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Denmark surprisingly abandons plans for chat control | heise online
https://alecmuffett.com/article/119070
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #surveillance
Denmark surprisingly abandons plans for chat control | heise online
As someone on Reddit put it: I’ve seen this movie. They put the plan in [a] drawer to avoid getting a “No” in a voting. Now, the next presidency will put some makeup on Chat Contr…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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The bad news is: the fact that the vote was cancelled signals that they want to have yet another go. We still have to fight Chat Control.
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116838
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #OnlineSafety #censorship #privacy #surveillance
The bad news is: the fact that the vote was cancelled signals that they want to have yet another go. We still have to fight Chat Control.
If it had gone to a vote and lost then they would be in a bad place for another attempt, so they cancelled the vote in order to keep the idea warm for next time. Keep this link handy, we will need …
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October 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Chat Control is “like a malware on your device” – Signal slams the EU proposal to scan your private chats | TechRadar
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116368
#ChatControl #ClientSideScanning #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #signal #surveillance
Chat Control is “like a malware on your device” – Signal slams the EU proposal to scan your private chats | TechRadar
“Apart from the legal bit, that’s exactly how malware works. It compromises your device in order to gain access to information,” said Signal’s vice-president for global affairs, U…
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October 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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“Apple cannot disable ADP automatically for [UK users, who…] will be given a period of time to disable the feature themselves to keep using their iCloud account”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115589
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #censorship #surveillance #tcn
“Apple cannot disable ADP automatically for [UK users, who…] will be given a period of time to disable the feature themselves to keep using their iCloud account”
“Apple will soon provide additional guidance.” The UK Government is systemically weakening protections for UK data: Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection in the United King…
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October 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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On the Pros and Cons of the Signal Protocol for End-to-End Encryption of Messenger Software : a brief reminder that Signal should NOT be the only E2EE Protocol
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110406
#EndToEndEncryption #messenger #signal #telegram
On the Pros and Cons of the Signal Protocol for End-to-End Encryption of Messenger Software : a brief reminder that Signal should NOT be the only E2EE Protocol
This posting will be shorter than it should be: the topic of popular, objective appraisal of diverse E2EE protocols and libraries is one that ought to take several blogposts by esteemed software en…
alecmuffett.com
September 10, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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Response to the @AllTechIsHuman report into End-to-End Encryption: the original questionnaire, with responses & critique by Alec Muffett (1/n ?)
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110017
#AllTechIsHuman #EndToEndEncryption #OnlineSafety
Response to the @AllTechIsHuman report into End-to-End Encryption: the original questionnaire, with responses & critique by Alec Muffett (1/n ?)
In May 2024, I was approached by Anne Collier for All Tech Is Human to contribute to a new “report” into end-to-end encryption. That report (after considerable administrative churn) has…
alecmuffett.com
October 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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NB: you can’t call for big platforms like Apple to literally *break a law* like the Investigatory Powers Act, unless you are also content for them to wilfully break (e.g.) *GDPR*
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112451
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #surveillance #tcn
NB: you can’t call for big platforms like Apple to literally *break a law* like the Investigatory Powers Act, unless you are also content for them to wilfully break (e.g.) *GDPR*
This is something which I have had to explain to several civil society organisations in the past year; the general thinking is “it’s okay for $PLATFORM to break $SPECIFIC_LAW if I perso…
alecmuffett.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
https://alecmuffett.com/article/109035
# ClientSideScanning EndToEndEncryption
Bugs in our pockets: the risks of client-side scanning
Nice to see this 2021 paper updated and properly published so that anti-privacy academics can stop ignoring its existence despite the god-tier authorship. Our increasing reliance on digital technol…
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January 31, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public | BBC News
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112787
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #surveillance #tcn
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public | BBC News
Wow, it has actually hit the BBC as a story. Maybe the world is changing a bit?
alecmuffett.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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A primer on how End-to-End Encryption IS NOT PREVENTING policing, arrest, or conviction of the rioters in the UK race riots (HT @shashj @DmitryOpines @AntiRacismDay)
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110164
#EndToEndEncryption #encryption #riots
A primer on how End-to-End Encryption IS NOT PREVENTING policing, arrest, or conviction of the rioters in the UK race riots (HT @shashj @DmitryOpines @AntiRacismDay)
Just in case some anti-encryption, anti-privacy types decide that this is an opportunity to complain about end-to-end encryption, my name is Alec and I am a expert on these topics, and here are sev…
alecmuffett.com
August 5, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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WhatsApp joins legal action against UK demand for Apple ‘back door’
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113478
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #surveillance #tcn #whatsapp
WhatsApp joins legal action against UK demand for Apple ‘back door’
WhatsApp has not received a TCN itself, a spokesperson said. WhatsApp has previously threatened to withdraw its service from the UK if any attempt was made to undermine its encryption.Caroline Wils…
alecmuffett.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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The EU Commission seriously claims: “There is no such thing as #ChatControl.”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/114954
#ChatControl #ClientSideScanning #EndToEndEncryption #OnlineSafety #StopScanningMe #censorship #messenger #signal #surveillance #whatsapp
The EU Commission seriously claims: “There is no such thing as #ChatControl.”
Facepalm. They don’t get it.
alecmuffett.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Twitter Poll: ‘Do you think Apple would be right to withdraw from the market a “strong privacy” product that contains a Government backdoor?’
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112436
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #backdoor #encryption #privacy #tcn
Twitter Poll: ‘Do you think Apple would be right to withdraw from the market a “strong privacy” product that contains a Government backdoor?’
Of course ‘right’ is open to interpretation, but that’s part of the point.
alecmuffett.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row | BBC News
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112403
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #surveillance #tcn
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row | BBC News
It’s Friday, and therefore the perfect time to discuss the consequences of the British Government demanding to surveil all the internet’s content:
alecmuffett.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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End-to-End Encryption Coming for iPhone-to-Android RCS Messages
www.macrumors.com/2024/09/18/e...
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End-to-End Encryption Coming for iPhone-to-Android RCS Messages
The GSM Association (GSMA), the organization responsible for developing the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard, announced on Tuesday that it...
www.macrumors.com
September 18, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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"The US gov shifts its stance—encryption backdoors are 'done and dusted.' Strong push for #EndToEndEncryption to protect against cyber threats like Salt Typhoon. #Encryption #CyberSecurity #Privacy" snip.ly/kdyk88
Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted'
When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business
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January 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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April 6, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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Gmail planning end-to-end encrypted emails
Google announced Tuesday that Gmail users will soon be able to send and receive encrypted emails without a third-party provider.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Great news for privacy!
RCS messages between iPhones and Androids will now be with end-to-end encryption. Your conversations will be more secure than ever

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March 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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It is the 7th of October 2024 and once again the European Union are FRESHLY attempting to spy on all your messages
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110447
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption
It is the 7th of October 2024 and once again the European Union are FRESHLY attempting to spy on all your messages
ChatControl got removed from the agenda last week and is back on it this week, presumably in the hope that people have stopped paying attention:
alecmuffett.com
October 18, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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US Government uses Signal to coordinate Comms re: attack on Houthis, accidentally includes journalist in group chat…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112959
#EndToEndEncryption #signal #trump
US Government uses Signal to coordinate Comms re: attack on Houthis, accidentally includes journalist in group chat…
Quote: I received a connection request on Signal from a user identified as Michael Waltz … I assumed [it] was President Donald Trump’s national security adviser. I did not assume, however, that the…
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March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Elon Musk : ಎಲಾನ್ ಮಸ್ಕ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ XChat: WhatsApp ಗೆ ಸೆಡ್ಡು ಹೊಡೆಯಲಿದೆಯೇ? ಫೋನ್ ನಂಬರ್ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ಚಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಈಗ ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ?

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Elon Musk : ಎಲಾನ್ ಮಸ್ಕ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ XChat: WhatsApp ಗೆ ಸೆಡ್ಡು ಹೊಡೆಯಲಿದೆಯೇ? ಫೋನ್ ನಂಬರ್ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ಚಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಈಗ ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ? - ISM Kannada News
Elon Musk - ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಲೋಕದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ ಎಲಾನ್ ಮಸ್ಕ್ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ 'X' ಪ್ಲಾಟ್‌ಫಾರ್ಮ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಂದೇಶ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯವಾದ XChat
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June 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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“OpenAI, defender of user privacy” – not what you would typically expect to hear from civil society, but in this case it’s true…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113410
#EndToEndEncryption #NewYorkTimes #deletion #openai #privacy
“OpenAI, defender of user privacy” – not what you would typically expect to hear from civil society, but in this case it’s true…
All of those worthy “ZOMG Creator Copyright vs: AI” arguments are putting user privacy and agency at risk, and potentially set a bad precedent for the privacy of end-to-end encryption t…
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May 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Privora Blog - Beyond End-to-End: Cryptography That Defends Against Tomorrow’s Threats
Privora is built on strong, layered cryptography – local, in transit, and designed for the future.This article explains how Privora encrypts all user data, routes messages via the Tor network without ...
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May 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM