Vinicius Fortuna
@vinifortuna.com
Eng lead for #InternetFreedom at Google's Jigsaw. Co-creator of Knowledge Cards on Web Search & #OutlineVPN. Sharing tech and insights. Views are my own.
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Session 2 of the ARMOR side meeting starts today at 4 PM EST. We’ll be digging into next steps and shaping where this work goes next.
Agenda: trello.com/c/p4fjRkcl
Slides: github.com/grittygrease...
Join the list: mailman3.irtf.org/mailman3/lis...
Agenda: trello.com/c/p4fjRkcl
Slides: github.com/grittygrease...
Join the list: mailman3.irtf.org/mailman3/lis...
Trello
Organize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a pro...
trello.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Session 2 of the ARMOR side meeting starts today at 4 PM EST. We’ll be digging into next steps and shaping where this work goes next.
Agenda: trello.com/c/p4fjRkcl
Slides: github.com/grittygrease...
Join the list: mailman3.irtf.org/mailman3/lis...
Agenda: trello.com/c/p4fjRkcl
Slides: github.com/grittygrease...
Join the list: mailman3.irtf.org/mailman3/lis...
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The first ARMOR meeting was a success with 4 great presentations on different aspects of real-world protocol resilience by @vinifortuna.com , Brien Colwell, @distributeddave.bsky.social , and @hellais.bsky.social.
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The first ARMOR meeting was a success with 4 great presentations on different aspects of real-world protocol resilience by @vinifortuna.com , Brien Colwell, @distributeddave.bsky.social , and @hellais.bsky.social.
If we care about kids, we must invest where harm actually occurs and where prevention works, not in universal ID checks or backdoors that make everyone less safe.
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/the-illusion...
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/the-illusion...
The Illusion of Safety: Age Checks and Encryption Backdoors Don’t Fix the Real Problem
Age‑verification mandates and encryption backdoors (including client‑side scanning) offer a comforting story but miss the core reality: they don’t address where most child sexual abuse happens or how to prevent it. Meanwhile, they shift power to gove...
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If we care about kids, we must invest where harm actually occurs and where prevention works, not in universal ID checks or backdoors that make everyone less safe.
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/the-illusion...
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/the-illusion...
The beauty of #OpenSource ✨
While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...
My first direct contribution to ESPHome 🎉
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.
While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...
My first direct contribution to ESPHome 🎉
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.
GitHub - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection: Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits
Collection of ESPHome YAML definitions for various boards and dev kits - fortuna/ESPHomeCollection
github.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The beauty of #OpenSource ✨
While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...
My first direct contribution to ESPHome 🎉
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.
While writing a demo for one of my boards to exercise the speaker, I hit a bug in #ESPHome’s RTTTL component. So I went ahead and fixed it: github.com/esphome/esph...
My first direct contribution to ESPHome 🎉
Now my code works and I learned new things along the way.
I've just revamped the documentation of my ESPHome board configuration collection.
Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
Contributions of new boards are welcome.
#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant
Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
Contributions of new boards are welcome.
#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant
August 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've just revamped the documentation of my ESPHome board configuration collection.
Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
Contributions of new boards are welcome.
#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant
Get started with various board easily!
Check it out at github.com/fortuna/ESPH...
Contributions of new boards are welcome.
#esphome #esp32 #homeassistant
Great to see that Deutsche Welle is no longer blocked in Turkey!
Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social
Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great to see that Deutsche Welle is no longer blocked in Turkey!
Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social
Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social
Excited to announce the latest release of the Outline SDK x module (x/v0.0.4)!
Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool
Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...
Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool
Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...
github.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excited to announce the latest release of the Outline SDK x module (x/v0.0.4)!
Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool
Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...
Highlights include:
- HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Support for HTTP CONNECT
- Strategy Result Caching
- New Measurement Tool
Details and discussion at github.com/Jigsaw-Code/...
Forcing sites to collect IDs is a terrible idea. But the Supreme Court's ruling on age verification doesn't have to be a privacy disaster.
Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...
Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...
Age Verification Doesn't Have to Kill Privacy: A Path Forward
The Supreme Court's recent decision allowing states to mandate age verification for adult websites has pushed a fierce debate into the spotlight. While the goal of protecting minors is clear, the methods proposed often create a privacy nightmare. But...
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com
June 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Forcing sites to collect IDs is a terrible idea. But the Supreme Court's ruling on age verification doesn't have to be a privacy disaster.
Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...
Privacy Pass lets us verify age without revealing identity. It's a better path forward. Here is how it works:
thoughts.viniciusfortuna.com/age-verifica...
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Much of Iran's internet service is down as of 14:00 UTC (5:30pm local).
Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.
Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.
June 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Much of Iran's internet service is down as of 14:00 UTC (5:30pm local).
Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.
Between 13:45-14:00 UTC traffic levels for the largest networks in Iran began plummeting.
Looks like IPv6 and QUIC traffic to @cloudflare.social disappeared in #Iran:
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...
June 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Looks like IPv6 and QUIC traffic to @cloudflare.social disappeared in #Iran:
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...
radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and...
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💡 June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC: If you are running an SDK-enabled app, now you have more built-in options to keep your service online during moments of crisis thanks to Psiphon in this conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon)
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
June 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
💡 June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC: If you are running an SDK-enabled app, now you have more built-in options to keep your service online during moments of crisis thanks to Psiphon in this conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon)
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
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💡 Next June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC join the conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon) on Outline SDK equipped with Psiphon fall back capabilities - and #Psiphon uses #Outline’s shadowsocks strategy in its app as well.
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
June 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
💡 Next June 17 at 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC join the conversation with @vinifortuna.com (Google's Jigsaw), and Duncan Leikucs (Psiphon) on Outline SDK equipped with Psiphon fall back capabilities - and #Psiphon uses #Outline’s shadowsocks strategy in its app as well.
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
👉🏾 RSVP: buff.ly/YpO3zZe
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Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/t...
TeleMessage probes 'hack' of Signal clone used by Feds
Updated: No, really? That's a shocking surprise
www.theregister.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate's Waltz was apparently an insecure mess www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/t...
I’m grateful and honored to speak at #UMich today! As lead for internet freedom at Jigsaw and creator of #OutlineVPN, I've seen firsthand how tech can empower democratic action.
Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.
democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/
Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.
democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/
Platforms Shape Democracy | Year of Democracy
democracy.umich.edu
April 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I’m grateful and honored to speak at #UMich today! As lead for internet freedom at Jigsaw and creator of #OutlineVPN, I've seen firsthand how tech can empower democratic action.
Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.
democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/
Excited to share insights on strengthening the internet for democracy.
democracy.umich.edu/did/platforms/
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Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us.
Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists
Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyright holders get court orders to block entire websites...
act.eff.org
April 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us.
Good thing @signal.org doesn't have backdoors
March 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Good thing @signal.org doesn't have backdoors
This decision makes the US weaker, less safe and less prosperous.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.
JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This decision makes the US weaker, less safe and less prosperous.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.
The #USAGM networks are crucial providers of uncensored news in some of the world's most closed societies. Authoritarian regimes don't block them for no reason - access to independent information threatens their power.
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It's live! Starting today, you can use @cyd.social to migrate your old tweets into Bluesky. Check it out! cyd.social/migrate-your...
March 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's live! Starting today, you can use @cyd.social to migrate your old tweets into Bluesky. Check it out! cyd.social/migrate-your...
Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) is one of the emerging standards that helps protect your browsing activity from prying eyes.
Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
• tls-ech.dev
• defo.ie/ech-check.php
Chrome users, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.
Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
• tls-ech.dev
• defo.ie/ech-check.php
Chrome users, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.
Welcome to ECH!
tls-ech.dev
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) is one of the emerging standards that helps protect your browsing activity from prying eyes.
Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
• tls-ech.dev
• defo.ie/ech-check.php
Chrome users, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.
Curious if your browser supports ECH? Test it using these links:
• tls-ech.dev
• defo.ie/ech-check.php
Chrome users, don’t forget to enable encrypted DNS.
The effort poured into #VPNs far exceeds what it would take to fix the fundamental #privacy and #security flaws in internet protocols that make VPNs needed. Instead of addressing the root cause, we keep investing in workarounds. It's time to rethink our approach.
#Standards #InternetFreedom
#Standards #InternetFreedom
March 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The effort poured into #VPNs far exceeds what it would take to fix the fundamental #privacy and #security flaws in internet protocols that make VPNs needed. Instead of addressing the root cause, we keep investing in workarounds. It's time to rethink our approach.
#Standards #InternetFreedom
#Standards #InternetFreedom
Excited to be speaking at #SplinterCon Taiwan today about the future of VPNs and internet freedom! Join me and Mallory Knodel as we discuss how we can build a more open, resilient, and accessible internet for everyone. 🌐
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN
February 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Excited to be speaking at #SplinterCon Taiwan today about the future of VPNs and internet freedom! Join me and Mallory Knodel as we discuss how we can build a more open, resilient, and accessible internet for everyone. 🌐
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN
#RightsCon #InternetFreedom #VPN
Outline VPN is evolving to better empower digital security providers!
This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.
Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...
#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN
This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.
Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...
#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN
Evolving Outline to Power Our Providers
Jigsaw’s anti-censorship technology, Outline and Outline SDK, helps more than 30 million people each month to access the global internet…
medium.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Outline VPN is evolving to better empower digital security providers!
This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.
Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...
#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN
This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.
Learn more at: medium.com/jigsaw/evolv...
#InternetFreedom #OutlineVPN
The shameful decision by the UK government undermines the privacy of not only the UK people, but also anyone else in the globe who communicates with people in the UK. This must be reversed now.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.
www.bbc.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The shameful decision by the UK government undermines the privacy of not only the UK people, but also anyone else in the globe who communicates with people in the UK. This must be reversed now.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
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How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
February 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.
Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.
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🌬️ @hrf.org is #hiring a Director of AI for Individual Rights! See this and other job openings in our Digital Rights Job Board: https://buff.ly/3BcDSOJ #TechJobs #DRJobs #JobSearch
February 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🌬️ @hrf.org is #hiring a Director of AI for Individual Rights! See this and other job openings in our Digital Rights Job Board: https://buff.ly/3BcDSOJ #TechJobs #DRJobs #JobSearch