Shahrzaad Parekh

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New post! How end-to-end encryption works in modern messengers, why transition to it is necessary for the future of private communication and where things are going with the rise of MLS standard

Today we'll go over the basics of E2EE, and in the next part we'll talk how it is used in P2P world

https://vas3k.com/blog/end_to_end_encryption/

End-to-end Encryption

How We Stopped Trusting Clouds and Started Encrypting our Data

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying

Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS) around the world.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset - Celebrate and cheer loudly each little #privacy win. This is how we all win.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/17/privacy-is-not-dead/

No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset

Privacy is only dead if we let it die. Be careful about the all-or-nothing mindset in data privacy, it can do more damage than good to the cause. While striving for improvements, do not forget to cheer and celebrate each small win.

Privacy Guides

X is blocking links to @signalapp | Users attempting to add their Signal.me URL to posts, DMs, and bio descriptions are being met with error messages. All in all, an excellent endorsement.

via @verge - https://www.theverge.com/news/613997/x-blocks-signal-me-links-errors #privacy

X is blocking links to Signal

X users are currently unable to post links to Signal.me, which allow people to quickly and securely send direct messages to Signal users.

The Verge

Via https://mastodon.sdf.org/@jack/113952225452466068

If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".

You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.

jack (@[email protected])

You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device? If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy". You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps. https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview

Mastodon @ SDF

Rival to SpaceX's Starlink Goes Dark After Failing to Account for Leap Year. French satellite operator Eutelsat failed to account for last year’s leap year, leading to an embarrassing service outage that lasted for 48 hours. Whoops ! #space

https://gizmodo.com/rival-to-spacexs-starlink-goes-dark-after-failing-to-account-for-leap-year-2000545410

Rival to SpaceX's Starlink Goes Dark After Failing to Account for Leap Year

OneWeb managed to restore its services after a 48-hour outage.

Gizmodo

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/pollution/poison-in-kanpur-report-calls-situation-in-city-surrounding-districts-an-emergency-with-chromium-mercury-having-entered-residents-bodies

Poison in Kanpur: Report calls situation in city, surrounding districts an ‘emergency’, with chromium & mercury having entered residents’ bodies
Soil, ground water and surface water in Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat & Fatehpur found to contain heavy metals much above permissible limits

Poison in Kanpur: Report calls situation in city, surrounding districts an ‘emergency’, with chromium & mercury having entered residents’ bodies

Water and soil in the industrial areas of Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat and surrounding districts are full of heavy metals. Traces of dangerous metals are being fo

Down To Earth
The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography

The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.

WIRED

This is what malware info stealers are known to do. MS just can't be trusted with what they say, what they show and what they actually do.

Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards & Social Security numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled | https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recall-screenshots-credit-cards-and-social-security-numbers-even-with-the-sensitive-information-filter-enabled

Microsoft Recall screenshots credit cards and Social Security numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled

Despite promising to filter personal data out, Recall still captures it.

Tom's Hardware
Collapse of Earth's ocean circulation system is already happening: it could mean colder winters in Europe & shifts in rainfall patterns that affect millions of people. It’s not just about the ocean; it’s about our daily lives.
https://www.earth.com/news/collapse-of-main-atlantic-ocean-circulaton-current-amoc-is-already-happening/ #ClimateAction #ClimateChange
Collapse of Earth's global water circulation system is already happening

AMOC is like a massive ocean circulation conveyor belt that moves warm and cold water around the Atlantic. It's failing, and that's very bad.

Earth.com