringen
Dette gælder blandt andet Frankrig
, Sverige
og Storbritannien
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Ftechnology%2Fsignal-boss-warns-app-will-exit-australia-if-forced-to-hand-over-users-encrypted-messages%2Fnews-story%2Ff7195fa3c27a565452cede105eab408e&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPB-Segment-2-NOSCORE&V21spcbehaviour=append (paywalled)
Danske 
embedsmænd har genindført den kontroversielle 
#ChatControl -lovgivning, der vil kræve, at alle chat-udbydere overvåger deres brugeres beskeder, selv #e2e krypterede, for potentielt ulovligt indhold
Forslaget, der uformelt er kendt som #ChatControl, er dukket op igen under Danmarks EU -formandskab, som begyndte den 1. juli
Lovgiverne skal efter planen debattere den seneste udgave af lovforslaget den 14. oktober 2025.
https://eutoday.net/eu-reconsiders-chat-control/
Planning on bringing the teenagers to this one ..
https://social.data.coop/@cryptohagen/114884683869133852
cryptohagen@social.data.coop - Juli måned #cryptohagen
Søndag d. 27. Juli, kl. 13-17 på Cafe Mellemrummet
Kom forbi og sig 'hej' 
- og medbring meget gerne godt humør 
Hvad er vigtigt for dig ?
- IT-privatliv ? - IT-sikkerhed ? - #E2E kryptering ?
Hvis du har brug for hjælp - siger du selvfølgelig bare til
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Info: http://cryptohagen.dk/ (+ english version)
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Juli måned #cryptohagen
Søndag d. 27. Juli, kl. 13-17 på Cafe Mellemrummet
Kom forbi og sig 'hej' 👋 - og medbring meget gerne godt humør 😀
Hvad er vigtigt for dig ?
- IT-privatliv ? - IT-sikkerhed ? - #E2E kryptering ?
Hvis du har brug for hjælp - siger du selvfølgelig bare til 👋
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Info: http://cryptohagen.dk/ (+ english version)
#Dukop: https://dukop.dk/8149/
Juli måned #cryptohagen
Søndag d. 27. Juli, kl. 13-17 på Cafe Mellemrummet
Kom forbi og sig 'hej' - og medbring meget gerne godt humør
Hvad er vigtigt for dig ?
- IT-privatliv ? - IT-sikkerhed ? - #E2E kryptering ?
Hvis du har brug for hjælp - siger du selvfølgelig bare til
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Hvis der ikke er frivillige til Mellemrummet café sidder vi overfor på Café Bevar's (grøn markise)
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Info: http://cryptohagen.dk/ (+ english version)
#Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.’s Privacy Threat
..says agentic A.I. could compromise platforms like Signal by bypassing app-layer privacy protections
As head of the non-profit foundation overseeing Signal, the messaging service known for its #E2E encryption, is always on the lookout for emerging security risks. Right now, she’s particularly concerned about agentic #AI, which she warned could reach “a very dangerous juncture”
https://observer.com/2025/07/signal-meredith-whittaker-agentic-ai-risk/ #privacy
Observer · Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.’s Privacy Threat
"There is no “cloud,” just someone else's computer—and when the cops come knocking on their door, these hosts need to be willing to stand up for privacy, and know how to do so to the fullest extent under the law. These legal limits are also important for users to know, not only to mitigate risks in their security plan when choosing where to share data, but to understand whether these hosts are going to bat for them. Taking action together, service hosts and users can curb law enforcement getting more data than they’re allowed, protecting not just themselves but targeted populations, present and future.
This is distinct from law enforcement’s methods of collecting public data, such as the information now being collected on student visa applicants. Cops may use social media monitoring tools and sock puppet accounts to collect what you share publicly, or even within “private” communities. Police may also obtain the contents of communication in other ways that do not require court authorization, such as monitoring network traffic passively to catch metadata and possibly using advanced tools to partially reveal encrypted information. They can even outright buy information from online data brokers. Unfortunately there are few restrictions or oversight for these practices—something EFF is fighting to change.
Below however is a general breakdown of the legal processes used by US law enforcement for accessing private data, and what categories of private data these processes can disclose. Because this is a generalized summary, it is neither exhaustive nor should be considered legal advice. Please seek legal help if you have specific data privacy and security needs."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/how-cops-can-get-your-private-online-data
Electronic Frontier Foundation · How Cops Can Get Your Private Online DataCan the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But, there are steps you as a user and/or as a service provider can take to improve online privacy.Law...
Time to fight, mobilise everybody you know, to stop the creation of backdoors in E2E encryption.
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/possible-end-to-end-to-end-come-help/
#encryption #e2e #eu #ict #privacy
Bert Hubert's writings · Possible End to End to End Encryption: Come Help - Bert Hubert's writingstl;dr: The European Commission is honestly asking for experts to advise them on ways to institute “effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement”. If you are an expert, I urge you to apply to join this group. You have until September 1st. Do read on for more details!
The never-ending battle where police and intelligence services demand more/total access to communications shows no sign of stopping, even in the face of mathematical and practical impossibilities.
Service-meddelelse:
I dag starter det formandskab for
Forvent bombastiske udmeldinger fra formandskabet - om mere #overvågning - krigen mod #privatliv - forslag mod retten til #E2E kryptering #cryptowar
(Note to self ) Træk vejret dybt - og prøv at finde hoved og hale i det
Hjemmeside for formandskabet: https://danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/
Danish presidency of the Council of the European UnionDanish presidency of the Council of the European UnionWelcome to the official website of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Danish government holds the Presidency from 1 July to 31 December 2025.
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@mdt_isaac
OK, creo que la base de mi respuesta apuntaba simplemente a una "opción a GAFAM/WA"
Si te vas a poner en tono, paranoico, entonces podrías comenzar a usar cualquiera de los sistemas de Chat sobre #Freenet, pero de seguro, tú y uno o dos otros usuarios serán los únicos... y te lo digo por experiencia
Jabber/xmpp puede llegar a ser tan seguro como el servidor que uses... es decir, si tienes "buena suerte" te conectas a un fake y quedarías igual de expuesto
Y aún mas, si quieres conjugar una solución paranoica de Freenet y Jabber, te recomendaría #Jami sobre #Tor y así ganas por partida doble, con un sistema #e2e + #p2p + enmascaramiento #anonimo
Otra alternativa algo mas débil que Jami, pero por sobre de Jabber sería #Session, que combina lo mejor de 2 mundos, se acerca mucho al modelo WA/Signal, pero sin descuidar la #privacidad y se acerca mucho al #anonimato
En resumen, de peor a mejor...
WA ⇨ Signal ⇨ Jabber ⇨ DeltaChat ⇨ Session ⇨ Jami ⇨ Chat over #I2P ⇨ Chat over Freenet
Pero queda la duda ¿cuál te ofrece buenas prestaciones sin sacrificar perder contacto con el 99% de tus (potenciales) contactos?
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@martv @nixCraft WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted now, but probably won't stay that way.
Out of all the currently #e2e encrypted services, #WhatsApp is rated most likely to start providing access to the government, which means an architecture change is coming https://manifold.markets/DonMarti7bd2/will-meta-provide-the-content-of-a
(It looks like Meta management considers their position on the AI benchmark leaderboard and their connections with the Trump Administration as more important than this one point of software design)
ManifoldWill Meta provide the content of a WhatsApp message to US law enforcement before January 20, 2029?57% chance. Background: WhatsApp, owned by Meta, currently uses end-to-end encryption for all messages, meaning only the sender and recipient can read message contents. While WhatsApp can and does share certain metadata with law enforcement, they cannot access the actual content of encrypted messages in the current version of the Whatsapp software.
Resolution Criteria This market will resolve YES if, before January 20, 2029, one of the listed Internet news sites reports that Meta has provided the content of at least one WhatsApp message to a US law enforcement agency. "Content" refers to the actual text, images, videos, or other media sent in messages, not to metadata such as user names, IP addresses, or timestamps.
Internet news sites: 404 Media, Ars Technica, Business Insider, The Markup, ProPublica, The Register, TechCrunch, The Verge.
In case you missed it: er på vej til at lave en bagdør til #E2E -kryptering eller forbyde den
På CPDP i Bruxelles fortalte et Europol-medlem åbent, at de forventer, at #E2E snart kan dekrypteres, og at den, der nægter at overholde det, vil blive retsforfulgt. Europols databeskyttelses-ansvarlige støttede det åbent.
Hvis du ikke snart gør noget aktivt, farvel til #Signal eller #Threema eller ...
Det vil blive forbudt eller lukket ned
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/going-dark-eu-kommission-stellt-fahrplan-fuer-datenzugang-fuer-polizeien-vor/ (
) #cryptowar
netzpolitik.org · „Going Dark“: EU-Kommission stellt Fahrplan für Datenzugang für Polizeien vorViele EU-Länder wollen der Polizei mehr Zugang zu privaten Daten verschaffen. Neben der Vorratsdatenspeicherung steht auch der Zugriff auf verschlüsselte Inhalte zur Debatte. In einem Fahrplan skizziert die EU-Kommission ihre nächsten Schritte.
#Europol klager - igen - over #E2E: Brugen af end-to-end-krypterede apps er blevet en stadig større hindring for Europols efterforskning
.. siger, at de korte opbevaringsperioder for metadata i E2E-apps også påvirker dets evne til at kortlægge kriminelle netværk
Det er 3. år i træk, at Europol har fremhævet den brede anvendelse af krypterede apps som en stor hindring for efterforskningen, siger agenturet i sin årlige rapport om organiseret kriminalitet
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/steal-deal-repeat-cybercriminals-cash-in-your-data
EuropolSteal, Deal, Repeat: Cybercriminals cash in on your data | EuropolEuropol’s 2025 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), published today, reveals how stolen data fuels the digital underworld, powering a criminal ecosystem that spans from online fraud and ransomware to child exploitation and extortion.
"Signal is the gold standard for Comms. 3.5 billions in the world uses the signal protocol. Our mission goes far beyond our own App.
People trust it because its open source coded. Go to Git hub and check it out"
Oooh, MLS in the flesh.
the IETF E2E messaging standard has arrived on my desktop (and presumably phones).
How exciting!
Congrats to all involved.
https://support.wire.com/hc/en-us/articles/12434725011485-Messaging-Layer-Security-MLS
Tech question: What event scheduling tools / platforms offer the best security against passive surveillance, and why?
(boosts welcome)
@things, laut den Angaben auf der Webseite sind die Daten von #Things immer noch nicht #E2E-verschlüsselt und liegen laut Auskunft vom Support auf #AWS-Speicher. Ist das noch zeitgemäß? Es wäre doch ein leichtes, das Passwort für die Anmeldung in der #ThingsCloud für eine Client-seitige Verschlüsselung zu verwenden - das Passwort muss ja sowieso auf jedem Client eingegeben werden. Warum wird das nicht gemacht?!
@ente So glad I found your photo service.
I completed my #GooglePhotos #Takeout and have upload my entire #Photography library to https://ente.io. Used delete duplicates to clean up my collection. I found the facial recognition to be very accurate. Object recognition quite good too.
If you are looking for a secure, #e2e private cloud storage service for your #SilentSunday and other #photos that is not #Google, I'd suggest giving #Ente a try!
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