mwaters

Thanks for interacting with me.

Retired and #walking 20000+ steps a day.

Admin of the hosted #RSS aggregator - https://www.ttrss.info
and #DeltaChat Instance - https://vinculum0.net/

Contact - https://mwaters.net

Interests - #walking · #cycling · #wordpress · #tor · #nostr · #deltachat · #velomobile · #quattrovelo · #electro · #techno · #homeassistant · #proxmox · #solar · #ttrss

Public Key

npub18ps93ag0kw4k08umetn56ucaaf5nsarg35cxffgyaa0sl4wdajusewz7hc

NIP-05 Address

mwaters@primal.net

Profile Code

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub18ps93ag0kw4k08umetn56ucaaf5nsarg35cxffgyaa0sl4wdajusewz7hc

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Last Notes

2026-07-13 15:44:13 UTC

Deleted my ⁨#Google⁩ ⁨#Gmail⁩ account.
Upgraded my ⁨#tuta⁩⁩ account to Revolutionary.
⁨#DeGoogle⁩ ⁨#Privacy⁩ ⁨#Europe⁩

2026-07-12 12:08:53 UTC

Started deleting my Google accounts.

2026-07-12 11:23:17 UTC

https://exitchatcontrol.org/
#europe #chatcontrol

2026-07-10 18:19:38 UTC

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I've had this too.
I had to use 'Copy Raw Data' , paste it to a file and finally use NAK to broadcast it to other relays.
Then #amethyst became my default client.

2026-07-10 06:43:00 UTC

Bitcoin Miner vendors in Europe ?
Anyone have any recommendations and reviews ?
Thanks.

2026-07-08 08:42:41 UTC

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I charge half price in Bitcoin yet most clients are happy to pay double in fiat.
Weird.
https://www.ttrss.info/faq/payment/

2026-07-08 08:34:53 UTC

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I've missed hearing these guys, thanks for hosting them @nprofile…56d8

2026-07-07 13:26:55 UTC

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https://www.theidioms.com/chink-in-the-armour/

2026-07-06 08:58:48 UTC

Hey Rod , how is it going over there in the UK ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vClqSPsUn54

2026-07-05 12:39:10 UTC

Uninstalled #runstr as it’s too flaky.
#walking #morning #hot #irrigation #agriculture #corn #date20260705
https://mwaters.blossom.band/e0dd208cddf28ce0315c137d9b613e7248c06838c8c91d8555c66ec49665df5b.jpg

2026-07-04 13:13:44 UTC

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It sounds like you are using Tor+VPN which is probably causing the issue.
I use Amethyst and the internal Tor functionality and have never seen this error.

2026-07-04 11:52:22 UTC

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I've had the same this morning too.
I find it weird that the app reports two different numbers of steps.
Let's hope it improves.

2026-07-03 10:54:54 UTC

My @runstr #runstr is bipolar.
In the notifications I've walked 11185 steps.
In the #runstr app I've done nothing apparently.
https://mwaters.blossom.band/f4d5380e4707fe0126da5d3f431abee9b06b8aeebc16269a6bfc23b5c3e936c5.png
https://mwaters.blossom.band/0ee40444fc0fea1892ca708e2b9c5395c58e9e413c4156e1a8bc95bf27f5d4b1.png

2026-07-03 04:16:32 UTC

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I did similar, thanks for confirming the issue, I thought I had a phone problem.

2026-07-02 11:34:52 UTC

It was rush hour on the track this morning.
I'm giving @nprofile…hded a try.
#walking #morning #runstr #combineharvester #agriculture
https://mwaters.blossom.band/46c43d8cac1b6fbb82bb42955e1aa32f1a8d3994cc2e749445b204aae257adb8.jpg

2026-07-02 04:43:35 UTC

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I found the TV series first thinking it was going to be similar to Robot Wars , enjoyed it and decided to give the audiobooks a listen.
I trust you are enjoying it too.

2026-07-01 19:34:43 UTC

Recently I've been enjoying #listening / #reading to the #murderbot series of #audiobook before I go to sleep.
https://mwaters.blossom.band/b7d11e90b3c3dd536285a95edbdd195c7d1342b1435e2c60854cac30c37e3ee3.jpg

2026-07-01 18:28:06 UTC

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I've not watched any Batman movies but your note makes me want to.
Thank you.

2026-07-01 18:25:52 UTC

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I hope you write up and share @how you assemble it all as that sounds like a great project.

2026-07-01 17:45:08 UTC

I'm not interested in people kicking a pig skin around a field so I'm #watching Wrecker Rick and his new HET truck on a road trip instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Equipment_Transport_System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTyWpKc4Wik

2026-07-01 16:56:46 UTC

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UTXO already added the tor onion service code once.
I noticed today that Dark Wisp has #tor support built-in , but cannot connect to actual onion service relays.

2026-07-01 14:32:21 UTC

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Welcome to #NOSTR

2026-07-01 13:52:24 UTC

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Thanks for helping me out today.

2026-07-01 13:51:34 UTC

Have a good afternoon.
I'm #walking and catching some sunshine.
Enjoy these French #sunflower.
https://mwaters.blossom.band/b5ae9d77d6e158dbe0ac2d81807814e6bd7cd4483ff284e05b0449d6119e75f7.jpg

2026-07-01 13:41:30 UTC

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Sorry, I deleted my GitHub account a while ago.
Here's my original ask about #Tor relays.
Thanks for anything you can do regarding this.
#nevent1q…vvc2

2026-06-27 19:03:08 UTC

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Getting ready to watch this.
#nevent1q…m4f7

2026-06-18 04:34:50 UTC

It's taken me three years but I finally got my #NOSTR licence!
https://kojira.github.io/nostr-license/
LOL
https://blossom.primal.net/1c2815c4a987ba392fd06c216c522279e937f5cece98039abc6bae0ac98c0b0b.png

2026-06-16 13:13:13 UTC

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I cannot add #tor relays ( ws://..... ) , again.

2026-06-13 17:56:57 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/2f2555155a6fddbe915e17b87b4079983ab8243c8809a94b1a3ef9aff6535c30.jpg
#Bitcoin mentioned directly a bit later.

2026-06-13 17:33:07 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/4dbadb15b25d962366f2b4a29a6c7b18a2e5a03cfda1ac3745a362831b6fe43b.jpg
#Bitcoin logo spray painted inside the thieves / drug house in Badland Rising.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31434090/

2026-05-13 11:10:55 UTC

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Donated.
Thanks for the hard work in creating and sharing this.
Looking forward to seeing it.

2026-05-07 06:33:29 UTC

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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

2026-05-07 06:32:18 UTC

It's not blockchain spam , it's simply expensive permanent public broadcasts.

2026-05-04 14:39:44 UTC

Genius!
Urban Stealth Camping in a river.
#offcamping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTMLu7wQibA

2026-05-01 08:37:22 UTC

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Welcome to NOSTR

2026-04-30 18:19:31 UTC

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We've bought a few sets of candles.
We tend to replace them every year, then clean + disinfect + dry the old ones.
When we were using rainwater we had to clean the candles every couple of weeks as they became slimy and slowed down the filtering.

2026-04-30 16:28:25 UTC

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All of our candles have been white.
Try replacing the candles.
Ours filters eight litres in a couple of hours.

2026-04-30 12:43:46 UTC

I've setup a #strfry relay at wss://relay.mwaters.net
If anyone wants write access then tell me your NPUB and I'll whitelist it.
https://github.com/hoytech/strfry

2026-04-30 11:31:57 UTC

I'm currently binge re-#watching all of Billy's stealth camping videos.
"See you in the bushes"
https://www.youtube.com/@offcamping/videos

2026-04-30 05:47:58 UTC

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Become musically self-sovereign.
https://www.navidrome.org/

2026-04-27 11:02:15 UTC

Taking some time to face the morning sun.
#walking #morning #sunny #date20260427
https://blossom.primal.net/4af4b117553c39e29be89a3f81fa40f1773b9ca3b4757583acd783c5982f9403.jpg

2026-04-23 10:30:44 UTC

#morning #walking #sunny #cloudy #warm #cow #date20260423
https://blossom.primal.net/1f5eb7a7674fd6e58fee76bd4c9614491442d2d86048a68962c7bfbc28f9cead.jpg

2026-04-22 17:04:34 UTC

Really enjoying The Mud Tour channel on YouTube.
Crazy trucks like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJAPrVytdJU

2026-04-20 11:07:04 UTC

#walking #morning #sunny #colza #date20260420
https://blossom.primal.net/5a2aae0929d09c63b0b7d10818f17f99d63594f733aaff3e94bc9a920a8ed26c.jpg

2026-04-13 07:29:05 UTC

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054

2026-04-12 05:08:03 UTC

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Have you tried rclone ?
https://rclone.org/protondrive/

2026-03-31 17:31:29 UTC

Signed up with https://buymeacoffee.com/ to send a donation to a wordpress plugin creator , then got sent to Stripe to setup an account there , gave up and deleted it all , what a #fiat hassle just to send someone some money , compare that to #lightning.
LOL. Clown World.

2026-03-30 07:34:05 UTC

#forsale - #Quattrovelo #velomobile
SN 284.
Bought late 2021 from velomobiel.nl for about 10500 Euros.
Maintained by passion-velomobile.com
Less than 20000 Km.
#Rohloff gearbox.
The body typically has a few scratches, nothing serious enough to cause an issue.
I’ve cycled using it for day-to-day chores like shopping , local adventures like day walks, as well as long-distance touring around the Iberian peninsula and a trip to Switzerland and the Mediterranean.
https://mwaters.net/qv284-for-sale/
https://blossom.primal.net/1cc2aedeea0af681ac45f55a8dc35da9c870f8c2c3610970ffe04831b4252652.jpg

2026-03-23 10:19:32 UTC

Connected my #primal wallet to #wisp.
Perfect.

2026-03-22 18:07:31 UTC

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#nevent1q…ccdr

2026-03-22 17:43:28 UTC

The price of #diesel heating fuel is going crazy in #france
https://blossom.primal.net/ad7c865f28a6b686d6e9e387235f803d597d127868b1a67d918a78c9a379737b.jpg

2026-03-21 09:44:15 UTC

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Thanks guys, a great episode with loads of technical information.
I've installed #simplex again to give it another try.
Feel free to message me.
https://smp10.simplex.im/a#dceG4LX0fI5M3J95TB8exSFEaGLVVElvb3yj2bzTkM0

2026-03-10 03:45:15 UTC

Reading about the Cake Wallet #lightning implementation and back-story.
https://blog.cakewallet.com/our-lightning-journey/

2026-03-10 03:31:03 UTC

LOL @ https://cakewallet.com/ blocking #tor users , meanwhile their https://docs.cakewallet.com/ site is unaffected , #cloudflare of course.

2026-03-09 19:12:05 UTC

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8879928

2026-03-09 16:18:42 UTC

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If you need anything then simply ask me.

2026-03-09 16:17:54 UTC

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https://mwaters.net/category/listening/

2026-03-09 16:16:26 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/26afffdcdd6622113c67fbdec466c4c3ff85dfa237e6ed6c347807999831724f.mp4
It's the closest I can get to this state, currently.

2026-03-09 16:09:01 UTC

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I am listening at 1.6x while walking.
This is better for me as my eyes are getting worse as I age making reading even an ebook less enjoyable.
Enjoy reading while you're young!

2026-03-09 04:10:50 UTC

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Thanks for the suggestion , I've added it to my audiobook listening queue.

2026-03-04 04:25:43 UTC

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I'd appreciate the ability to increase the text size of the notes as my old eyes are struggling on a phone.
Thanks.

2026-03-03 19:23:06 UTC

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Just updated and trying the Tor relays.
Thanks for implementing it.

2026-03-03 05:34:30 UTC

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Thanks for the suggestion , I'll give it a listen!

2026-03-03 05:29:25 UTC

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Awesome. Thanks for creating it.

2026-03-03 05:27:08 UTC

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Please can you add the ability to use ws://xxxxx.onion #tor #onionservice relays, when I tried a couple of days ago it was not acceptable.
Thanks.

2026-02-03 16:43:56 UTC

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I hadn't seen that until after you mentioned it, thanks for the heads-up.
https://mwaters.net/589/

2026-02-03 16:40:15 UTC

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I've switched to Delta Chat.
* No phone number.
* No American services dependencies.
* Uses standard and well tested technology - mail + GPG.
https://delta.chat/

2026-01-29 17:46:23 UTC

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Nova Launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

2026-01-17 05:45:20 UTC

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https://toot.io/@mwaters/115906242560914425
https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/03/deltachat-is-actually-good-though/

2026-01-12 16:04:38 UTC

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https://delta.chat/en/help#e2ee

2026-01-11 10:45:14 UTC

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Current situation.
#nevent1q…ql6j

2026-01-10 07:14:58 UTC

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Install the app , give it a try , would love to continue chatting with you.

2026-01-09 12:45:23 UTC

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https://chaos.social/@delta/115796626066185436

2026-01-09 04:44:31 UTC

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https://eylenburg.github.io/im_comparison.htm

2026-01-08 19:25:27 UTC

If you want to try a secure messaging protocol based on tried-and-tested mail + gpg.
My new #deltachat instance is now up at https://vinculum0.net
Powered by Hetzner in Europe.
Admin is @npub18ps…z7hc
Or install your own instance - https://chatmail.at/doc/relay/index.html

2025-12-08 05:35:42 UTC

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Lumo - who pays aurore lalucq ?
Shitcoiners gonna shitcoin.
https://blossom.primal.net/9988a2ebc4079474c9e857199bb0d8ebcc12fe7452d87f529637c3cac8b00d66.jpg

2025-12-07 12:25:38 UTC

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🤡🌍
#nevent1q…pew7

2025-12-06 08:51:09 UTC

#CBDC will be the next IQ test.

2025-11-28 05:30:22 UTC

"This rise ensures that consumers can feel confident their money is safe, from the very first penny up to £120,000."
Martyn Beauchamp, chief executive of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c867z63l06vo
https://blossom.primal.net/d7b5831e96e3d4bbacda59b4215d4573a854927d987bb66ca4080940a03855c5.jpg

2025-11-15 18:44:38 UTC

If your #NOSTR becomes quiet then check your follow list, a client may have accidentally nuked it.

2025-11-14 15:54:17 UTC

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXM0lN_zWSE

2025-11-01 03:41:57 UTC

Unbanked
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31329590/
https://yts.mx/movies/unbanked-2025
First comment is by steelrat November 01, 2025 at 04:05 am
"The biggest scam in human history"
LOL
#watching #bitcoin #documentary

2025-10-26 04:59:09 UTC

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Don't forget that the politicians have excluded themselves from EU Chat Control , effectively showing your what they are.

2025-10-23 17:12:17 UTC

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hmrc-direct-debt-bank-deductions-tax-recovery-b2848291.html

2025-10-23 04:29:45 UTC

Legs as transport , unaffected by Chinese rare earths or Saudi hydrocarbons.
#walking #health #fitness #SelfSovereignty

2025-10-20 14:49:24 UTC

Greetings fellow fascists !
https://blossom.primal.net/594aaeefe647a5edcd5ba4fe54085dca750a96ac369a4c73a2a97ccbd5c1cd9d.jpg
https://kolektiva.social/@pospi/115406214303080180

2025-10-19 08:41:11 UTC

DEF CON 33 - Stories from a Tor dev - Roger 'arma' Dingledine
10 Oct 2025
What is it actually like to support and balance a global anonymity network, with users ranging from political dissidents to national security analysts?
You say it's important to teach law enforcement and governments about privacy and end-to-end encryption, but how do those conversations go in practice?
I heard you accidentally got Russia to block all of Azure for a day?
Are you ever going to do a Tor talk in China?
Wait, who exactly tried to bribe you to leave bugs in Tor to support their criminal schemes?
Historically I've tried to downplay some of the excitement from operating the Tor network and teaching the world about Tor, but this year I'm going to try my hand at the "war stories" track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djM70O0SnsY
#Tor #TorOnly #OnionServices #DefCon #DefCon33

2025-10-14 17:42:24 UTC

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Thanks for the review, looking forward to this.

2025-10-02 18:12:11 UTC

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Me too.
Especially #trainhopping videos like George's.
https://www.youtube.com/@Jumpingoffthecliff

2025-10-02 14:41:46 UTC

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This video shows some other parts of the track when it still ran trains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsDx2DGAj_U

2025-10-02 14:37:18 UTC

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Three weeks ago.
#nevent1q…qmq2

2025-10-02 14:26:56 UTC

#walking to the #doctor this afternoon using the same disused railway track as three weeks ago.
Trees / leaves look about the same.
I love that my default is walking.
We just celebrated our thirteenth anniversary of #nocarday
@nprofile…en9l
https://blossom.primal.net/16a3a9596b0bcd1e9e40cf8ae1724b7e6f11c6c8b12cb259e72239cd6ad56b8b.jpg

2025-09-30 07:51:28 UTC

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Apologies for addressing you as dude, I didn't mean anything hostile.

2025-09-30 07:23:35 UTC

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Thanks for confirming, sorry it happened to you too.

2025-09-29 18:10:27 UTC

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I noticed the #satlantis client upgrading the other day, then my #nostr timeline went quiet.
Looks like it nuked my following list again.
Uninstalled it now and restored my following list via #primal premium again.

2025-09-29 18:06:25 UTC

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I'll see what I can do dude. 🌲🌳

2025-09-13 15:10:12 UTC

#primal 2.5.8 crashes for me when I go - Premium, Manage Pro, Media Management.
```
type: crash
osVersion: google/panther/panther:16/BP2A.250805.005/2025091000:user/release-keys
flags: dev options enabled
package: net.primal.android:2627, targetSdk 35
process: net.primal.android
processUptime: 57860 + 306 ms
installer: org.fdroid.fdroid
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Key "https://blossom.primal.net/1df80243c83821f1f8e7d7e9521972d614c2b0fd2eea4111f99cf0d63dc1fd26.jpg" was already used. If you are using LazyColumn/Row please make sure you provide a unique key for each item.
at A1.a.a(Unknown Source:2)
at B1.I.w(Unknown Source:145)
at v0.J.a(Unknown Source:29)
at n4.u.g(Unknown Source:24)
at t0.m.invoke(Unknown Source:877)
at B1.N.invoke(Unknown Source:51)
at B1.K.measure-3p2s80s(Unknown Source:70)
at D1.t.B(Unknown Source:44)
at l1.S.f(Unknown Source:0)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at v0.n.f(Unknown Source:0)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at l1.S.f(Unknown Source:0)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at r0.A0.f(Unknown Source:103)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at r0.v0.f(Unknown Source:32)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at r0.v0.f(Unknown Source:32)
at D1.y.B(Unknown Source:26)
at D1.P.invoke(Unknown Source:53)
at c1.r.e(Unknown Source:108)
at c1.s.a(Unknown Source:55)
at c1.t.d(Unknown Source:120)
at D1.q0.a(Unknown Source:2)
at D1.S.x0(Unknown Source:204)
at D1.U.b(Unknown Source:43)
at D1.U.m(Unknown Source:109)
at D1.U.j(Unknown Source:108)
at E1.A.t(Unknown Source:35)
at E1.A.dispatchDraw(Unknown Source:14)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:25097)
at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:23937)
at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4554)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4527)
at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:23891)
at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4554)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4527)
at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:23891)
at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4554)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4527)
at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:23891)
at android.view.ViewGroup.recreateChildDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4554)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchGetDisplayList(ViewGroup.java:4527)
at android.view.View.updateDisplayListIfDirty(View.java:23891)
at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.updateViewTreeDisplayList(ThreadedRenderer.java:694)
at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.updateRootDisplayList(ThreadedRenderer.java:700)
at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.draw(ThreadedRenderer.java:798)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw(ViewRootImpl.java:5837)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw(ViewRootImpl.java:5488)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:4482)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:3076)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:10643)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1570)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1579)
at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:1179)
at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:1108)
at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1553)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:995)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:248)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:338)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9106)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:593)
at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:50)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:371)
```

2025-09-10 03:56:52 UTC

* A former Meta employee sued the company over allegations that its WhatsApp messaging service contained cybersecurity failures that could compromise user privacy.
* The former WhatsApp security head claimed he began receiving "negative performance feedback" shortly after his initial disclosure.
* A Meta spokesperson disputed Baig's allegations in a statement, and downplayed his role and ranking at the company.
An ex-Meta
employee sued the social media company on Monday over allegations that its WhatsApp messaging service contained "systemic cybersecurity failures" that potentially compromise user privacy.
Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp's former head of security, alleged that Meta retaliated against him after he notified leaders, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, of security issues at the messaging app.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that after joining WhatsApp in 2021, Baig found security flaws that violated federal securities laws and Meta's legal obligations related to a 2020 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
During a test conducted with Meta's central security team, Baig alleged he "discovered that approximately 1,500 WhatsApp engineers had unrestricted access to user data, including sensitive personal information" and that the employees "could move or steal such data without detection or audit trail."
A Meta spokesperson disputed Baig's allegations in a statement, and downplayed his role and ranking at the company.
"Sadly this is a familiar playbook in which a former employee is dismissed for poor performance and then goes public with distorted claims that misrepresent the ongoing hard work of our team," the spokesperson wrote. "Security is an adversarial space, and we pride ourselves in building on our strong record of protecting people's privacy."
Baig is being represented by the whistle blower organization Psst.org and the law firm Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris, Hoffman and Zeldes.
Although the lawsuit doesn't claim that any user data was compromised, it says that Baig told superiors on multiple occasions that the cybersecurity failures posed a regulatory compliance risk. Some of the alleged security flaws include WhatsApp's failure to maintain a 24-hour security operations center fitting of its size and scale, systems to monitor user data access and a "a comprehensive inventory of systems storing user data, preventing proper protection and regulatory disclosure."
Baig's attorneys claim in the suit that there were multiple instances of his superiors criticizing his work, and said that within three days of his initial "cybersecurity disclosure," he began receiving "negative performance feedback."
In November, Baig notified the SEC of the alleged "cybersecurity deficiencies and failure to inform investors about material cybersecurity risks," the suit says.
A month later, Baig sent Zuckerberg the second of two letters, this time informing the CEO that he "had filed the SEC complaint" and that he was "requesting immediate action to address both the underlying compliance failures and the unlawful retaliation."
In January, Baig then filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, documenting "the systemic retaliation" he claims he received after the security disclosures, according to the lawsuit. Meta said the OSHA complaint was dismissed.
The following month, the suit says, Meta fired Baig, citing "poor performance" as part of the company's February round of layoffs affecting 5% of staff.
"The timing and circumstances of Mr. Baig's termination establish clear causal connection to his protected activity, occurring in close temporal proximity to his external regulatory filings and representing the culmination of over two years of systemic retaliation for his cybersecurity disclosures and advocacy for compliance with federal law and regulatory orders," the suit says.
Baig's lawyers said that he submitted a notice to remove his SEC-related claims to federal court on Monday, and that he has "exhausted his administrative remedies prior to bringing this action."
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/ex-meta-employee-whistleblower-suit-alleged-security-flaws-whatsapp-.html
#whatsapp #meta #privacy #security

2025-09-09 13:34:06 UTC

Spending my afternoon #walking to and from the dentist along this disused railway track.
https://blossom.primal.net/43a5fd018c83e140a3fe111656b3a860696b97221df179ae764b52f438925ac9.jpg

2025-09-09 10:22:02 UTC

I'm letting Daniel host the #xmpp servers.
https://account.conversations.im/domain/