2026-04-13T21:28:57Z https://yabu.me Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD https://yabu.me/npub1796plveyqcmtee0hnwhjw43kw68s3jutwm0t0m2lreh7kc6f364s2yckty https://techpolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/321/931/025/705/822/original/9e6f4307a6fb9770.jpeg https://techpolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/321/931/025/705/822/original/9e6f4307a6fb9770.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvp8w0j5uzjvapwgq687l9jcz5vx4etp960yt74983nc609jhcpyqzyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82kxgq4mf Imagine the government demanding a key to your home, promising only police would use it. Then, a hostile foreign power steals it and walks in.<br/><br/>This just happened. &#34;Salt Typhoon,&#34; a Chinese-sponsored group, exploited backdoors built for US intelligence. There is no safe backdoor. 2025-10-17T00:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pvw4ak2p4ld53y0qmkn0lwgqpy9yn59cy8ttf7520m4cdn793gszyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82kf05h6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs29ds957l55ensr2am39d863h2dxqax5p32nu2w2f0xq57fuyxddq7m6dxd'>nevent1q…6dxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This mass surveillance is sold under the banner of &#34;protecting children.&#34; But breaking encryption makes the Internet *more* dangerous for kids, creating vulnerabilities that predators exploit. It trades real security for what Wentworth calls a &#34;dangerous illusion of safety.&#34; 2025-10-17T00:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4nxp7mskx7mmxuxxff6g6mc3jstp6g0aat9mygm8q4e8epe74zqzyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82ksws5jt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfljqfyzg6qwxfc9dnjfyqlm44vawq0gwmf3ncakd9njf7jt3aytqq0s0un'>nevent1q…s0un</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://techpolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/842/133/196/912/597/original/1e62adf27a9bac9d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-12T20:24:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqq5fdkh08fdycxlm4unht2awsejxh38wh496ullfxnne4w6jptgszyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82kdzqrjj Got three over-ripe bananas, some walnuts/pecans, a loaf pan, baking stuff, and a few hours? &#34;Healthy-er Banana Nut Bread&#34; (more banana, less sugar) <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xhULBTQsmd4ip0Thd6-yBn8RsxEXLLzI/edit?usp=drivesdk&amp;ouid=116963721990743023887&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xhULBTQsmd4ip0Thd6-yBn8RsxEXLLzI/edit?usp=drivesdk&amp;ouid=116963721990743023887&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true</a><br/> <img src="https://techpolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/841/936/457/796/442/original/79c92c6b9b385679.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-12T19:34:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tchfxzy9vvcs0gyqu8ue7dsw4chwkl6lrlsk456jcj9etvfcjnczyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82k6mk8cf Anyone have an idea what Bytedance plans to do about the data portability aspects of the TikTok ban law? (There are per-user fines; maybe they already do this?)<br/> <img src="https://techpolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/849/075/496/390/228/original/6d31bcc110148527.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-18T11:17:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v93pvn7u4at8m9ljgvlgwx9mcnz9kfzxhqpq9q44e2k6ejwur6szyrchg8anysrrd08977d67f6kxemg7zxt3dmdadldtu0xl6mrfx82kvuewfx &#34;How a TikTok ban would work - and why user workarounds won&#39;t&#34; New reporting from Reuters&#39; Stephen Nellis and Max A. Cherney dives into the technical details of a potential US TikTok ban. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-tiktok-ban-would-work-why-user-workarounds-wont-2025-01-16/">https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-tiktok-ban-would-work-why-user-workarounds-wont-2025-01-16/</a> 2025-01-16T12:59:33Z