Luma Eldin
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Meanwhile, just last month...
"... commands that link the victim's phone to a new device—in this case, one in the hands of an eavesdropper who can then read every message the target sends or receives..."
www.wired.com/story/russia...
"... commands that link the victim's phone to a new device—in this case, one in the hands of an eavesdropper who can then read every message the target sends or receives..."
www.wired.com/story/russia...
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
www.wired.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Meanwhile, just last month...
"... commands that link the victim's phone to a new device—in this case, one in the hands of an eavesdropper who can then read every message the target sends or receives..."
www.wired.com/story/russia...
"... commands that link the victim's phone to a new device—in this case, one in the hands of an eavesdropper who can then read every message the target sends or receives..."
www.wired.com/story/russia...
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We've taken the paywall down for this one.
Green card holders detained. A French researcher denied entry for anti-Trump messages. A new travel ban on 40+ countries coming.
Given all these encroachments on travelers' civil liberties, we've updated our guide to digital privacy while crossing US borders. www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...
Given all these encroachments on travelers' civil liberties, we've updated our guide to digital privacy while crossing US borders. www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Patrol accessing your data.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We've taken the paywall down for this one.
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BREAKING: Israeli settlers have carried out a ‘lynching’ of the co-Director of Oscar winning documentary No Other Land. Hamdan Billal has injuries in his head and stomach and is reportedly bleeding.
March 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BREAKING: Israeli settlers have carried out a ‘lynching’ of the co-Director of Oscar winning documentary No Other Land. Hamdan Billal has injuries in his head and stomach and is reportedly bleeding.
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Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while protesting or to keep your communications private from government surveillance, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely.
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
wrd.cm
March 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while protesting or to keep your communications private from government surveillance, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely.
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
Here's our updated guide to getting the most out of Signal:
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“The demands are clear,”said Abdo Mohamed of No Azure for Apartheid. “Microsoft must drop its contracts with the Israeli military.”
🔗 The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Docs Reveal
By @ryangrim.bsky.social & @worqas.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...
🔗 The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Docs Reveal
By @ryangrim.bsky.social & @worqas.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...
The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Documents Reveal
Microsoft is a major provider of cloud services and artificial intelligence for the Israeli military, according to internal documents.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“The demands are clear,”said Abdo Mohamed of No Azure for Apartheid. “Microsoft must drop its contracts with the Israeli military.”
🔗 The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Docs Reveal
By @ryangrim.bsky.social & @worqas.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...
🔗 The Israeli Military Is One of Microsoft's Top AI Customers, Leaked Docs Reveal
By @ryangrim.bsky.social & @worqas.bsky.social
www.dropsitenews.com/p/microsoft-...
Make it make sense.
Alice Weidel, Germany's far-right leader, lives in Switzerland and is raising two sons with her Sri Lankan-born wife.
Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.
Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Make it make sense.
I’ve been persistently trying to move all my text conversations to Signal. It’s amazing to me how many people find it “inconvenient” to get off big tech.
When chaos feels overwhelming, I find it immensely helpful to take a small positive step to reclaim and protect a bit of agency for yourself and others. @signal.org
Donate to Signal Private Messenger
Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous communication. Please make a donation today.
signal.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’ve been persistently trying to move all my text conversations to Signal. It’s amazing to me how many people find it “inconvenient” to get off big tech.
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When chaos feels overwhelming, I find it immensely helpful to take a small positive step to reclaim and protect a bit of agency for yourself and others. @signal.org
Donate to Signal Private Messenger
Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous communication. Please make a donation today.
signal.org
February 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When chaos feels overwhelming, I find it immensely helpful to take a small positive step to reclaim and protect a bit of agency for yourself and others. @signal.org
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I wrote about Google unveiling its 'responsible AI progress report' by quietly deleting the part of its AI principles where it promised not to work on weapons www.platformer.news/google-ai-pr...
Google is ready to work on AI weapons now
The company’s promise to avoid building AI applications that cause harm has been deleted
www.platformer.news
February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I wrote about Google unveiling its 'responsible AI progress report' by quietly deleting the part of its AI principles where it promised not to work on weapons www.platformer.news/google-ai-pr...
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🚨 BREAKING: Oscar nominee Basel Adra is currently surrounded by dozens of masked Israeli settlers carrying out a terror attack on Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. They are throwing stones, smashing vehicles, and slashing tires with knives.
Video below
Video below
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Oscar nominee Basel Adra is currently surrounded by dozens of masked Israeli settlers carrying out a terror attack on Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. They are throwing stones, smashing vehicles, and slashing tires with knives.
Video below
Video below
“How capitalism found a uniquely human weakness to exploit" reveals a crucial insight. Moreover it prevents us from developing real solutions to impending global challenges. Instead of innovating, we're trapped in content wars disconnected from reality.
January 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“How capitalism found a uniquely human weakness to exploit" reveals a crucial insight. Moreover it prevents us from developing real solutions to impending global challenges. Instead of innovating, we're trapped in content wars disconnected from reality.
Our exponentially increasing focus on narratives rather than facts is making it impossible to achieve real-world results. As society becomes more disconnected from reality in favor of compelling stories, meaningful progress becomes obsolete.
For this week's #WIREDPoliticsLab newsletter, I wrote about how Trump's cabinet secretaries are becoming content creators themselves.
And as always, much more!
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
And as always, much more!
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The 'Contentification' of Trump Policy
Welcome to the White House’s own cinematic universe. Plus, the upcoming Democratic National Committee election and how candidates are pitching their digital plans.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our exponentially increasing focus on narratives rather than facts is making it impossible to achieve real-world results. As society becomes more disconnected from reality in favor of compelling stories, meaningful progress becomes obsolete.
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New: Good news about AI. The ocean is a bulwark against climate change but most species remain unknown to science. Scientists created an AI-enabled robot to locate and track marine life and it's being trained by people playing a game called FathomVerse. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
An AI-Powered Robot and Gaming Are Helping Scientists Identify New Deep-Sea Species
Marine life plays a key role in cycling carbon out of the atmosphere but most organisms remain unknown.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-ai-sea-creature-robot/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOi[…]MDRGN0ZBRTlGMyJ9.dhWEmf-y2Zz1xotq2qbktsqWNFdWqkyjADVmx6JfqC8
January 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New: Good news about AI. The ocean is a bulwark against climate change but most species remain unknown to science. Scientists created an AI-enabled robot to locate and track marine life and it's being trained by people playing a game called FathomVerse. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
What are the 48% of Americans (and the ones who voted 3rd party or didn’t vote in 2024), doing to mobilize for 2028? Please don’t tell me it’s still trying to save the country as a two-party system? The revolution of our political system needs to start NOW.
January 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
What are the 48% of Americans (and the ones who voted 3rd party or didn’t vote in 2024), doing to mobilize for 2028? Please don’t tell me it’s still trying to save the country as a two-party system? The revolution of our political system needs to start NOW.
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@heatherhav.bsky.social is so good. Every few days or couple of weeks takes the essay form to smart, fun, funny, fearless, challenging, thrilling new places. askmolly.substack.com/p/billions?t...
Billions
What's the point of zero money if no fuck you times?
askmolly.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
@heatherhav.bsky.social is so good. Every few days or couple of weeks takes the essay form to smart, fun, funny, fearless, challenging, thrilling new places. askmolly.substack.com/p/billions?t...
Actions speak louder than words. Boycott, ban, do what you need to do. 💪🏽
Today I counted more than 50 subreddits that went through with banning links from X, reaching more than 40 million combined members. At least 20 million of those members were encouraged to join Bluesky, instead.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk
The cascade of link bans came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute, which many cited in their protests, among other things.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Actions speak louder than words. Boycott, ban, do what you need to do. 💪🏽
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Surgeon General Recommends Adding Cancer Warning To All Nuclear Bombs
theonion.com/surgeon-gene...
theonion.com/surgeon-gene...
January 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Surgeon General Recommends Adding Cancer Warning To All Nuclear Bombs
theonion.com/surgeon-gene...
theonion.com/surgeon-gene...
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It's time to act.
Delete your meta accounts.
Download signal.
Start talking face to face.
Build community.
Delete your meta accounts.
Download signal.
Start talking face to face.
Build community.
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's time to act.
Delete your meta accounts.
Download signal.
Start talking face to face.
Build community.
Delete your meta accounts.
Download signal.
Start talking face to face.
Build community.
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NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Over 20,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza
Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering.
Story by Rasha Abou Jalal
www.dropsitenews.com/p/20000-pale...
Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering.
Story by Rasha Abou Jalal
www.dropsitenews.com/p/20000-pale...
Over 20,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza
Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering
www.dropsitenews.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Over 20,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza
Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering.
Story by Rasha Abou Jalal
www.dropsitenews.com/p/20000-pale...
Palestinian families have stepped in to take care of children not their own but the volume of children orphaned by the war is staggering.
Story by Rasha Abou Jalal
www.dropsitenews.com/p/20000-pale...
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How a fragile ceasefire in Gaza masks a sinister agenda of colonial expansion and genocide — a calculated plan to exploit Palestinians, and pave the way for imperial domination. ahmedeldin.substack.com/p/the-gaza-c...
The Gaza Ceasefire Exposed: Profit, Power, and the Betrayal of Peace
How a fragile ceasefire in Gaza masks a sinister agenda of colonial expansion and genocide — a calculated plan to exploit Palestinians, and pave the way for imperial domination.
ahmedeldin.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
How a fragile ceasefire in Gaza masks a sinister agenda of colonial expansion and genocide — a calculated plan to exploit Palestinians, and pave the way for imperial domination. ahmedeldin.substack.com/p/the-gaza-c...
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Joe Biden has publicly admitted Israel committed grave war crimes.
He thought saying this would help save his place in history.
It should be seen as a confession - of criminal complicity in genocide.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/joe-biden-...
He thought saying this would help save his place in history.
It should be seen as a confession - of criminal complicity in genocide.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/joe-biden-...
January 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Joe Biden has publicly admitted Israel committed grave war crimes.
He thought saying this would help save his place in history.
It should be seen as a confession - of criminal complicity in genocide.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/joe-biden-...
He thought saying this would help save his place in history.
It should be seen as a confession - of criminal complicity in genocide.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/joe-biden-...
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Because “ceasefire” only applies to brown people and of course only brown people are terrorists. The destruction of G@za and displacement of 2million people, killing 6%—that can’t be considered terrorism if you’re not brown.
January 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Because “ceasefire” only applies to brown people and of course only brown people are terrorists. The destruction of G@za and displacement of 2million people, killing 6%—that can’t be considered terrorism if you’re not brown.
“Control” or “expose”? Definitely information wars—although not sure it’s the Chinese government that is driving the info that the government doesn’t like—it’s the people.
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“Control” or “expose”? Definitely information wars—although not sure it’s the Chinese government that is driving the info that the government doesn’t like—it’s the people.