Cristi Constantin 🕸 @croqaz@social.privacytools.io

The Problem with Ethereum - https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/the-problem-with-ethereum-af9692f4af95

A dubious writing style emerging in science - https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.06751

NPM silently suspends package adoption - https://twitter.com/Andrewmd5/status/1423915743410745346

A plain text note-taking system for problem solving - https://calculist.io/

Apple is trying to redefine what it means to violate your privacy. We must not let it.

https://ar.al/2021/08/08/apple-is-trying-to-redefine-what-it-means-to-violate-your-privacy-we-must-not-let-it/

#apple #privacy #HumanRights

Why I Wrote PGP - https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html

Apple's New CSAM Protections May Make iCloud Photos Bruteforceable - https://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/93423/how-unique-is-a-neuralhash

What a gem: https://vdo.ninja/

Fully configurable browser to browser audio, video and screenshare streaming.

#vdon #webrtc #obs #webcam #streaming

Once an Addict, Always an Addict? - https://www.deprocrastination.co/blog/once-an-addict-always-an-addict

Regardless of whether Apple bows down to pressure on this, it shows you how they think. It’s their phone, not yours. Tim Apple is your daddy and as long as you live under his roof, you live under his rules. And he’s just made it clear he can enter your room whenever he likes and search your drawers. Might be time to think about moving out.

Problem is, where do you go? Do you move in with creepy uncle Google next door? No, he’s even worse.

And your banking app only works on iOS and Android…

…This isn’t about whether Apple backs down on this or not (although that’s important too in the here and now and you should sign this letter to put pressure on them.)

https://appleprivacyletter.com/

This is a greater struggle to protect personhood in the digital network age. Today, we extend ourselves with technology. Not owning and controlling these aspects of ourselves is a violation of our personhood.

Read:

https://cyborgrights.eu/

https://ar.al/2020/01/01/in-2020-and-beyond-the-battle-to-save-personhood-and-democracy-requires-a-radical-overhaul-of-mainstream-technology/

Watch:

https://ind.ie/excuse-me/

The Problem with Perceptual Hashes - https://rentafounder.com/the-problem-with-perceptual-hashes/

Apple’s new abuse prevention system: an antritust/competition point of view - https://blog.quintarelli.it/2021/08/apples-child-new-abuse-prevention-system-an-antritustcompetition-point-of-view.html

[13] Simple animations built with code. #madewithvvvv. Graphic reference from work by Christopher Jones (https://dribbble.com/shots/3270139-Square-Circle-Dance-morph)
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#codebalé #vvvv #vvvvgamma #generative #creativecoding #generativeart

[16] Abstract clock 02. Built with code. #madewithvvvv.
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#codebalé #vvvv #vvvvgamma #generative #creativecoding #generativeart

Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines - https://www.axios.com/google-office-mandate-vaccines-covid-b29a4993-9bdd-4c15-8b8a-e94fe4240878.html

8 years ago, my digital life was almost entirely stored in Google data centers.

Today, I self-host a handful of services on a Raspberry Pi on my LAN and use privacy-friendly services. Small tech feels good.

I wrote a few words about the moving process 👀
https://maximevaillancourt.com/blog/moving-away-from-google-services-8-years-in

cc @aral: I'm a big fan of your work. I donated to the Small Tech foundation recently, and you + Laura are an inspiration in this space. Keep up the great work!