Mastodawn

Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space
"I am not aware of anything that is extraterrestrial, other than comets and things like that."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/space-command-chief-throws-cold-water-on-the-question-of-uaps-in-space/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Florent Kirchner Mar 5

European Commission Mar 5

Equal rights aren’t a favour – they are a requirement.

We have strengthened equal pay, promoted women on boards, and improved protections against violence.

Yet, persistent gaps remain in care, the gender pensions, and rising cyberviolence.

We’re stepping it up with a new Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, covering all areas of life, online and offline.

Dive deeper 👉🏽 https://link.europa.eu/nVjj3K

Florent Kirchner Feb 7

🌐 A heartfelt thank you to all organizers and participants of the #TransNumeriques!

The event brought together 600+ folks over 4 days, fostering crucial trans-pluridisciplinary exchanges in informatics and computer science. A truly positive and ambitious initiative! In times of profound changes in computing paradigms, architectures, they impact on our environment, and our interactions with them, we need fellow scientists coming together, drawing up collaborations, crossing disciplinary boundaries to rise to the (many) challenges. I'm excited to say there was plenty of that during that first week of February!

The #France2030 program will stand by to support all avenues of digital innovation to better live, produce, and understand our world. Looking forward to the next edition in 2028!
#DigitalInnovation #Research #PEPR
#TransNumeriques #Tech

Florent Kirchner Feb 6

European Commission Feb 5

Welcome to Mastodon, @HennaVirkkunen !

As Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, you have highlighted how the Fediverse plays an important part in protecting the EU's #DigitalSovereignty and supporting European alternatives.

#NewHere

Florent Kirchner Jan 29

Let’s do this. Together.

https://www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/Publications/20260129_SNC%20EN_0.pdf

Florent Kirchner Jul 5, 2025

Simon Phipps Jul 3, 2025

Would you like to end the constant drumbeat of ill-informed legislative proposals that threaten to destroy end-to-end #encryption in #OpenSource #software? Are you from #Europe? Can you demonstrate your expertise? Then why not apply to join the European Commission's Expert Group for a Technology Roadmap on Encryption (E04005). Deadline is September 1st, don't be late.

https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=4005

Florent Kirchner Jul 1, 2025

Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD Jun 30, 2025

"Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No ‘Safe Lawful Access’" https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/salt-typhoon-proves-safe-lawful-access-joseph-lorenzo-hall-vykhe

Salt Typhoon Proves There Is No ‘Safe Lawful Access’

(The result of some Summer weekend thinking; I would love feedback.) The 2024 Salt Typhoon cyber espionage campaign marks a watershed moment in state-sponsored cyber operations, delivering a clear answer to a long-standing debate in the security community: there is no safe form of "lawful access" or

Florent Kirchner Jul 1, 2025

abadidea Jul 1, 2025

Wikipedia has a cheat sheet of well-known tells for identifying generated text. (With an appropriate warning not to over-index on minor ones as absolute proof) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AI_Cleanup/AI_catchphrases

Wikipedia:WikiProject AI Cleanup/AI catchphrases - Wikipedia

Florent Kirchner Jun 27, 2025

Adam Shostack

Jun 27, 2025

At least they’re not lying by putting the word “safe” or “secure” in the title. https://infosec.exchange/@aristot73/114740659439119629

Aristotelis Tzafalias (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image European Commission presents Roadmap for effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement - 24 June 2025 https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-presents-roadmap-effective-and-lawful-access-data-law-enforcement-2025-06-24_en #dataretention #lawfulinterception #digitalforensics #decryption #ai

Infosec Exchange

Florent Kirchner Jun 18, 2025

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🏴‍☠️Jun 18, 2025

Looks like today's theme is