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Building @obscura.net, former Bitcoin Core contributor
😲 Ubiquiti just made a Flipper Zero for SFP modules!
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
> Apple: Confirming that you've fixed X, only Y needs fixes
> Us: We've now fixed Y
> Apple: Please fix X
> Us: You literally just confirmed that we already fixed X
> Apple: Please fix X (no details added)
> Us: Here's proof we fixed X
> Apple: Please fix X (no details added)
August 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
British lawmakers are buying their VPN subs with taxpayer money… and telling the same taxpayers not to use VPNs.

You cannot make this shit up.
August 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any. We must come together and create systems which allow anonymous transactions to take place.”
– A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto

An open and private internet is more important than ever.

That's what we fight for at @obscura.net
July 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A Remote Access Trojan Malware was found in packages for
Librewolf, Firefox, and Zen Browser last week 😰

If you were an Arch Linux users who tried to install these browsers via patched packages in the AUR, please check your system!
July 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I knew there was something familiar about the American Megatrends BIOS logo... Skynet had ring-0 access the whole time!
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My origin story 🐉
July 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So Gemini on Android is about to forcefully get access to your WhatsApp + Messages, regardless if you've previously turned it off?

And they want to dress it up like they're helping you?

Please tell me I'm misunderstanding something here...
July 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sec, gotta ask my ancestors for the WiFi router password real quick
June 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's a series of tubes!
June 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Waymos in SF record video but not audio. Which is interesting for privacy…

But doesn’t this mean that this camera (see pic) is recording my phone screen at all times??
May 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
These shoes were a gift from one of @obscura.net's earliest believers.

I wear them almost daily – a constant reminder to stand up for our fans and users.
May 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM