Christian Bedford
@strangereading.bsky.social
Technically a writer... content strategy, information architecture, user advocate... I write documentation so you don't have to.
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“A lot of very smart people pay attention to both the Signal Protocol and the Signal apps to ensure they are operating as intended,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @nytwirecutter.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/...
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/...
Why Signal Is Still Our Favorite Secure Messaging App (And Why No Messaging App Is Perfectly Secure)
Signal’s approach to end-to-end encryption makes it especially safe for sending messages. We have some tips on how to use it, and why no messaging app is perfect.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“A lot of very smart people pay attention to both the Signal Protocol and the Signal apps to ensure they are operating as intended,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @nytwirecutter.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/...
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/...
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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ICE and CBP are out of control. Join us Thursday at 10 am PT for a livestream to discuss ways to protect and exercise your digital rights in the face of immigration enforcement's brutality. eff.org/livestream-ice
EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights
You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true
www.eff.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
ICE and CBP are out of control. Join us Thursday at 10 am PT for a livestream to discuss ways to protect and exercise your digital rights in the face of immigration enforcement's brutality. eff.org/livestream-ice
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ICE’s budget now rivals the militaries of nations around the world and that money is building an enormous domestic surveillance machine. Learn about the surveillance tactics they’re using and how you can protect yourself and your community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to
www.eff.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
ICE’s budget now rivals the militaries of nations around the world and that money is building an enormous domestic surveillance machine. Learn about the surveillance tactics they’re using and how you can protect yourself and your community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Records newly obtained by @rangemedia.co show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at political protests this year.
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Protested this year? Cops might’ve looked for you on Flock cams. – RANGE Media
Newly obtained records show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at protests.
rangemedia.co
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Records newly obtained by @rangemedia.co show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at political protests this year.
rangemedia.co/flock-camer...
rangemedia.co/flock-camer...
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This echoes what EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social and Rindala Alajaji reported last month about similar surveillance of protests all across the nation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This echoes what EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social and Rindala Alajaji reported last month about similar surveillance of protests all across the nation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Mutual aid call out for a fellow native San Franciscan, journalism colleague, and friend who needs a little help: he got hammered by Covid (uncaring roommate), then funeral expenses, and now bad bosses, anything will help: www.gofundme.com/f/help-csl3-...
Donate to Help CSL3 Make It to the Mid-Year Safely, organized by CS L3
If you don't know me, I'm longtime journalist and activist in San Francisco whose life … CS L3 needs your support for Help CSL3 Make It to the Mid-Year Safely
www.gofundme.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Mutual aid call out for a fellow native San Franciscan, journalism colleague, and friend who needs a little help: he got hammered by Covid (uncaring roommate), then funeral expenses, and now bad bosses, anything will help: www.gofundme.com/f/help-csl3-...
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Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience.
What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
You guys need to see this and take it in…
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
January 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience.
What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive