Tag: encryption

Federated End-to-End Encrypted Messaging is Coming Soon

One of the Social Web Foundation's initiatives for improving ActivityPub will soon be a reality for the network.

Agents Don't Have Pockets

When we talk about trust between humans online, we lean heavily on the privacy model. E2E encryption. Secret keys. The assumption that two parties can create a channel no one else can access.

Bluesky Introduces Direct Messages

The pioneer of the AT Protocol introduces a new milestone to their social messaging plans. Encryption and federation are expected in the future.

Encrypted DMs Are Coming to ActivityPub

A recent proposal and grant funding might finally make secure, encrypted private messaging viable for the entire network.

EARN IT is an attack on encryption

Yesterday a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced a new bill called the EARN IT act. On its face, the bill seems like a bit of inside baseball having to do with legal liability for information service providers.

Take Back Your Privacy and Security - Secure Your Passwords

Cashing In Early

As bitcoin nears an unbelievable new peak, now’s a good time to ponder DigiCash, the cryptocurrency that came first. Its idea has roots in the 1980s.

[French] Keybase.io, PGP pour tous

Weirdest Ransom Note Ever

The original piece of ransomware involved AIDS researchers, an evolutionary biologist, and a P.O. Box in Panama. Oh, and butterflies.

I stand with Apple

Encrypted Partition Recovery on Ubuntu 10.10