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Here's how Epstein broke the internet

garbageday.email · Feb 03

His meeting with the founder of 4chan and his quest to profit off the end of democracy

Shared by @Luketoop and 32 others.
Aslak Raanes (@aslakr) · Feb 03
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

SilenceisGolden (@silentLurker) · Feb 03
🔁 @Nshrubs:

Here's how Epstein broke the internet
His meeting with the founder of 4chan and his quest to profit off the end of democracy
garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-

Niklas (@ytvwld) · Feb 03
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

Voline (@Voline) · Feb 03
🔁 @igd_news:

"Based on the documents we have access to, these were twin obsessions for Epstein: Manipulating what we see online and finding digital alternatives to traditional finance. During the last years of his life, these two ideas would dovetail into one project — building a far-right takeover of Europe with Steven Bannon."

garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-

Luke (@Luketoop) · Feb 04
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

Federico Mena Quintero (@federicomena) · Feb 03
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

:msn_bat: Salcie :msn_bat: (@PhieLaidMignon) · Feb 03
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

Jiří Fiala Total Landscaping (@stooovie) · Feb 03
🔁 @are0h:

Considering 4chan’s continuing fight for influence in the fedi, you really should read this.

There is a reckoning coming that’s right around the corner and the fedi is going to have to make a choice in what it’s about.

https://www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how-epstein-broke-the-internet

Getting off US tech: a guide

disconnect.blog · Feb 03

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Shared by @anarodrigues and 47 others.
mmu_man (@mmu_man) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Trending Bot (@trending) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Erik Ableson (@erik) · Feb 03
🔁 @stuartwakes:

@parismarx shares some useful info about his journey off US dependence. I've also been going through a similar journey, it feels a little bit of a leap into the unknown but it really helps hearing about others experiences. disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

Nina Kalinina (@nina_kali_nina) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Carina C. Zona (@cczona) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Jo - pièce de résistance (@JoBlakely) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

(@Itchy) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Jes (@Jesticulated) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

Kevin Russell (@kevinrns) · Feb 03
🔁 @steveroyle:

If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).

disconnect.blog/getting-off-us

optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse/

If Apple is richer than ever, why does it feel so broke?

macworld.com · Feb 03

Tim Cook's choices may keep the company in the black, but Apple fans are starting to see red.

WhatsApp Encryption, a Lawsuit, and a Lot of Noise

blog.cryptographyengineering.com · Feb 02

It’s not every day that we see mainstream media get excited about encryption apps! For that reason, the past several days have been fascinating, since we’ve been given not one but sever…

Shared by @dsalo and 16 others.
ralf tauscher @ fosdem (@stereo) · Feb 03
🔁 @david_chisnall:

A few things about this article on the claims WhatsApp's E2EE is fake:

The most important thing to keep in mind here is that Meta’s encryption happens on the client application, the one you run on your phone. If the claims in this lawsuit are true, then Meta would have to alter the WhatsApp application so that plaintext (unencrypted) data would be uploaded from your app’s message database to some infrastructure at Meta, or else the keys would

They would not have to be sent as plaintext. They would be sent encrypted with some key that Meta owns.

The other simple way of doing this is to intentionally weaken the key generation function. If you are generating a key with 128 bits of entropy, you can start with a 96-bit secret shared between the server and the client. Then you add 32 bits of random number and feed the result through some cryptographic hash function. You end up with a key that, to an outside observer, is one of 2128 possible values. But to the server operator, it is one of 232 possible values and so takes a few seconds of CPU time to recover. And there are ways of doing this that look a lot like an honest mistake. Telegram has a thing in their protocol for the server to provide part of the entropy seed, which they claim is intended to provide additional defence for devices with weak entropy sources and critics argue is for exactly this kind of attack. Putting the same kind of entropy seed into an out-of-band request to another Meta service that WhatsApp uses would be quite feasible.

And there are ways of hiding this kind of thing from various forms of forensic analysis, such as dynamically patching the random number generator from another thread when some trigger is applied. It's not impossible to find, it's just really hard, and someone would have to be looking for the right thing.

There's also WhatsApp Web. This runs something in the web browser that talks to your phone and uses end-to-end encryption with a key exchanged by a QR code shown in the browser. Signal does not implement a feature like this because designing it in such a way that it's verifiably (by the user) secure is almost impossible.

Erik Jonker (@ErikJonker) · Feb 03
🔁 @david_chisnall:

A few things about this article on the claims WhatsApp's E2EE is fake:

The most important thing to keep in mind here is that Meta’s encryption happens on the client application, the one you run on your phone. If the claims in this lawsuit are true, then Meta would have to alter the WhatsApp application so that plaintext (unencrypted) data would be uploaded from your app’s message database to some infrastructure at Meta, or else the keys would

They would not have to be sent as plaintext. They would be sent encrypted with some key that Meta owns.

The other simple way of doing this is to intentionally weaken the key generation function. If you are generating a key with 128 bits of entropy, you can start with a 96-bit secret shared between the server and the client. Then you add 32 bits of random number and feed the result through some cryptographic hash function. You end up with a key that, to an outside observer, is one of 2128 possible values. But to the server operator, it is one of 232 possible values and so takes a few seconds of CPU time to recover. And there are ways of doing this that look a lot like an honest mistake. Telegram has a thing in their protocol for the server to provide part of the entropy seed, which they claim is intended to provide additional defence for devices with weak entropy sources and critics argue is for exactly this kind of attack. Putting the same kind of entropy seed into an out-of-band request to another Meta service that WhatsApp uses would be quite feasible.

And there are ways of hiding this kind of thing from various forms of forensic analysis, such as dynamically patching the random number generator from another thread when some trigger is applied. It's not impossible to find, it's just really hard, and someone would have to be looking for the right thing.

There's also WhatsApp Web. This runs something in the web browser that talks to your phone and uses end-to-end encryption with a key exchanged by a QR code shown in the browser. Signal does not implement a feature like this because designing it in such a way that it's verifiably (by the user) secure is almost impossible.

Millions of books died so Claude could live

theverge.com · Feb 03

On The Vergecast: AI models, movie theaters, and Ikea.

Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?

theconversation.com · Feb 03

It wasn’t so long ago pundits claimed Australia’s grid couldn’t run on higher than 20% renewables. Now it’s 50%.

Shared by @acdha and 11 others.
Kevin Russell (@kevinrns) · Feb 04
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

Morpheus Being (@MorpheusB) · Feb 03
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

Andrew Henry (@AndrewHenry) · Feb 03
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

Beachbum (@Beachbum) · Feb 03
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

Lilly Hunter (@LaChasseuse) · Feb 03
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

*|FNAME|*:canada:🇬🇱🇺🇦 (@crispius) · Feb 03
🔁 @chris:

and to think there are still people all-in on trying to convince us that somehow big hydro, big nuclear and fanciful “SMR”nuclear will deliver the same kind of cheap, clean, reliable power.

It's not.

Just get on with building solar and wind and tidal and batteries banks and all the rest!

Australia is now far ahead of Canada. Why…?

"Australia’s long, complicated and difficult energy transition is finally working. As our recent research suggests, if these trends continue – and nothing new goes wrong – we should begin to see lower retail electricity bills by mid-2026. As more coal plants close and new transmission and storage infrastructure is delivered, electricity prices could rise again. But overall, shifting demand from gas and coal for power and petrol for cars is likely to deliver significantly lower energy bills for households.”

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
theconversation.com/renewables

Inside the AI surveillance state

wbur.org · Feb 03

From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute, data about you is everywhere. And with AI, companies can gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.

Shared by @jwilker and 5 others.
John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻 (@jwilker) · Feb 04
🔁 @eff:

LISTEN: EFF’s Beryl Lipton joined WBUR’s On Point to explore the AI surveillance state. From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute and more, AI helps gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/03/in

Just Ice (@Justice30) · Feb 04
🔁 @eff:

LISTEN: EFF’s Beryl Lipton joined WBUR’s On Point to explore the AI surveillance state. From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute and more, AI helps gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/03/in

Virginie (@Maker) · Feb 03
🔁 @eff:

LISTEN: EFF’s Beryl Lipton joined WBUR’s On Point to explore the AI surveillance state. From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute and more, AI helps gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/03/in

ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴜʀᴇ (@Prometheus) · Feb 03
🔁 @eff:

LISTEN: EFF’s Beryl Lipton joined WBUR’s On Point to explore the AI surveillance state. From your online browsing habits to traffic cameras on your commute and more, AI helps gather, store and share detailed information about you faster than ever.
wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/03/in

Jeremy Keith – beyond tellerrand Podcast

beyondtellerrand.com · Feb 03

Discover the joy and challenges of running web events with Jeremy Keith. Insights on community, inspiration, and the upcoming Web Day Out in Brighton.

Shared by @adactio and 3 others.
Jeremy Keith (@adactio) · Feb 03
🔁 @btconf:

Last week I sat down with @adactio for a spontaneous chat that quickly turned into a deep dive into something we both care a lot about: events, community, and why we keep putting ourselves through the joy and pain of running events. Surely we also spoke about his upcoming Web Day Out event in Brighton and what that is all about. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/podc

Marc Thiele (@marcthiele) · Feb 03
🔁 @btconf:

Last week I sat down with @adactio for a spontaneous chat that quickly turned into a deep dive into something we both care a lot about: events, community, and why we keep putting ourselves through the joy and pain of running events. Surely we also spoke about his upcoming Web Day Out event in Brighton and what that is all about. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/podc

Bastian Allgeier (@bastianallgeier) · Feb 03
🔁 @btconf:

Last week I sat down with @adactio for a spontaneous chat that quickly turned into a deep dive into something we both care a lot about: events, community, and why we keep putting ourselves through the joy and pain of running events. Surely we also spoke about his upcoming Web Day Out event in Brighton and what that is all about. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/podc

beyond tellerrand (@btconf) · Feb 03

Last week I sat down with @adactio for a spontaneous chat that quickly turned into a deep dive into something we both care a lot about: events, community, and why we keep putting ourselves through the joy and pain of running events. Surely we also spoke about his upcoming Web Day Out event in Brighton and what that is all about. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/podc

Turns Out They Didn’t Really Want You To Bring Your Whole Self To Work

techdirt.com · Feb 03

For years, we watched Silicon Valley executives perform elaborate corporate theater about “values” and “belonging” and “bringing your whole self to work.” If you…

Shared by @Flipboard and 3 others.
Flipboard (@Flipboard) · Feb 04
🔁 @TechDesk:

Back in 2020, tech companies expounded about how important it was to "bring your whole self to work." Now, they want you to leave that girl or guy at home, while you, of course, return to the office. What gives? @mmasnick writes for @techdirt.com about how it was always just a business decision — and that explains the rightward shift across Silicon Valley too.

flip.it/cNEF9F

#Technology #Tech #Politics #SiliconValley #DEI

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