Tobias Pulls
@pulls.name
Computer security and privacy, lately focused on traffic analysis. Researcher at Karlstad University, Sweden. Contribute to the Tor Project and DFRI.
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Tobias Pulls
@pulls.name
· Mar 27
Posted some technical details on DAITA v1 and v2 defenses together with @mullvad.bsky.social to celebrate the broad deployment of v2 🚀
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Trump updated the PQC EO:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
June 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump updated the PQC EO:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Here is a STEAM project I worked up for my kid's school demonstrating (critiquing!) the potential use of AI multimodal models in law enforcement, border control, and surveillance...
#ai #machinelearning #computervision #steam #lawenforcement #surveillance #privacy #gpt4o #elevenlabs #openai
#ai #machinelearning #computervision #steam #lawenforcement #surveillance #privacy #gpt4o #elevenlabs #openai
April 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Here is a STEAM project I worked up for my kid's school demonstrating (critiquing!) the potential use of AI multimodal models in law enforcement, border control, and surveillance...
#ai #machinelearning #computervision #steam #lawenforcement #surveillance #privacy #gpt4o #elevenlabs #openai
#ai #machinelearning #computervision #steam #lawenforcement #surveillance #privacy #gpt4o #elevenlabs #openai
Posted some technical details on DAITA v1 and v2 defenses together with @mullvad.bsky.social to celebrate the broad deployment of v2 🚀
pulls.name/blog/2025-03...
pulls.name/blog/2025-03...
March 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Posted some technical details on DAITA v1 and v2 defenses together with @mullvad.bsky.social to celebrate the broad deployment of v2 🚀
pulls.name/blog/2025-03...
pulls.name/blog/2025-03...
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I think about this headline all of the time.
February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think about this headline all of the time.
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Senator Wyden has proposed a bipartisan bill that would block foreign nations from demanding backdoors in US encryption. www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Wyden Releases Draft Bill to Secure Americans’ Communications Against Foreign Surveillance Demands | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
February 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Senator Wyden has proposed a bipartisan bill that would block foreign nations from demanding backdoors in US encryption. www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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"European Parliament urges lawmakers to only use encrypted messages after China hacks" www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European Parliament urges lawmakers to only use encrypted messages after China hacks
The advice comes after it was revealed that a China-linked hacking group conducted large-scale intrusions on U.S. and global telecommunication providers.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"European Parliament urges lawmakers to only use encrypted messages after China hacks" www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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One of the biggest areas of AI hype right now is the notion that it will hyperaccelerate scientific progress. I understand why people think this — AI is already accelerating scientific _production_. 🧵
February 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
One of the biggest areas of AI hype right now is the notion that it will hyperaccelerate scientific progress. I understand why people think this — AI is already accelerating scientific _production_. 🧵
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Trump and Apple better tell the UK to go to hell with its demand to access Americans’ private, encrypted texts and files. Trump and American tech companies letting foreign governments secretly spy on Americans would be an unmitigated privacy and national security disaster.
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
If implemented, the secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump and Apple better tell the UK to go to hell with its demand to access Americans’ private, encrypted texts and files. Trump and American tech companies letting foreign governments secretly spy on Americans would be an unmitigated privacy and national security disaster.
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Attending #RightsCon? So are we!
Join our full-day event dedicated to online privacy, censorship circumvention, and censorship monitoring, on Feb 23 or any of our other sessions and talks:
🗓️ Sign up here: ooni-research.ocf.tw/docs/en/blog...
Join our full-day event dedicated to online privacy, censorship circumvention, and censorship monitoring, on Feb 23 or any of our other sessions and talks:
🗓️ Sign up here: ooni-research.ocf.tw/docs/en/blog...
Internet Freedom Workshop: Tor、Tails、OONI - OONI-Research
Join us on February 23rd, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan, for a full-day event focused on online privacy, censorship circumvention, and monitoring. Hosted in partnership with the Open Culture Foundation, OON...
ooni-research.ocf.tw
February 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Attending #RightsCon? So are we!
Join our full-day event dedicated to online privacy, censorship circumvention, and censorship monitoring, on Feb 23 or any of our other sessions and talks:
🗓️ Sign up here: ooni-research.ocf.tw/docs/en/blog...
Join our full-day event dedicated to online privacy, censorship circumvention, and censorship monitoring, on Feb 23 or any of our other sessions and talks:
🗓️ Sign up here: ooni-research.ocf.tw/docs/en/blog...
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”For us little people, the choice seems to be between being data-jacked and screwed over by the undemocratic Chinese, or being data-jacked and screwed over by the post-democratic tech bros. Once again, it’s the old syphilis or Ebola menu choice.”
Snart kommer det ett bättre alternativ.
Snart kommer det ett bättre alternativ.
”theirs is the capitalism of the school bake sale – someone else buys all the ingredients and does most of the cooking, and the kids then claim they have turned a profit for the good of humanity”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Oh, I’m sorry, tech bros – did DeepSeek copy your work? I can hardly imagine your distress | Marina Hyde
If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
”For us little people, the choice seems to be between being data-jacked and screwed over by the undemocratic Chinese, or being data-jacked and screwed over by the post-democratic tech bros. Once again, it’s the old syphilis or Ebola menu choice.”
Snart kommer det ett bättre alternativ.
Snart kommer det ett bättre alternativ.
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We want to draw attention to one of the new Administration's Executive Orders that directly impacts the freedom tools that people around the world depend on to fight censorship, and protect their security and anonymity.
Executive Order to the State Department Sideswipes Freedom Tools, Threatens Censorship Resistance, Privacy, and Anonymity of Millions
In the first weeks of the Trump Administration, we have witnessed a spate of sweeping, confusing, and likely unconstitutional executive orders, including some that have already had devastating human c...
www.eff.org
January 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We want to draw attention to one of the new Administration's Executive Orders that directly impacts the freedom tools that people around the world depend on to fight censorship, and protect their security and anonymity.
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I'm late to the party, but this lecture by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social is absolutely excellent, and a reminder of the importance of clear conceptualisation and asking the right questions media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
Feelings are Facts: Love, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual Shame
A debut of new research and analysis, focused on emotions and the affective register—love! shame! intimacy!
What happens when we put lov...
media.ccc.de
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I'm late to the party, but this lecture by @meredithmeredith.bsky.social is absolutely excellent, and a reminder of the importance of clear conceptualisation and asking the right questions media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...
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3/ Europol demanding backdoors when some of the worst recent national security breaches in the US happened... when #China targeted government-mandated backdoors.
There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe.
bsky.app/profile/jsra...
There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe.
bsky.app/profile/jsra...
Don't forget: the government spent a decade warning us against encryption.
Demonizing & gaslighting privacy advocates.
Now, this catastrophic breach is the predictable result of prioritizing government access to private communications over everything else.
Demonizing & gaslighting privacy advocates.
Now, this catastrophic breach is the predictable result of prioritizing government access to private communications over everything else.
January 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
3/ Europol demanding backdoors when some of the worst recent national security breaches in the US happened... when #China targeted government-mandated backdoors.
There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe.
bsky.app/profile/jsra...
There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe.
bsky.app/profile/jsra...
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En ny lag kan få WhatsApp och Signal att lämna Sverige.
Ny lag kan tvinga Whatsapp att lämna Sverige
WhatsApp kan överge Sverige. Det är en fullt tänkbar konsekvens av den kommande lagen om datalagring, varnar remissinstanser.
www.aftonbladet.se
January 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
En ny lag kan få WhatsApp och Signal att lämna Sverige.
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I guess the way I would summarize this is that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And I feel like many of my well-meaning colleagues are paving that road, with beautiful privacy-preserving bricks. But they don’t want to think hard about the destination.
January 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I guess the way I would summarize this is that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And I feel like many of my well-meaning colleagues are paving that road, with beautiful privacy-preserving bricks. But they don’t want to think hard about the destination.
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Now that's a headline.
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Now that's a headline.
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This Salt Typhoon stuff is insane. The entire FISA surveillance infrastructure has been completely owned by China and literally no part of our telecom infrastructure is safe to use without end-to-end encryption.
December 29, 2024 at 9:50 AM
This Salt Typhoon stuff is insane. The entire FISA surveillance infrastructure has been completely owned by China and literally no part of our telecom infrastructure is safe to use without end-to-end encryption.
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I presented about file formats at #38C3.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
speakerdeck.com/ange/fearsom...
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
speakerdeck.com/ange/fearsom...
Fearsome File Formats
Presented at 38C3 in Hamburg on the 28th December 2024.
With so many open-source parsers being tested and fuzzed, and widely available specs,
what c…
speakerdeck.com
December 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I presented about file formats at #38C3.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
speakerdeck.com/ange/fearsom...
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
speakerdeck.com/ange/fearsom...
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”Pengarna ska gå till undervisning – inte administration” skriver Almegas förbundsdirektör.
Ok men ”Academedias och IES aktieutdelning är mångdubbelt större än kostnaden för att införa offentlighetsprincipen” svarar Åsa och jag,
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/dRj...
Ok men ”Academedias och IES aktieutdelning är mångdubbelt större än kostnaden för att införa offentlighetsprincipen” svarar Åsa och jag,
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/dRj...
Offentlighetsprincipen är för dyr för skolorna
Offentlighetsprincipen är för dyr för skolorna
www.aftonbladet.se
December 6, 2024 at 1:53 PM
”Pengarna ska gå till undervisning – inte administration” skriver Almegas förbundsdirektör.
Ok men ”Academedias och IES aktieutdelning är mångdubbelt större än kostnaden för att införa offentlighetsprincipen” svarar Åsa och jag,
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/dRj...
Ok men ”Academedias och IES aktieutdelning är mångdubbelt större än kostnaden för att införa offentlighetsprincipen” svarar Åsa och jag,
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/dRj...
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We're calling on the Tor & Internet freedom community to help scale up WebTunnel bridges. Ever thought about running a Tor bridge? Now is the time! Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this year to open secure access for users in Russia.🕸️🌉 blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges | Tor Project
As the Russian government intensifies its grip on the internet, censorship circumvention tools like Tor are more critical than ever. Here's the latest on Tor censorship in Russia and how you can help ...
blog.torproject.org
November 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
We're calling on the Tor & Internet freedom community to help scale up WebTunnel bridges. Ever thought about running a Tor bridge? Now is the time! Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this year to open secure access for users in Russia.🕸️🌉 blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
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Tor Project has "urgent need" for 200 new bridges to bypass Russian censorship
blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges | Tor Project
As the Russian government intensifies its grip on the internet, censorship circumvention tools like Tor are more critical than ever. Here's the latest on Tor censorship in Russia and how you can help ...
blog.torproject.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Tor Project has "urgent need" for 200 new bridges to bypass Russian censorship
blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
blog.torproject.org/call-for-web...
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Rage Against The Machine
Denial Against The Machine
Bargaining Against The Machine
Depression Against The Machine
Acceptance Against The Machine
- The Kübler De La Rocha Model
Denial Against The Machine
Bargaining Against The Machine
Depression Against The Machine
Acceptance Against The Machine
- The Kübler De La Rocha Model
November 20, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Rage Against The Machine
Denial Against The Machine
Bargaining Against The Machine
Depression Against The Machine
Acceptance Against The Machine
- The Kübler De La Rocha Model
Denial Against The Machine
Bargaining Against The Machine
Depression Against The Machine
Acceptance Against The Machine
- The Kübler De La Rocha Model