Rosanna Kurrer
@rosannakurrer.bsky.social
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Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
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ExxonMobil Lobbyist Caught Hacking Climate Activists
The Department of Justice is investigating a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil for hacking the phones of climate activists: The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the…
The Department of Justice is investigating a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil for hacking the phones of climate activists: The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the…
ExxonMobil Lobbyist Caught Hacking Climate Activists
The Department of Justice is investigating a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil for hacking the phones of climate activists: The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the U.S. government. The firm, in turn, was allegedly working on behalf of one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, based in Texas, that wanted to discredit groups and individuals involved in climate litigation, according to the lawyer for the U.S.
www.schneier.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
ExxonMobil Lobbyist Caught Hacking Climate Activists
The Department of Justice is investigating a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil for hacking the phones of climate activists: The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the…
The Department of Justice is investigating a lobbying firm representing ExxonMobil for hacking the phones of climate activists: The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, according to a lawyer representing the…
These are great tips for everyone! It certainly takes some time and effort but it is definitely a good idea to secure your online communication and data.
Today, Donald Trump doubled down on his vows to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
These are great tips for everyone! It certainly takes some time and effort but it is definitely a good idea to secure your online communication and data.
Hahaha 😅 so true…
lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.
January 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hahaha 😅 so true…
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Up to 2.5 per second. Going to be an interesting weekend! bcounter.nat.vg
Bcounter
Almost-real-time Bluesky user count
bcounter.nat.vg
January 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Up to 2.5 per second. Going to be an interesting weekend! bcounter.nat.vg
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Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.
GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working
Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.
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Fortinet has released a patch for a zero-day vulnerability in its firewall, which attackers have been exploiting since November.
r/cybersecurity
View discussion on Reddit.
reddit.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Fortinet has released a patch for a zero-day vulnerability in its firewall, which attackers have been exploiting since November.
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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
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This is an excellent thread from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social about the mishandling of the COVID pandemic, by the Boris Johnson government, and I highly commend it.
However, this mistaken thinking, is also at the centre of the climate and ecological crisis, and it has the same causes.
1/10🧵
However, this mistaken thinking, is also at the centre of the climate and ecological crisis, and it has the same causes.
1/10🧵
In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8
January 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is an excellent thread from @profaliceroberts.bsky.social about the mishandling of the COVID pandemic, by the Boris Johnson government, and I highly commend it.
However, this mistaken thinking, is also at the centre of the climate and ecological crisis, and it has the same causes.
1/10🧵
However, this mistaken thinking, is also at the centre of the climate and ecological crisis, and it has the same causes.
1/10🧵
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
Interesting travel destinations to consider for 2025 💡🚝✈️
Which 🇪🇺 cities are in the spotlight in 2025? ↓
🇱🇹 Vilnius: Green Capital
🇦🇹 Vienna: Access City Award
🇮🇹 Torino 🇪🇸 Benidorm: Smart Tourism Capitals
🇮🇹 Torino: Innovation Capital
🇩🇪 Chemnitz 🇸🇮 Nova Gorica: Capitals of Culture
These cities are shaping a brighter, sustainable and accessible future for all.
🇱🇹 Vilnius: Green Capital
🇦🇹 Vienna: Access City Award
🇮🇹 Torino 🇪🇸 Benidorm: Smart Tourism Capitals
🇮🇹 Torino: Innovation Capital
🇩🇪 Chemnitz 🇸🇮 Nova Gorica: Capitals of Culture
These cities are shaping a brighter, sustainable and accessible future for all.
January 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Interesting travel destinations to consider for 2025 💡🚝✈️
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It is entirely logical to be furious at the fossil fuel industry, whose decades-long campaign of corrupting politicians, crafting fake science, sowing false doubt, and lying at an industrial scale has brought us to this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It is entirely logical to be furious at the fossil fuel industry, whose decades-long campaign of corrupting politicians, crafting fake science, sowing false doubt, and lying at an industrial scale has brought us to this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Seems to be a good evolutionary idea - reciprocal altruism.
🧬 Evolution is known as survival of the fittest. But sometimes, getting along is the most clever survival strategy of all.
Explore the science behind reciprocal altruism, a behavior where individuals help one another with an expectation of future reciprocation 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Explore the science behind reciprocal altruism, a behavior where individuals help one another with an expectation of future reciprocation 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
January 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Seems to be a good evolutionary idea - reciprocal altruism.
Digital decluttering takes time and effort- probably a good way to start the new year though.
Your messages going back years are likely still lurking online, potentially exposing sensitive information you forgot existed. But there's no time like the present to do some digital decluttering.
Hey, Maybe It's Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories
Your messages going back years are likely still lurking online, potentially exposing sensitive information you forgot existed. But there's no time like the present to do some digital decluttering.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Digital decluttering takes time and effort- probably a good way to start the new year though.
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US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled…
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled…
US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled cameras to infiltrate government and industrial targets in the United States, Taiwan, Europe and elsewhere.
www.schneier.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled…
From the Washington Post: The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled…
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Just going to reiterate -
We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications
We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications
January 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just going to reiterate -
We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications
We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications
What makes @bsky.app different from all other social media platforms - great blogpost that explains why this matters.
While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
Benefits of an open network
emilyliu.me
January 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What makes @bsky.app different from all other social media platforms - great blogpost that explains why this matters.
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A Reddit user is considering developing a tool for threat hunters to query security data using natural language. They seek input from the cybersecurity community about investigation durations and time-consuming aspects to assess the tool's potential usefulness.
r/cybersecurity
View discussion on Reddit.
reddit.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A Reddit user is considering developing a tool for threat hunters to query security data using natural language. They seek input from the cybersecurity community about investigation durations and time-consuming aspects to assess the tool's potential usefulness.
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Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said on Friday evening that she was resigning after the newspaper’s opinions section rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Trump.
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed
The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said on Friday evening that she was resigning after the newspaper’s opinions section rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Trump.
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The 7th edition of the Proton Lifetime Charity Fundraiser is here!
🎟️ Enter the raffle to win 1 of 10 Lifetime plans
🫶 Help us support 10 outstanding organizations
🎁 Follow Proton on selected social platforms for the chance to win 1 Lifetime plan
🎟️ Enter the raffle to win 1 of 10 Lifetime plans
🫶 Help us support 10 outstanding organizations
🎁 Follow Proton on selected social platforms for the chance to win 1 Lifetime plan
December 19, 2024 at 12:51 PM
The 7th edition of the Proton Lifetime Charity Fundraiser is here!
🎟️ Enter the raffle to win 1 of 10 Lifetime plans
🫶 Help us support 10 outstanding organizations
🎁 Follow Proton on selected social platforms for the chance to win 1 Lifetime plan
🎟️ Enter the raffle to win 1 of 10 Lifetime plans
🫶 Help us support 10 outstanding organizations
🎁 Follow Proton on selected social platforms for the chance to win 1 Lifetime plan
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A Windows kernel bug is being exploited in attacks to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
r/cybersecurity
View discussion on Reddit.
reddit.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:42 AM
A Windows kernel bug is being exploited in attacks to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
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🛰️ Connecting you from space – to every corner of Europe and the world. Securely.
Today, we have signed the contract for IRIS² to offer:
📶 Internet from anywhere
📱 Secure satellite communication
🛡️ Critical support for Europe’s defence
Secure gigabit connectivity, made in 🇪🇺 ↓
europa.eu/!XbpQ9w
Today, we have signed the contract for IRIS² to offer:
📶 Internet from anywhere
📱 Secure satellite communication
🛡️ Critical support for Europe’s defence
Secure gigabit connectivity, made in 🇪🇺 ↓
europa.eu/!XbpQ9w
December 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
🛰️ Connecting you from space – to every corner of Europe and the world. Securely.
Today, we have signed the contract for IRIS² to offer:
📶 Internet from anywhere
📱 Secure satellite communication
🛡️ Critical support for Europe’s defence
Secure gigabit connectivity, made in 🇪🇺 ↓
europa.eu/!XbpQ9w
Today, we have signed the contract for IRIS² to offer:
📶 Internet from anywhere
📱 Secure satellite communication
🛡️ Critical support for Europe’s defence
Secure gigabit connectivity, made in 🇪🇺 ↓
europa.eu/!XbpQ9w
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Today, we have opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act regarding its obligation to assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to election integrity, notably in the context of the recent Romanian presidential elections.
More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY
More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY
December 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Today, we have opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act regarding its obligation to assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to election integrity, notably in the context of the recent Romanian presidential elections.
More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY
More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY