grumpychestnut

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Infosec professional, privacy advocate, ham radio operator, and CTF addict ∴
If SQL is pronounced "sequel" then surely DNS is pronounced "Dennis"?

RE: https://flipboard.com/@independent/uk-politics-o7qj2rmtz/-/a-3dcNmDj9QEazFBSPeYT7Tw%3Aa%3A1855170754-%2F0

"We're going to train people how to not think for themselves, and in doing so deny them the opportunity to learn new skills."
It's like the medieval church. "Don't bother learning Latin yourself. No need to read the bible; just trust the priests."
Trust the Machine.
The Machine will provide.

#AI

📰Tor is upgrading its relay encryption with a new algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents tampering, adds forward secrecy, and brings Tor’s encryption up to modern security standards.

https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-cgo/

Counter Galois Onion: Improved encryption for Tor circuit traffic | Tor Project

Tor is upgrading its relay encryption algorithm for improved security. In upcoming releases, Arti and Tor will both support a new encryption algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents attackers from tampering with encrypted traffic, adds forward secrecy, and brings Tor's encryption up to modern standards.

People masquerading as ICE agents since they never properly identify themselves? Whoever could've seen that coming. 🙄
https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-warns-of-criminals-posing-as-ice-urges-agents-to-id-themselves/
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

WIRED
Many also treat email, SMS, and VoIP as if they’re secure end-to-end, but they’re not by default! If you want real privacy, encrypt - though even that isn’t always enough. #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Encryption #SatelliteCommunications #InfoSec #DataProtection

Satellites Are Leaking the Wor...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

WIRED

I'm glad I'm a supporter of the EFF.

EFF has a new "Take Back CTRL" campaign, fighting for:

• Your right to speak and learn online, free of government censorship.

• Your right to move through the world without being surveilled everywhere you go.

• Your right to use your device without it tracking your every click, purchase, and IRL movement.

• Your right to control your data, including data about your body, and to know that data given to one government agency won’t be weaponized against you by another.

• Your right to do what you please with the products and content you pay for.

#freedom #eff #privacy

https://takebackctrl.org

Take Back CTRL

Dont let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back

Take Back CTRL

Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software 🇬🇧

"When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant these scamps immunity,” confirmed French prosecutor Alain Barbier."

https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/

Pour les non anglophones 🇫🇷:

Les voleurs du Louvre bénéficient de l'immunité après avoir confirmé que les bijoux avaient été volés dans le but d'entraîner un logiciel d'intelligence artificielle

"Lorsque nous avons réalisé que ces bijoux n'avaient été volés que pour gonfler le cours de l'action d'une société dont toute la valeur repose sur le vol en gros des œuvres d'art d'autrui, nous n'avons eu d'autre choix que d'accorder l'immunité à ces escrocs", a confirmé le procureur français Alain Barbier.

#Francais #France

Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software

FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of training AI software. "When …

Waterford Whispers News
Btw just a heads up, #aws had an outage today.

P2P! P2P! P2P!

…except none of the links being shared are working.

🚨 X/Twitter seems to have been compromised at some point in the last 24 hours.