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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · 27d

If we care about kids, we must invest where harm actually occurs and where prevention works, not in universal ID checks or backdoors that make everyone less safe.

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The Illusion of Safety: Age Checks and Encryption Backdoors Don’t Fix the Real Problem

Age‑verification mandates and encryption backdoors (including client‑side scanning) offer a comforting story but miss the core reality: they don’t address where most child sexual abuse happens or how to prevent it. Meanwhile, they shift power to gove...

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Aug 31

Here is my ESPHome board collection is case you are curious: github.com/fortuna/ESPH...

It's also open source. You are welcome to contribute!

GitHub - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection: Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits

Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Aug 31

The beauty of #OpenSource ✨

While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...

My first direct contribution to ESPHome 🎉
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.

GitHub - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection: Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits

Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection

github.com

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Aug 22

I've just revamped the documentation of my ESPHome board configuration collection.

Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...

Contributions of new boards are welcome.

#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Aug 19

Great to see that Deutsche Welle is no longer blocked in Turkey!

Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social

Bar chart showing DNS blocking of dw.com until end of July, and no blocking after.

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Jul 21

Excited to announce the latest release of the Outline SDK x module (x/v0.0.4)!

Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool

Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...

github.com

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Jun 28

Forcing sites to collect IDs is a terrible idea. But the Supreme Court's ruling on age verification doesn't have to be a privacy disaster.

Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...

Age Verification Doesn't Have to Kill Privacy: A Path Forward

The Supreme Court's recent decision allowing states to mandate age verification for adult websites has pushed a fierce debate into the spotlight. While the goal of protecting minors is clear, the methods proposed often create a privacy nightmare. But...

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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · Jun 17

Much of Iran's internet service is down as of 14:00 UTC (5:30pm local).

Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Jun 17

Looks like IPv6 and QUIC traffic to @cloudflare.social disappeared in #Iran:
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...

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✨🌈 Home of Digital Rights Defenders @teamcommunity.bsky.social · Jun 10

💡 June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC: If you are running an SDK-enabled app, now you have more built-in options to keep your service online during moments of crisis thanks to Psiphon in this conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon)

👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe

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✨🌈 Home of Digital Rights Defenders @teamcommunity.bsky.social · Jun 4

💡 Next June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC join the conversation with @vinifortuna.com ‬ (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon) on Outline SDK equipped with Psiphon fall back capabilities - and #Psiphon uses #Outline’s shadowsocks strategy in its app as well.

👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · May 7

Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/t...

TeleMessage probes 'hack' of Signal clone used by Feds

Updated: No, really? That's a shocking surprise

www.theregister.com

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Apr 16

This deserves a place at www.instagram.com/secret_butth...

Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Apr 3

I’m grateful and honored to speak at #UMich today! As lead for internet freedom at Jigsaw and creator of #OutlineVPN, I've seen firsthand how tech can empower democratic action.

Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.

democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/

Platforms Shape Democracy | Year of Democracy

democracy.umich.edu

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Apr 2

Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us.

Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists

Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyright holders get court orders to block entire websites...

act.eff.org

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Mar 26

Good thing @signal.org doesn't have backdoors

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Mar 15

This decision makes the US weaker, less safe and less prosperous.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.

NPR @npr.org · Mar 15

JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks

Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

www.npr.org

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · Mar 6

It's live! Starting today, you can use @cyd.social to migrate your old tweets into Bluesky. Check it out! cyd.social/migrate-your...

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Mar 4

Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) is one of the emerging standards that helps protect your browsing activity from prying eyes.

Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
• tls-ech.dev
• defo.ie/ech-check.php

Chrome users, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.

Welcome to ECH!

tls-ech.dev

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Mar 3

The effort poured into #VPNs far exceeds what it would take to fix the fundamental #privacy and #security flaws in internet protocols that make VPNs needed. Instead of addressing the root cause, we keep investing in workarounds. It's time to rethink our approach.

#Standards #InternetFreedom

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Mar 2

Apple decided to not leave Russia and is now taking down every vpn from the App Store as demanded by the government. Not something to support

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Feb 24

Excited to be speaking at #SplinterCon Taiwan today about the future of VPNs and internet freedom! Join me and Mallory Knodel as we discuss how we can build a more open, resilient, and accessible internet for everyone. 🌐
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Feb 24

Outline VPN is evolving to better empower digital security providers!

This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.

Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...

#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN

Evolving Outline to Power Our Providers

Jigsaw’s anti-censorship technology, Outline and Outline SDK, helps more than 30 million people each month to access the global internet…

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Feb 22

The shameful decision by the UK government undermines the privacy of not only the UK people, but also anyone else in the globe who communicates with people in the UK. This must be reversed now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

www.bbc.com

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Feb 21

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?

Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.

Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers?
Subtitle: Musk’s tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs
• Current Tax Rate: 3.27%
• Top Federal Tax Rate: 37%

Cost Comparison (Bar Chart):
• Cost of Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple)
• Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red)
• Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green)
X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries.

Impact on Federal Workforce:
• Average Federal Salary: $106,000
• Jobs Musk’s Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees)

Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart):
• A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled “Share Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”.

Sources:
• Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica
• Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024)
• Federal Employee Data: USAFacts

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