strufe
@strufe.bsky.social
privacy prof at KIT and CeTI/TU Dresden
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Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
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As Le Point and Le Monde have both reported, Epstein was running a major project out of his luxurious apartment in Paris' 16th arrondissement to advance the interests of Marine Le Pen and her Pétainiste party, which appears to have been coordinated on several levels with the Kremlin. Here's Bannon.
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
As Le Point and Le Monde have both reported, Epstein was running a major project out of his luxurious apartment in Paris' 16th arrondissement to advance the interests of Marine Le Pen and her Pétainiste party, which appears to have been coordinated on several levels with the Kremlin. Here's Bannon.
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Today, let’s remember Richard Hamming, who was born #OTD 1915. Hamming received the 1968 #ACMTuringAward for his work on numerical methods, automatic coding systems, and error-detecting and error-correcting codes. Read Hamming’s bio, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Today, let’s remember Richard Hamming, who was born #OTD 1915. Hamming received the 1968 #ACMTuringAward for his work on numerical methods, automatic coding systems, and error-detecting and error-correcting codes. Read Hamming’s bio, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
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Congratulations to the authors!
The paper “Do Citizens Agree with the EU AI Act? Public Perspectives on Risk and Regulation of AI Systems” by G. Gasiola, G. Lima, Y. Zou, and F. Zufall has been accepted at the CHI Conference, taking place April 13–17, 2026, in Barcelona. chi2026.acm.org
The paper “Do Citizens Agree with the EU AI Act? Public Perspectives on Risk and Regulation of AI Systems” by G. Gasiola, G. Lima, Y. Zou, and F. Zufall has been accepted at the CHI Conference, taking place April 13–17, 2026, in Barcelona. chi2026.acm.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Congratulations to the authors!
The paper “Do Citizens Agree with the EU AI Act? Public Perspectives on Risk and Regulation of AI Systems” by G. Gasiola, G. Lima, Y. Zou, and F. Zufall has been accepted at the CHI Conference, taking place April 13–17, 2026, in Barcelona. chi2026.acm.org
The paper “Do Citizens Agree with the EU AI Act? Public Perspectives on Risk and Regulation of AI Systems” by G. Gasiola, G. Lima, Y. Zou, and F. Zufall has been accepted at the CHI Conference, taking place April 13–17, 2026, in Barcelona. chi2026.acm.org
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Annika Sauer wins the excellence award of Université franco-allemande/Deutsch-Französische Hochschule, for the best graduate. Annika did her Master's with us on Attack Resilience in Differential Privacy, co-supervised by Héber Hwang Arcolezi and our Patricia at KIT and UGA/INP.
Congrats, great work!
Congrats, great work!
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Annika Sauer wins the excellence award of Université franco-allemande/Deutsch-Französische Hochschule, for the best graduate. Annika did her Master's with us on Attack Resilience in Differential Privacy, co-supervised by Héber Hwang Arcolezi and our Patricia at KIT and UGA/INP.
Congrats, great work!
Congrats, great work!
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Achten immer weniger auf ihr Äußeres: Erste Pinguine tragen Jogginghose statt Frack www.der-postillon.com/2025/02/ping...
Achten immer weniger auf ihr Äußeres: Erste Pinguine tragen Jogginghose statt Frack
Antarktis (dpo) - Ein schleichender Kulturwandel macht sich derzeit in der Fauna der Antarktis bemerkbar. Dort beobachten Wissenschaftler seit Jahren,
www.der-postillon.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Achten immer weniger auf ihr Äußeres: Erste Pinguine tragen Jogginghose statt Frack www.der-postillon.com/2025/02/ping...
This seems like one of the most US American things to read these days - you've been incarcerated falsely and shipped around the country against your rights, but getting home is your own problem. 🤔 That's why "land of the free", I guess?
New way to help: donate Delta Skymiles to get people home to Minnesota if they're released from detention in Texas.
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
February 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This seems like one of the most US American things to read these days - you've been incarcerated falsely and shipped around the country against your rights, but getting home is your own problem. 🤔 That's why "land of the free", I guess?
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Nazi SS troops would have been grateful and much more powerful with Palantir software to select targets for deportation and executions. :|
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
"The tool lets ICE populate a map with..."
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
"The tool lets ICE populate a map with..."
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Nazi SS troops would have been grateful and much more powerful with Palantir software to select targets for deportation and executions. :|
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
"The tool lets ICE populate a map with..."
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
"The tool lets ICE populate a map with..."
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Yet another reason why Palantir software shouldn't be allowed in free, democratic societies.
ICE "agents are tapping into a database, built by the data analytics company Palantir, that combines government and commercial data to identify real-time locations for individuals they are pursuing, the current and former officials said"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Yet another reason why Palantir software shouldn't be allowed in free, democratic societies.
Good reason why facial recognition is and should remain prohibited technology for public bodies in Europe.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Good reason why facial recognition is and should remain prohibited technology for public bodies in Europe.
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Today in 1925, #ACMTuringAward recipient Douglas Engelbart was born. Engelbart received the Turing Award in 1997 for his inspiring vision of the future of interactive computing and the invention of key technologies to help realize this vision. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Today in 1925, #ACMTuringAward recipient Douglas Engelbart was born. Engelbart received the Turing Award in 1997 for his inspiring vision of the future of interactive computing and the invention of key technologies to help realize this vision. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
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Irland möchte Soziale Medien endlich wie Medien behandeln und regulieren. Das sind allerbeste Neuigkeiten! ❤️❤️❤️
"...that if a platform “doesn’t address the question of child sexual abuse material, or some of similar material against adults..."
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
"...that if a platform “doesn’t address the question of child sexual abuse material, or some of similar material against adults..."
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says
Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says
www.irishtimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Irland möchte Soziale Medien endlich wie Medien behandeln und regulieren. Das sind allerbeste Neuigkeiten! ❤️❤️❤️
"...that if a platform “doesn’t address the question of child sexual abuse material, or some of similar material against adults..."
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
"...that if a platform “doesn’t address the question of child sexual abuse material, or some of similar material against adults..."
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
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www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
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Yet people act surprised every time.
Stop using Microsoft. Stop blindly trusting the cloud. FFS.
Stop using Microsoft. Stop blindly trusting the cloud. FFS.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
And this is why I don't save my encryption keys to my Microsoft Account
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Yet people act surprised every time.
Stop using Microsoft. Stop blindly trusting the cloud. FFS.
Stop using Microsoft. Stop blindly trusting the cloud. FFS.
💥The year starts with great news:💥
🍾Àlex' paper accepted at USENIX Sec🎉
He demonstrates how suppression (and: sampling as one special case) may amplify privacy but yields disproportionate utility loss.
It's been hard work: 🚀per aspera ad astra🌟
Congrats, we're proud!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05180
🍾Àlex' paper accepted at USENIX Sec🎉
He demonstrates how suppression (and: sampling as one special case) may amplify privacy but yields disproportionate utility loss.
It's been hard work: 🚀per aspera ad astra🌟
Congrats, we're proud!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05180
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
💥The year starts with great news:💥
🍾Àlex' paper accepted at USENIX Sec🎉
He demonstrates how suppression (and: sampling as one special case) may amplify privacy but yields disproportionate utility loss.
It's been hard work: 🚀per aspera ad astra🌟
Congrats, we're proud!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05180
🍾Àlex' paper accepted at USENIX Sec🎉
He demonstrates how suppression (and: sampling as one special case) may amplify privacy but yields disproportionate utility loss.
It's been hard work: 🚀per aspera ad astra🌟
Congrats, we're proud!
arxiv.org/abs/2601.05180
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What an inspiration. Refreshing to see an honest, intelligent, and pragmatic politician, for a change. We could have had Robert Habek in Germany, but instead we can only envy 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇦 for having Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=flsg...
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=flsg...
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM
What an inspiration. Refreshing to see an honest, intelligent, and pragmatic politician, for a change. We could have had Robert Habek in Germany, but instead we can only envy 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇦 for having Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=flsg...
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=flsg...
www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
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Wegen Unklarheiten bei Anonymisierung: Pläne für Charité-Datenbank auf Eis | heise online www.heise.de/news/Wegen-U...
Wegen Unklarheiten bei Anonymisierung: Pläne für Charité-Datenbank auf Eis
Berlins oberste Datenschützerin hat Pläne für eine Gesundheitsdatenbank des Spitals Charité als „unverständlich“ kritisiert. Das Abgeordnetenhaus reagiert.
www.heise.de
January 22, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Wegen Unklarheiten bei Anonymisierung: Pläne für Charité-Datenbank auf Eis | heise online www.heise.de/news/Wegen-U...
We had the great pleasure of hosting Prof. Damiano Carra who gave a very interesting and entertaining talk on "Caching as an Online Learning Problem" - with everything from smart caches over adversarial traffic to NP hard problems.
Thanks a lot for visiting and the great talk!
Thanks a lot for visiting and the great talk!
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 AM
We had the great pleasure of hosting Prof. Damiano Carra who gave a very interesting and entertaining talk on "Caching as an Online Learning Problem" - with everything from smart caches over adversarial traffic to NP hard problems.
Thanks a lot for visiting and the great talk!
Thanks a lot for visiting and the great talk!
In a world's first, Germany's Dobrindt shows a spine and apparently has US military personnel arrested at Ramstein Air Force Base for their prime leader's repeatedly breaking international law.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In a world's first, Germany's Dobrindt shows a spine and apparently has US military personnel arrested at Ramstein Air Force Base for their prime leader's repeatedly breaking international law.
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🥂 It's with great pleasure that we can announce, that Dr. Simon Hanisch has successfully defended his PhD thesis, "Building and Evaluating Anonymizations for Human Motions"! 👏
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 AM
🥂 It's with great pleasure that we can announce, that Dr. Simon Hanisch has successfully defended his PhD thesis, "Building and Evaluating Anonymizations for Human Motions"! 👏
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Die EZB und die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten halten aktuell ca. 2,5 Billionen (!) an US-Staatsanleihen, UK nochmal etwa 800 Mrd. - hinzu kommen indirekte europäische Bestände im Besitz von Banken, Investment- und Pensionsfonds. Allein der norwegische Staatsfonds hält 157 Mrd. Dollar an US-Treasuries.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Die EZB und die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten halten aktuell ca. 2,5 Billionen (!) an US-Staatsanleihen, UK nochmal etwa 800 Mrd. - hinzu kommen indirekte europäische Bestände im Besitz von Banken, Investment- und Pensionsfonds. Allein der norwegische Staatsfonds hält 157 Mrd. Dollar an US-Treasuries.
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