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Kev
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
If Ofcom want to stop UK people visiting a non-UK website, they need to stop the UK people, not tell the non-UK website to work to prevent the UK hordes
https://alecmuffett.com/article/128354
If Ofcom want to stop UK people visiting a non-UK website, they need to stop the UK people, not tell the non-UK website to work to prevent the UK hordes
This should be obvious, no? It’s how we deal with football hooligans: Football (Offences and Disorder) Act 1999 (Notes) …The measures proposed would provide recourse to the law to prevent a r…
alecmuffett.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
IF YOU ARE A KID IN AUSTRALIA PLEASE DO YOUR BEST THIS DECEMBER TO MAKE THE AGE VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA INTO AN EMBARRASSING TRAIN WRECK OF POLICY.

YOU WILL BE DOING THE WORLD A FAVOUR.
everyfilmnow.bsky.social Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 6d
EU Parliament passes non-binding resolution: social media banned for under-13s, under-16s need parental consent.

Pushes mandatory age verification + bans on addictive algorithms and loot boxes for minors.

#EUSocialMedia #DigitalServicesAct
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
“[Ofcom] threatens tech giants with algorithm audits to protect children” | …this is genuinely hilarious
https://alecmuffett.com/article/119282
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #algorithms #ofcom
“[Ofcom] threatens tech giants with algorithm audits to protect children” | …this is genuinely hilarious
I was a Facebook engineer, I had my own instance — gigabytes of PHP & other goo — and when I was there (10+ years ago) the feed code was hacked-on by herds of maths PhDs & considered black …
alecmuffett.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
<cough/> separate VLANs
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
“We will not be age-gating Wikipedia under any circumstances … what are they going to do? They could block Wikipedia. Good luck with that” | PoliticsHome
https://alecmuffett.com/article/119011
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns #wikipedia
“We will not be age-gating Wikipedia under any circumstances … what are they going to do? They could block Wikipedia. Good luck with that” | PoliticsHome
The House | Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales warns Of “Political Showdown” With UK Government Over Online Safety Act Previously
alecmuffett.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Imagine that the UK Gov’t has the power to limit corporate due diligence checks to “do [you] have a Digital ID card?” ; DOING SO WILL VASTLY ENCOURAGE MOBILE PHONE THEFT
https://alecmuffett.com/article/118470
#DigitalId #IdCards #KierStarmer
Imagine that the UK Gov’t has the power to limit corporate due diligence checks to “do [you] have a Digital ID card?” ; DOING SO WILL VASTLY ENCOURAGE MOBILE PHONE THEFT
Think about it: if a person’s phone is the solitary credential through which they can live their life – both online and offline – then stealing somebody’s phone will suddenl…
alecmuffett.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Amongst the many things I don't like are the government lying about how #DigitalID will make people's lives "easier" - when they are not empowered to deliver that, and make no mention of their underwriting the cost of weakening authentication - as well as the lies about "stopping illegal migration".
October 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Nice summary:
September 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
kevbarnes.bsky.social
@linawiren.bsky.social I’ve just stumbled upon your pics and thought I’d share one from my garden taken today, a Bell Tree Dahlia.
August 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Ex-UK cyber chief says asking Apple to break encryption was ‘naive’ | New Scientist
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113025
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #surveillance #tcn
Ex-UK cyber chief says asking Apple to break encryption was ‘naive’ | New Scientist
At the end of the day, he says, governments must accept that uncrackable encryption is here to stay. “That ship has sailed,” says Martin. “I think, ultimately, governments are gonna have to come to…
alecmuffett.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
WHAT IF the GCHQ “Ghost Protocol” for “lawful intercept of end-to-end encrypted messenger content” was implemented as a journalist being hardwired into every chat?
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113015
#EndToEndEncryption #GhostProtocol #surveillance
WHAT IF the GCHQ “Ghost Protocol” for “lawful intercept of end-to-end encrypted messenger content” was implemented as a journalist being hardwired into every chat?
Previously:
alecmuffett.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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swiftonsecurity.com
"I've seen group chats you people wouldn't believe, USN ships firing salvos on Houthi's off the shoulder of southern Arabia ... I've watched tomahawk plumes shimmer in the dark near the gulf of Aden ... All those moments, will be lost in time, like 👊🇺🇸🔥 in auto-deleting Signal messages."
Blade runner tears in rain speech
March 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Turn on 2-step verification (2SV) | Stop! Think Fraud
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112842
#EndToEndEncryption #StopThinkFraud
Turn on 2-step verification (2SV) | Stop! Think Fraud
I’m amazed but not terribly surprised to find one part of the UK government attempting to shore-up cybersecurity of individuals, whilst another part simultaneously attempts to coerce a vendor…
alecmuffett.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
kevbarnes.bsky.social
@simonmayo.bsky.social Danger!
March 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Austrian federal court decides that use of reCAPTCHA is not “essential” and therefore the cookies it sets are in violation of GDPR/EPD, thus reCAPTCHA is illegal
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110748
#austria #epd #gdpr #recaptcha
Austrian federal court decides that use of reCAPTCHA is not “essential” and therefore the cookies it sets are in violation of GDPR/EPD, thus reCAPTCHA is illegal
I suspect you are not even allowed to force people to accede to the cookies which protect your site from spammers. Bonkers. In any case, the cookie “_GRECAPTCHA” used was not a technically necessar…
alecmuffett.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM
kevbarnes.bsky.social
Here’s a couple of unexpected items discovered while walking around my local area.
November 25, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Rand Paul Is Right: Censoring The Internet Doesn’t Protect Kids | Techdirt
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110325
#OnlineSafety #kosa #kospa
Rand Paul Is Right: Censoring The Internet Doesn’t Protect Kids | Techdirt
Quote: Just last week, I got into a debate with a KOSA supporter on social media. They insisted that they’re not talking about content, but just about design features like “infinite scroll.” When a…
alecmuffett.com
August 29, 2024 at 7:45 AM
kevbarnes.bsky.social
I quite enjoyed this @julianneregan.bsky.social which popped up on a thread somewhere!

youtu.be/PSmtqG3Vagw?...
All About Eve - Wild Hearted Woman (Live Bonn 1991) (3/12)
Live in Bonn (1991) - Part 3 of 12 - Wild Hearted Woman Recorded September 5th, 1991 at the Biskuithalle, Bonn.
youtu.be
May 17, 2024 at 9:58 PM
kevbarnes.bsky.social
@julianneregan.bsky.social All the best for the album release today 👍👏🏼 Is BlueSky a thing? I had 5 minutes to burn and here we are. Back to other socials then. Have the best of days.
May 3, 2024 at 6:25 AM