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RSo, I recently saw some quiet discussion about a paper where researchers reverse-engineered and disclosed some attacks against PhotoDNA, the very-super-duper-secret algorithm used by tech megacorps to scan for illegal images.
They didn't make any code public, and so... I did: https://github.com/ArcaneNibble/open-alleged-photodna
A _complete_ reverse-engineering and commented Python reimplementation of the algorithm from publicly-leaked binaries.
This means that studying the algorithm and any potential flaws is now much more accessible.
This took only about two days (once I knew that there even _was_ a leaked binary to compare against), which just goes to again show that security through obscurity never works.
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CCC Events24. Gulaschprogrammiernacht
https://events.ccc.de/2026/03/15/gpn24/
https://events.ccc.de/2026/03/15/gpn24/
24. Gulaschprogrammiernacht
gpn24.de â Gulasch at the Scale of Chaos Der Entropia e.V. lädt euch herzlich zur 24. Gulaschprogrammiernacht mit dem Motto âGulasch at the Scale of Chaosâ ein! 4.â7.6.2026 HfG und ZKM, LorenzstraĂe 15, 76135 Karlsruhe TL;DR: Die GPN ist eine offene, spendenfinanzierte Community-Veranstaltung, bei der du zum Beispiel gemeinsam hacken, Gulasch essen oder Vorträge schauen kannst. Wie bereits zur letzten GPN ist eine Anmeldung notwendig. 80.000 ⏠â Hilf mit, dieses Spendenziel zu erreichen. Die GPN wird vor allem durch euch und eure Spenden ermĂśglicht. Wir brauchen jede (auch deine!) Spende, um auch in Zukunft eine Gulaschprogrammiernacht zu feiern! Die GPN hat sich die letzten Jahre entgegen unserer Erwartungen finanziell nicht getragen.
Ferrous SystemsFerrocene 26.02.0 is out đŚ
Highlights:
đ ISO 26262 ASIL B certification for part of Rust core
đ Qualified Rust toolchain for safety-critical systems
If youâre at #ew26, come by booth 4-402 to talk to us about #embeddedRust (and get some stickers).
Read more: đ https://ferrous-systems.com/blog/ferrocene-26-02-0/
Filippo ValsordaDustin Moody from NIST: âyou donât need more than 128 bits of symmetric keys for post-quantum securityâ #rwc2026
Say it louder, for the people in the back!
Matt VennHappy to announce I won the European Open Source Academy Special Recognition for Skills and Education! @europeanOSacademy
Frederik Braun ďż˝Having used Mastodon for a while, I often find interesting posts that I boost but never see the resulting discussion. Would be so great if I was able to follow a thread. Something youâre aware of, @MastodonEngineering ?
ahimsaRE: https://tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/116173966086400091
"The Cambridge City Council passed a measure Monday night to ban all city departments from using what's now known as X. The ban officially takes effect in May."
"Councilor Ayah Al-Zubi ⌠said that, under the ownership of Elon Musk, X has become a platform that 'actively endangers the people we serve.' "
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/04/cambridge-x-twitter-ban
mađpoolClaudeâs Cycles
Don Knuth, Stanford Computer Science Department
(28 February 2026; revised 02 March 2026)
https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/papers/claude-cycles.pdf
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Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didnât Want Palantir
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/
Please note that Palantir would rather that you didn't share this story, it makes them look even more stupid if you do...
Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didnât Want Palantir
If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, youâd think someone in the building might have flaggedâŚ