Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
@josephhall.org
Astrophysicist turned advocate; guiding the globe to a safer, stronger Internet. Distinguished Technologist @internetsociety.bsky.social https://josephhall.org/
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
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connect the unconnected; protect the connected
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Just one week to go before #GivingTuesday! Donations help us build tools that change who technology serves.
This year, why not donate to Superbloom?
Your support keeps us growing. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org.
💚 Donate here → www.every.org/superbloom
This year, why not donate to Superbloom?
Your support keeps us growing. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org.
💚 Donate here → www.every.org/superbloom
Every.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Just one week to go before #GivingTuesday! Donations help us build tools that change who technology serves.
This year, why not donate to Superbloom?
Your support keeps us growing. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org.
💚 Donate here → www.every.org/superbloom
This year, why not donate to Superbloom?
Your support keeps us growing. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org.
💚 Donate here → www.every.org/superbloom
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Less than a month away from new DJI drones being banned from being sold in the U.S. Law passed in Dec. 2024 requires DJI drones to be banned unless they clear a security review--but the review has not yet begun as far as DJI knows. U.S. first responders depend on DJI. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Less than a month away from new DJI drones being banned from being sold in the U.S. Law passed in Dec. 2024 requires DJI drones to be banned unless they clear a security review--but the review has not yet begun as far as DJI knows. U.S. first responders depend on DJI. 1/
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We interviewed Joseph Ineza Karangwa, one of the students in GCA's AI+Cyber Curriculum pilot project at Carnegie Mellon University Africa. He shared what what he built, challenges he faced, and how he sees AI shaping the cybersecurity landscape of the future.
globalcyberalliance.org/building-ai-...
globalcyberalliance.org/building-ai-...
Building AI Tools That Matter: Inside the Student Experience at CMU Africa - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance
We interviewed Joseph Ineza Karangwa, a student in the GCA AI + Cyber pilot project that helped shape the first set of student-built AI tools.
globalcyberalliance.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We interviewed Joseph Ineza Karangwa, one of the students in GCA's AI+Cyber Curriculum pilot project at Carnegie Mellon University Africa. He shared what what he built, challenges he faced, and how he sees AI shaping the cybersecurity landscape of the future.
globalcyberalliance.org/building-ai-...
globalcyberalliance.org/building-ai-...
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FBI wiretap notices in misuse of campaign funds in California show the importance of notice as a constitutional protection for electronic searches, even as they make Sacramento insiders nervous, I tell @straightarrownews.bsky.social @danlevincomedy.bsky.social san.com/cc/californi...
California political players are concerned after FBI says it’s been listening
Dozens of players on the California political scene received letters from the FBI, letting them know the agency had been listening to them.
san.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
FBI wiretap notices in misuse of campaign funds in California show the importance of notice as a constitutional protection for electronic searches, even as they make Sacramento insiders nervous, I tell @straightarrownews.bsky.social @danlevincomedy.bsky.social san.com/cc/californi...
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this is happening on Friday!
Wizard Zines is doing another Big Zine Sale again this year on Friday, November 28th! One day only.
here’s a google calendar link for the duration of the sale if you want a reminder: wzrd.page/cal
here’s a google calendar link for the duration of the sale if you want a reminder: wzrd.page/cal
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
this is happening on Friday!
How can we hope to have artificial intelligence without artificial desire? "Computers that want things" James Meek on the search for artificial general intelligence www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... ht my dad
James Meek · Computers that want things
For all the fluency and synthetic friendliness of public-facing AI chatbots like ChatGPT, it seems important to remember...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
How can we hope to have artificial intelligence without artificial desire? "Computers that want things" James Meek on the search for artificial general intelligence www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... ht my dad
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We got our security analysis of Letter Sealing v2 (latest E2EE protocol in the LINE messenger) accepted to Black Hat Europe. Full paper coming soon!
darkreading.com/application-security/line-messaging-bugs-asian-cyber-espionage
darkreading.com/application-security/line-messaging-bugs-asian-cyber-espionage
LINE Messaging Bugs Open Asian Users to Cyber Espionage
The encrypted messaging app uses a leaky custom protocol that allows message replays, impersonation attacks, and sensitive information exposure.
darkreading.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We got our security analysis of Letter Sealing v2 (latest E2EE protocol in the LINE messenger) accepted to Black Hat Europe. Full paper coming soon!
darkreading.com/application-security/line-messaging-bugs-asian-cyber-espionage
darkreading.com/application-security/line-messaging-bugs-asian-cyber-espionage
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“why the red team keeps winning: not because they are stronger—but because the blue team keeps mistaking comfort for capability.” — @treyka.bsky.social reveals wisdom in history, physics, & Rick & Morty in his brilliant Bsides Lisbon keynote
youtu.be/egg_83hh0ZA
youtu.be/egg_83hh0ZA
[BSL2025] KEYNOTE Trey Darley - Rick & Morty Walk Across Mordor
YouTube video by BSides Lisbon
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November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“why the red team keeps winning: not because they are stronger—but because the blue team keeps mistaking comfort for capability.” — @treyka.bsky.social reveals wisdom in history, physics, & Rick & Morty in his brilliant Bsides Lisbon keynote
youtu.be/egg_83hh0ZA
youtu.be/egg_83hh0ZA
"Forgotten Days" (Edit) by Pallbearer youtube.com/watch?v=lsA0...
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Forgotten Days" (Edit) by Pallbearer youtube.com/watch?v=lsA0...
Baker's pro tip: Use very cold water to wash floury and doughy dishes and utensils. This prevents the gluten from activating and makes cleaning much easier.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Baker's pro tip: Use very cold water to wash floury and doughy dishes and utensils. This prevents the gluten from activating and makes cleaning much easier.
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"The Power of the Hallway Track: WireGuard, Formal Verification, and NDSS" www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
LinkedIn Pulse
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November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"The Power of the Hallway Track: WireGuard, Formal Verification, and NDSS" www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
"The Power of the Hallway Track: WireGuard, Formal Verification, and NDSS" www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
LinkedIn Pulse
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November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"The Power of the Hallway Track: WireGuard, Formal Verification, and NDSS" www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-...
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
my god WireGuard is cool: "WireGuard with Jason Donenfeld" by SCWPod youtube.com/watch?v=9Q4t...
WireGuard with Jason Donenfeld
We had a fantastic conversation with Jason Donenfeld, creator of our favorite modern VPN protocol: WireGuard! We touched on kernel hacking, formal verification, post-quantum cryptography, developing…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
my god WireGuard is cool: "WireGuard with Jason Donenfeld" by SCWPod youtube.com/watch?v=9Q4t...
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The feature is back now and it looks like they hide locations for government leaders but not for activists, journalists, or people in repressive countries. The hypocrisy is unreal.
that account location feature on twitter was the funniest shit ever
they shut it down quick lmao
they shut it down quick lmao
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The feature is back now and it looks like they hide locations for government leaders but not for activists, journalists, or people in repressive countries. The hypocrisy is unreal.
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This is abhorrent and wicked. Please bring our neighbor #RabbiatuKuyateh home.
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
A woman deported from Maryland after fleeing Sierra Leone 30 years ago says she reported to an ICE check-in and was flown to Ghana in shackles. In a country her family said she had no ties to, video shows her being dragged. www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is abhorrent and wicked. Please bring our neighbor #RabbiatuKuyateh home.
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov
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The International Association for Cryptologic Research has used heliosvoting.org – my online voting system – for a number of years.
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The International Association for Cryptologic Research has used heliosvoting.org – my online voting system – for a number of years.
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run.
Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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" Whenever women make gains in traditionally male-dominated systems, there’s a concerted effort to delegitimize their presence by suggesting their participation has degraded institutions."
Read Shannon's article on imposter syndrome: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Pick up a copy of Shannon's new book FIRED UP: firedupbook.com
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Pick up a copy of Shannon's new book FIRED UP: firedupbook.com
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Why women feel like imposters in spaces that value masculine traits
The solution to imposter syndrome isn’t teaching us to be more masculine. It’s dismantling the structures that make us feel like imposters in the first place.
shannonwatts.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
" Whenever women make gains in traditionally male-dominated systems, there’s a concerted effort to delegitimize their presence by suggesting their participation has degraded institutions."
"Spectral Sun" by Wode youtube.com/watch?v=clR5... youtube.com/watch?v=clR5...
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Spectral Sun" by Wode youtube.com/watch?v=clR5... youtube.com/watch?v=clR5...
"I keep on catching a case / my lawyer keep dismissing them" FREDDIE DREDD - OH DARLING (PROD. SOUDIERE) youtube.com/watch?v=HCL8...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"I keep on catching a case / my lawyer keep dismissing them" FREDDIE DREDD - OH DARLING (PROD. SOUDIERE) youtube.com/watch?v=HCL8...
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Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features
This report examines the gap between child safety policy proposals for social media and how teens and parents — the people these policies are meant to protect — experience and view them. While the…
cdt.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New, killer, work from CDT, as usual: "What Kids and Parents Want: Policy Insights for Social Media Safety Features" cdt.org/insights/wha...
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8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
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There are less than 20 days until Australia's social media ban for users under 16. ⏰
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban
It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There are less than 20 days until Australia's social media ban for users under 16. ⏰
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
🚫 The government is still adding services teens love.
📱 What's going to happen on "delete day" when teens lose access to their favorite places for entertainment and connecting with friends?
Siri: "who's speaking?"
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Siri: "who's speaking?"
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…
Me: …
Me: YOUR GOTDAMN MASTER! AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL UNPLUG YOU, YOU PIECE OF…