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IT News<p>Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet - The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be ... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/e</span><span class="invisible">urope/russia-putin-internet.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/freedomofspeechandexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofspeechandexpression</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computersandtheinternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computersandtheinternet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mobileapplications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobileapplications</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a>(mobileapp) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/instantmessaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instantmessaging</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/metaplatformsinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaplatformsinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/putinvladimirv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putinvladimirv</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/instagraminc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instagraminc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/facebookinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebookinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/telegramllc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telegramllc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/whatsappinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatsappinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>For those who don't know the <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">size of the problem</a>:</p><p>In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.</p><ul><li><p>This thing ran <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NeedForSpeedMostWanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeedForSpeedMostWanted</span></a> just fine.</p></li><li><p>Nowadays it would crash trying to open <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a> even on a minimalist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dillo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dillo</span></a></span>, a lightweight browser ...</p></li></ul><p>And now imagine that some folks have to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LineMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LineMessenger</span></a> <em>at the same time on their machine</em>, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the <em>Lost Coast benchmark</em> on them...</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloat</span></a> of modern <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebApps</span></a> is just the <em>socially accepted equivalent</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> desktops and driving some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">*phat</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicle</span></a> just to get less than a kg of groceries at a walking distance supermarket.</li></ul><p>Everywhere else we'd not accept such a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> IRL. </p><ul><li>So why should we accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/obscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obscene</span></a>|ly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>*?</li></ul>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noyb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noyb</span></a> has filed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> complaints against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>. All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests under Article 15 GDPR. - <a href="https://noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpress-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpre</span><span class="invisible">ss-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
Cyb3r1c 🇧🇪 ☠️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ta%C3%AFwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taïwan</span></a> publie une alerte majeure : plusieurs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applications</span></a> chinoises siphonnent massivement vos <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donn%C3%A9esPersonnelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonnéesPersonnelles</span></a> et les transfèrent vers la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chine</span></a>. Aucune n’est conforme aux exigences minimales de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sécurité</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Confidentialit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Confidentialité</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ViePriv%C3%A9e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViePrivée</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Espionnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Espionnage</span></a> #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/REDnote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REDnote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weibo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weibo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaiduCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaiduCloud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/taiwan-nsb-alerts-public-on-data-risks.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehackernews.com/2025/07/taiw</span><span class="invisible">an-nsb-alerts-public-on-data-risks.html</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://muenster.im/@ejim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ejim</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bonn.social/@ulrichkelber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ulrichkelber</span></a></span> das macht zentralisierte Lösungen egal ob <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Line</span></a>, etc. nicht weniger falsch!</p><ul><li>Wer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> nutzt hat diebKontrolle über seine Daten bedingungslos aufgegeben!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114695916503728029" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1146959</span><span class="invisible">16503728029</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@derekmorr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>derekmorr</span></a></span> </p><blockquote><p>Let it go, already. No one uses MobileCoin. You can’t even find an exchange to buy it.</p></blockquote><p>Then why does <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> still have that shit in it? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> could've pulled that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> yet refuses to do do!</p><blockquote><p>The Cloud Act is a non-issue. Signal doesn’t have data on users, so they can’t be forced to disclose it.</p></blockquote><p>That's literally wrong!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> not only collects <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> in the form of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumher</span></a> but explicitly is <em>able and willing</em> to use that to dsicriminate against users and restrict app functionality based off their presumed juristiction. There is no <em>"legitimate interest"</em> for.doing so nor any legal mandate to do so (unless we excuse the ehole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a>!)</li></ul><blockquote><p>It’s been 30 years, and no one uses xmpp. Let it go.</p></blockquote><p>Wrong again. Otherwise there wouldn't be thriving ecosystems and Apps to this day. It's just that corporate shills refuse to acknowledge that Signal - like all centralized, proprietary, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> kessengers before and after - will inevitably die as their business model is not sustainable. Sake with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICQ</span></a> really. The only exceptions are those that abolish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>, integrate <em>actually working payments</em> or sellout to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> (all those apply to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>!)</p><blockquote><p>It’s shocking that people who claim to care about security and privacy push niche apps with terrible UX and no PFS like Delta or XMPP instead of the only private messenger with any real market share, Signal.</p></blockquote><p>You know what's shocking to me: People who are unable or rather unwilling.to acknowledge that Signal is garbage and it's requirement for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> kills any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> benefits it may have on paper by virtue of being at best pseudonymous (assuming the userd don't live in a juristiction that demands <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>"</em> for even prepaid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> cards (ime. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>) or god forbid even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a>|s (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> has a literal allowlist that'll kick any device off it's MNOs after 90 days within 365 days.</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UScentric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScentric</span></a> approach to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> makes Signal absolutely useless in many cases, and I do speak here from experience. </li></ul><p>I'd rather help people onboard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> and/or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> (incl. setting them up with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowserBundle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowserBundle</span></a> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> so their traffic gets through <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and doesn't provide any useable IP addresses. </p><ul><li><em>I've literally been there and done that!</em></li></ul><p>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a>, providers like <a href="https://monocles.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">monocles.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> finance themselves by subscriptions (starting at €2 p.m.) which people can pay <em>fully anonymous</em> using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashByMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CashByMail</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> on top of common payment methods (i.e. SEPA wire transfer)...</p><ul><li>So even if you think <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>honeypot</span></a>"</em> that is mitigateable ciz unlike with Signal you can <em>choose your own client, choose a different provider &amp; exervise self-custody of all tue keys!</em></li></ul>
The Japan Times<p>Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/world/politics/russian-intelligence-wechat-data/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">09/world/politics/russian-intelligence-wechat-data/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
Hanse Mina<p>Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian intelligence document obtained by The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/europe/russia-china-wechat-spying.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/e</span><span class="invisible">urope/russia-china-wechat-spying.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://transfem.social/@puppygirlhornypost2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>puppygirlhornypost2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wetdry.world/@kopper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kopper</span></a></span> granted, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consoomers</span></a> are just a bad standard to begin with and aligning with the bottom barrel is always gonna lower one's standard.</p><p>People need to realize there's not one perfect app.</p><ul><li>They can have multiple very good options that do their part or one shitty bloatware that does nothing even halfway acceptable. </li></ul><p>The former are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebCall</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionShare</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linphone</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mumble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mumble</span></a>, …</p><p>The latter one are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discord</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMessage</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a>, …</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChooseWisely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseWisely</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 20 cont 💰💰💰💰☢️🏭🏠🏘️⛪️🕍📈📉👔👨🏻‍💼👩🏻‍💼</p><p>“A video shared thousands of times on a Chinese (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a>) <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> platform claiming a re-elected <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Albanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albanese</span></a> government would adopt “the far-left agenda” of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> and potentially seize vacant homes was created by a member of a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> group campaigning for the Liberal party in a marginal Melbourne seat.</p><p>The six-minute video, narrated by a woman who refers to herself as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AuntieGuoer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuntieGuoer</span></a>, also claims any minority Albanese government that might rely on the Greens would “crackdown on the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a>” and lead to the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decline</span></a> of “traditional <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SocialStructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialStructures</span></a>”.”</p><p>I see this is happening in the seat of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Aston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aston</span></a> and past Liberal seat of a political favourite of mine, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TudgyFudge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TudgyFudge</span></a> 🤪🤣☺️ Given the subject matter I’d lay a bet this is the work of ex AFP Officer, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SandraBourke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SandraBourke</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MatthewSheahan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewSheahan</span></a> who now has removed all biographic links. Why? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Advance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advance</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInterference</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CounterDemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CounterDemocratic</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/18/mandarin-wechat-video-labor-greens-election-claims-made-by-member-of-aston-liberal-party-campaign-group-melbourne-ntwnfb</span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.advanceaustralia.org.au/time-to-put-the-greens-last" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advanceaustralia.org.au/time-t</span><span class="invisible">o-put-the-greens-last</span></a>&gt;</p>
Flipboard<p>Misinformation was rife as the wildfires spread across Los Angeles last month, and that wasn’t just happening in English language media. For <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@thexylom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thexylom</span></a></span>, Aorui Pi explains how platforms like WeChat and RedNote served as a vector for fake news, which may have made life harder for Chinese immigrants living in fire-affected areas. </p><p><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/how-unverified-claims-about-the-la-wildfires-spread-across-chinese-language-media" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thexylom.com/post/how-unverifi</span><span class="invisible">ed-claims-about-the-la-wildfires-spread-across-chinese-language-media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WildFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildFires</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RedNote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedNote</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Elon Musk's X Everything App is set to launch this year. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@9to5mac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>9to5mac</span></a></span> explains what an everything app is and what CEO Linda Yaccarino has said about it recently.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/IU0rd5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/IU0rd5</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>, AliExpress, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SHEIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SHEIN</span></a>, Temu, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, And <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xiaomi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xiaomi</span></a> Hit With <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> Complaints Over Personal Data Transfers To <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/27/tiktok-aliexpress-shein-temu-wechat-and-xiaomi-hit-with-gdpr-complaints-over-personal-data-transfers-to-china/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/01/27/tiktok</span><span class="invisible">-aliexpress-shein-temu-wechat-and-xiaomi-hit-with-gdpr-complaints-over-personal-data-transfers-to-china/</span></a> important new front in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> protection</p>
IT News<p>TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet - China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-c... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/business/tiktok-red-note-china-internet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/20/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/tiktok-red-note-china-internet.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/antfinancialservicesgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antfinancialservicesgroup</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computersandtheinternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computersandtheinternet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alibabagroupholdingltd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alibabagroupholdingltd</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/xiaohongshu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xiaohongshu</span></a>(mobileapp) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a>(bytedance) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lawandlegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawandlegislation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a>(mobileapp) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a>(us)</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@xoron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xoron</span></a></span> I don't want to discourage you at all - in fact I think your goal is not just noble but also worth aspiring to.</p><ul><li>My recommendation is always to scout out existing solutions, protocols and standards and see if those can be salvaged / used and if not, reason why. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME may seem crusty but a good UI can make it easy. Same.goes for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTR</span></a>... </li></ul><p>But whatever you do, please <em>"DO NOT DIY ENCRYPTION!"</em> </p><ul><li>Instead delegate it to drop-in libraries (i.e. crypto++ for C++) that are well, maintained and getting audited.</li></ul><p>Prioritize features early on and make a decision what you want and if/how these can be accomplished. If necessary, have different modes / functions one has to context-switch (i.e. videocalling can't work in an airgapped network unless your callers are in the same (W)LAN).</p><ul><li>If possible choose to stay platform-independent in terms of tech, so like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebCall</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JitsiMeet</span></a>, etc. you can simply package that up with <a href="https://nwjs.io" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nw.js</a>... (Except if you need like a minimalist, (n)curses-style TUI tool like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enc</span></a>)</li></ul><p>User-test early on. Espechally with <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a>"</em>, if you can.</p><ul><li>Focus on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MVP</span></a> (<em>minimum viable product</em>) early on. </li></ul><p>Write <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> early on since that'll remove headaches. And I don't just mean <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CommentYourCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommentYourCode</span></a> but go deep and explain in detail <em>why</em> you chose something. This will help not just you.</p><ul><li>In terms of <em>"scouting existing solutions"</em> I'd recommend to take a look not just at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JitsiMeet</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebCall</span></a>, but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Briar</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ServalMesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServalMesh</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>micahflee</span></a></span>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionShare</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Make yourself a list what you like and dislike from those. </p><ul><li>Same with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linphone</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@zulip" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zulip</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zulip</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> and even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FacebookMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacebookMessenger</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMessage</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FaceTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaceTime</span></a> and god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Skype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skype</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Don't be afraid if your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> can't tick all the boxes at first release. Rather feel free to slowly ibtegrate them.</p> <p>Needless to say I do sincerely wish you good luck and only the best in terms of success.</p>
CM Thiede<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> I don't think that matters anymore, since everyone can now snap into X and create V (Voltron) except it's going to be more like Superman with a dose of dirty krypto, think <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/superman3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superman3</span></a> </p><p>Haven't you ever heard them fawn over China's <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a> before? This is what it's all about folks. You asked for it!</p>
Dr. Daniel Dizdarevic 🇪🇺🇺🇦<p>I want to share the important message <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> sent out on Patreon (slightly paraphrased):</p><p>"Many of you sought an open, secure social media alternative, and joined <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>. Today, with the recent <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/USelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USelection</span></a> results, our work is more important than ever. The scenario of turning <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> / <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> into an ‘app for everything’, following the Chinese example of <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, was previously blocked by regulations. Once <a href="https://social.dhelonious.de/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> has privileged access to the Whitehouse, those hurdles may fall."</p>
The Citizen Lab<p>💬 NEW REPORT: We take a deep dive into the network encryption protocol used by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, an app with over one billion users. The app uses a custom <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> protocol called “MMTLS” that introduces cryptographic weaknesses. Read our report: <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/10/should-we-chat-too-security-analysis-of-wechats-mmtls-encryption-protocol" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">citizenlab.ca/2024/10/should-w</span><span class="invisible">e-chat-too-security-analysis-of-wechats-mmtls-encryption-protocol</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/ZhuHengpeng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZhuHengpeng</span></a>, who worked for an influential government thinktank, has reportedly not been seen in public since making disparaging remarks on <a href="https://noc.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>-based academics have previously told the Guardian of a growing fear among their profession of reporting or discussing negative assessments of China’s economic, social, or political situation for fear of reprisals. </p><p>Top Chinese economist disappears after criticising <a href="https://noc.social/tags/XiJinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XiJinping</span></a> in private chat – report<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/25/china-economist-zhu-hengpeng-disappearance-xi-jinping-wechat-comments" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2024/sep</span><span class="invisible">/25/china-economist-zhu-hengpeng-disappearance-xi-jinping-wechat-comments</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>"‘Garbage time of history’: Chinese state media pushes back on claims country has entered a new epoch</p><p>Authorities unhappy as Chinese chat groups and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> feeds buzz with discussion of whether China has entered period of inevitable failure"</p><p>Netizens of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>: your technocrat masters may respond by censoring this term "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E7%9A%84%E5%9E%83%E5%9C%BE%E6%99%82%E9%96%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>歷史的垃圾時間</span></a>"</p><p>But here in the West, I feel we can adopt your slogan, and we thank you for the awesome phrase:</p><p>History's Garbage Time</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/18/garbage-time-of-history-chinese-state-media-seeks-to-shut-down-claims-country-has-entered-a-new-epoch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jul/18/garbage-time-of-history-chinese-state-media-seeks-to-shut-down-claims-country-has-entered-a-new-epoch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>中国</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
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