Ruben De Smet
@rubdos.be
Postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Indistinguishable from random. #Privacy enhancing technologies. #Rustacean. #Whisperfish.
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Ruben De Smet
@rubdos.be
· Dec 2
Original post on mastodon.social
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I have never really done an #introduction... here goes!
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]
#threema heeft een nieuwe eigenaar.
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/243528/investeringsmaatschappij-neemt-zwitserse-privacychatdienst-threema-over.html
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/243528/investeringsmaatschappij-neemt-zwitserse-privacychatdienst-threema-over.html
Investeringsmaatschappij neemt Zwitserse privacychatdienst Threema over
Investeringsmaatschapij Comitis Capital heeft Threema overgenomen. Threema is een betaalde versleutelde chatdienst voor consumenten en bedrijven. Comitis denkt dat Threema de komende tijd kan groeien, onder meer omdat er nu meer focust ligt op digitale soeveriniteit.
tweakers.net
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
My grocery store carries paper towels:
a) half size;
b) paper packaging;
c) without cardboard core;
... Can someone do the obvious and do these all three at once?
a) half size;
b) paper packaging;
c) without cardboard core;
... Can someone do the obvious and do these all three at once?
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
My grocery store carries paper towels:
a) half size;
b) paper packaging;
c) without cardboard core;
... Can someone do the obvious and do these all three at once?
a) half size;
b) paper packaging;
c) without cardboard core;
... Can someone do the obvious and do these all three at once?
Is it just me, or has there been a huge influx of random '#encryption' apps, seemingly AI generated, all making the same horrifying choices (PGP, RSA, random old inappropriate AES modes, ...)? I see them here on Mastodon, over at Lemmy, on Reddit...
#cryptography #crypto #slop
#cryptography #crypto #slop
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Is it just me, or has there been a huge influx of random '#encryption' apps, seemingly AI generated, all making the same horrifying choices (PGP, RSA, random old inappropriate AES modes, ...)? I see them here on Mastodon, over at Lemmy, on Reddit...
#cryptography #crypto #slop
#cryptography #crypto #slop
Reposted by Ruben De Smet
Okay Conner, "alle multinationals schenden onze privacy, dus waarom mag de regering dat niet" is ... een keuze als argument.
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Okay Conner, "alle multinationals schenden onze privacy, dus waarom mag de regering dat niet" is ... een keuze als argument.
I have never really done an #introduction... here goes!
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I have never really done an #introduction... here goes!
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]
I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart.
I […]