Matteo @ hacking and cracking
@geminiimatt.bsky.social
Hacker. Founder of , @cryptoharlem.bsky.social, counter-surveillance, safety, and security expert. Pushing back against inequality in all it's forms. Anti surveillance, trainer to all marginalized & oppressed people everywhere. (He/They)
I founded an organization called Crypto(graphy)Harlem almost 11 years ago. It's dope to see the fresh direction CH is going. Hacktivists looking out for the rights of all people. swing through any livestream 1pm ET Saturdays (for now). Archives on youtube. Hack the Planet! twitch.tv/cryptoharlem
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
April 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I founded an organization called Crypto(graphy)Harlem almost 11 years ago. It's dope to see the fresh direction CH is going. Hacktivists looking out for the rights of all people. swing through any livestream 1pm ET Saturdays (for now). Archives on youtube. Hack the Planet! twitch.tv/cryptoharlem
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Cyd 1.1.0 released! docs.cyd.social/blog/cyd-1.1.0
Major features include migrating your tweets to Bluesky, and a brand new documentation website.
Major features include migrating your tweets to Bluesky, and a brand new documentation website.
Cyd 1.1.0 released | Cyd Docs
We're pleased to announce Cyd 1.1.0 is released. This is a major release that fixes several bugs and adds support for, among other things, migrating your tweets from X into Bluesky! Here's what's new:
docs.cyd.social
March 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cyd 1.1.0 released! docs.cyd.social/blog/cyd-1.1.0
Major features include migrating your tweets to Bluesky, and a brand new documentation website.
Major features include migrating your tweets to Bluesky, and a brand new documentation website.
😢 Did you leave twitter for bluesky but left your old tweets , videos, photos behind.... guess what?! It's time for a reunion. ❤️ cyd.social/migrate-your...
Migrate your tweets to Bluesky with the latest version of Cyd
Starting today, Cyd can migrate your old tweets directly into Bluesky! This way you can delete everything from your X account but still have a place to reference your old posts.
Here's how it works:
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cyd.social
March 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
😢 Did you leave twitter for bluesky but left your old tweets , videos, photos behind.... guess what?! It's time for a reunion. ❤️ cyd.social/migrate-your...
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v1.0.4 is out! Grab it while it’s hot. 🔥
This update brings a refined Feed Picker and a new ‚🔥 Featured‘ section! It highlights rotating feeds that showcase artists, giving them more visibility. First up: Blacksky Images by @rudyfraser.com - huge thx for creating it for Flashes!
This update brings a refined Feed Picker and a new ‚🔥 Featured‘ section! It highlights rotating feeds that showcase artists, giving them more visibility. First up: Blacksky Images by @rudyfraser.com - huge thx for creating it for Flashes!
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
v1.0.4 is out! Grab it while it’s hot. 🔥
This update brings a refined Feed Picker and a new ‚🔥 Featured‘ section! It highlights rotating feeds that showcase artists, giving them more visibility. First up: Blacksky Images by @rudyfraser.com - huge thx for creating it for Flashes!
This update brings a refined Feed Picker and a new ‚🔥 Featured‘ section! It highlights rotating feeds that showcase artists, giving them more visibility. First up: Blacksky Images by @rudyfraser.com - huge thx for creating it for Flashes!
The other day I was recommending the security section of this to a non techworker. Not just cause I wrote the intro & 5 cybersecurity,digital, counter-surveillance parts & the homie Dee wrote the intro & 5 physical parts. Pro 🔥 advice & It's free just like your mind! techworkerhandbook.org/security/
Security – The Tech Worker Handbook
techworkerhandbook.org
November 16, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The other day I was recommending the security section of this to a non techworker. Not just cause I wrote the intro & 5 cybersecurity,digital, counter-surveillance parts & the homie Dee wrote the intro & 5 physical parts. Pro 🔥 advice & It's free just like your mind! techworkerhandbook.org/security/
Was quoted in a thing. Regardless of what color your passport or papers . Regardless of what administration is in power wherever you are on this planet. It's crucial in a modern society for the people to know how to protect their privacy, safety, and agency. Upgrade your knowledge!
Had the pleasure of speaking to @agreenberg.bsky.social for @wireddotcom.bsky.social’s guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance. Also great quotes here from @harloholm.es and @geminiimatt.bsky.social. www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Was quoted in a thing. Regardless of what color your passport or papers . Regardless of what administration is in power wherever you are on this planet. It's crucial in a modern society for the people to know how to protect their privacy, safety, and agency. Upgrade your knowledge!
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On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word? www.wired.com/story/silk-r...
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free
On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word?
www.wired.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:10 AM
On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word? www.wired.com/story/silk-r...
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In a historic move, the Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a settlement offer for the surviving former residents and descendants of a Black and Latino neighborhood that the city burned to the ground 60 years ago to make way for commercial development.
Palm Springs OKs $5.9 Million in Reparations for Black and Latino Families Whose Homes the City Burned | KQED
In a unanimous vote, the City Council approved a settlement offer of $5.9 million to an estimated 1,200 surviving former residents and descendants of a Black and Latino neighborhood the city burned do...
www.kqed.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:43 PM
In a historic move, the Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a settlement offer for the surviving former residents and descendants of a Black and Latino neighborhood that the city burned to the ground 60 years ago to make way for commercial development.
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Check it out at the link below, and please keep the pull requests/emails coming!
GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
Contribute to yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 10, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Check it out at the link below, and please keep the pull requests/emails coming!
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💥Added up-to-date links for Spokeo and SearchQuarry, as these change over time.
💥Added info on Catalog Choice, which helps people unsubscribe from unwanted media mail
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💥Added info on Catalog Choice, which helps people unsubscribe from unwanted media mail
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September 10, 2023 at 6:58 PM
💥Added up-to-date links for Spokeo and SearchQuarry, as these change over time.
💥Added info on Catalog Choice, which helps people unsubscribe from unwanted media mail
2/x
💥Added info on Catalog Choice, which helps people unsubscribe from unwanted media mail
2/x
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Just updated BADBOOL (the big ass data broker opt-out list) with some great info from the flurry of emails/pull requests/issues filed after @evacide.bsky.social's post
(thank you!). Here's an update of the changes made:
1/x
(thank you!). Here's an update of the changes made:
1/x
September 10, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Just updated BADBOOL (the big ass data broker opt-out list) with some great info from the flurry of emails/pull requests/issues filed after @evacide.bsky.social's post
(thank you!). Here's an update of the changes made:
1/x
(thank you!). Here's an update of the changes made:
1/x
I am a judge @ EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CON 31! August 12, 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm PDT at the Chillout Lounge, Forum Ballroom
featuring cooper the Cybertiger as Quizmaster. more info: https://forum.defcon.org/node/245553 see you there for some fun yet educational times!
featuring cooper the Cybertiger as Quizmaster. more info: https://forum.defcon.org/node/245553 see you there for some fun yet educational times!
August 11, 2023 at 4:25 PM
I am a judge @ EFF Tech Trivia @ DEF CON 31! August 12, 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm PDT at the Chillout Lounge, Forum Ballroom
featuring cooper the Cybertiger as Quizmaster. more info: https://forum.defcon.org/node/245553 see you there for some fun yet educational times!
featuring cooper the Cybertiger as Quizmaster. more info: https://forum.defcon.org/node/245553 see you there for some fun yet educational times!
It's time! @Hack3rRunwayContest Saturday, AUG 12 @ 5pm on the Hacker karaoke stage! Have 2.5 minutes to learn more about #Hack3rRunway ?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #infosec #fashion
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #infosec #fashion
August 11, 2023 at 4:21 PM
It's time! @Hack3rRunwayContest Saturday, AUG 12 @ 5pm on the Hacker karaoke stage! Have 2.5 minutes to learn more about #Hack3rRunway ?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #infosec #fashion
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #infosec #fashion
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"We urge policymakers to instead draw on solid scholarship that investigates the harms and risks of AI—and the harms caused by delegating authority to automated systems" w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social
AI Causes Real Harm. Let’s Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype
Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks
www.scientificamerican.com
August 11, 2023 at 3:06 PM
"We urge policymakers to instead draw on solid scholarship that investigates the harms and risks of AI—and the harms caused by delegating authority to automated systems" w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social
It's time! @Hack3rRunwayContest @ 5pm on the Hacker karaoke stage! Have 2.5 minutes to learn more about #Hack3rRunway ?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #hackersummercamp #infosec #fashion
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #hackersummercamp #infosec #fashion
August 11, 2023 at 3:56 PM
It's time! @Hack3rRunwayContest @ 5pm on the Hacker karaoke stage! Have 2.5 minutes to learn more about #Hack3rRunway ?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #hackersummercamp #infosec #fashion
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChdxEf-j3tb . It is good clean fun for everyone. Between the hacking, talks,villages, & CTFs #defcon31 #defcon #hackersummercamp #infosec #fashion
🥼🧪 experimenting with cataloging my descent into #defcon31 on Bluesky. First thing is around this time of year I get way more phishing attacks & "nation state apt may be trying to access your account" warnings from the platforms & tools I use. Some are so good 🏆, I store them for later.
August 4, 2023 at 12:42 PM
🥼🧪 experimenting with cataloging my descent into #defcon31 on Bluesky. First thing is around this time of year I get way more phishing attacks & "nation state apt may be trying to access your account" warnings from the platforms & tools I use. Some are so good 🏆, I store them for later.
who is headed to defcon? blackhat? diana initiative? bsides vegas?
July 31, 2023 at 7:16 PM
who is headed to defcon? blackhat? diana initiative? bsides vegas?
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🎙️New podcast! A Conversation with Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal
I spoke with Whittaker about Signal's posture on legislation such as the UK Online Safety Bill, how the organization thinks about safety, and its role in the digital ecosystem:
I spoke with Whittaker about Signal's posture on legislation such as the UK Online Safety Bill, how the organization thinks about safety, and its role in the digital ecosystem:
A Conversation with Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal
A discussion about the importance of encryption to privacy and free expression, how Signal thinks about safety, and more.
techpolicy.press
June 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM
🎙️New podcast! A Conversation with Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal
I spoke with Whittaker about Signal's posture on legislation such as the UK Online Safety Bill, how the organization thinks about safety, and its role in the digital ecosystem:
I spoke with Whittaker about Signal's posture on legislation such as the UK Online Safety Bill, how the organization thinks about safety, and its role in the digital ecosystem:
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Notice how everyone reported on Killnet's threat to take down the entire European banking system on Friday, but nobody has reported on the fact that none of their threats materialized, as per usual.
June 18, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Notice how everyone reported on Killnet's threat to take down the entire European banking system on Friday, but nobody has reported on the fact that none of their threats materialized, as per usual.
1/ how it started: chatgpt, not capable without the moderation built on the backs of exploited black labor...
"Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic" https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
"Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic" https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
Exclusive: The $2 Per Hour Workers Who Made ChatGPT Safer
A TIME investigation reveals the difficult conditions faced by the workers who made ChatGPT possible
time.com
June 16, 2023 at 12:22 PM
1/ how it started: chatgpt, not capable without the moderation built on the backs of exploited black labor...
"Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic" https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
"Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic" https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
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The next episode of our 🔥#Hacker starter kit:HOW TO #HAX0R 1337 series, Episode 5: Protect ya neck - "Less lethal personal protection. Self defense for geeks & nerds."
This Saturday at 1pm ET at https://twitch.tv/CryptoHarlem NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment.
This Saturday at 1pm ET at https://twitch.tv/CryptoHarlem NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment.
June 15, 2023 at 9:23 PM
The next episode of our 🔥#Hacker starter kit:HOW TO #HAX0R 1337 series, Episode 5: Protect ya neck - "Less lethal personal protection. Self defense for geeks & nerds."
This Saturday at 1pm ET at https://twitch.tv/CryptoHarlem NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment.
This Saturday at 1pm ET at https://twitch.tv/CryptoHarlem NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment.
An episode of our 🔥#Hacker starter kit:HOW TO #HAX0R 1337 series, on street hacker life. How to deal w/$$$. Accepting funds privately/securely. Stack racks, w/ hacks! NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment. Expires in 30+ days
https://www.twitch.tv/cryptoharlem/v/1836780248
https://www.twitch.tv/cryptoharlem/v/1836780248
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
www.twitch.tv
June 9, 2023 at 5:55 PM
An episode of our 🔥#Hacker starter kit:HOW TO #HAX0R 1337 series, on street hacker life. How to deal w/$$$. Accepting funds privately/securely. Stack racks, w/ hacks! NO CAP. running these digital streetz 🚫🧢 for entertainment. Expires in 30+ days
https://www.twitch.tv/cryptoharlem/v/1836780248
https://www.twitch.tv/cryptoharlem/v/1836780248
If you are at #hushcon holla at cha boy.
June 9, 2023 at 5:44 PM
If you are at #hushcon holla at cha boy.