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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 9h

If Ofcom issue a fine but there is no-one in the UK jurisdiction to impose it upon, is it really a fine or just an empty message?
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117274
#4chan #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns

If Ofcom issue a fine but there is no-one in the UK jurisdiction to impose it upon, is it really a fine or just an empty message?

The “wild-west internet comity showdown” approaches at speed. It’s incredible how much money, effort, & reputation Ofcom is expending to prevent people who don’t want to use a…

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Eli Omen @eliomen.bsky.social · 11h

In my community college photography program there was a Photoshop class.

They showed us how to add watermarks to our images, and my teacher was not amused as I removed watermarks.

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 11h

Nano Banana “AI Generated Image” digital watermark easily visible (removable?) with basic image manipulation
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117256
#DigitalWatermark #GenAi #ai #censorship #synthid #watermark

Nano Banana “AI Generated Image” digital watermark easily visible (removable?) with basic image manipulation

From Reddit, people using contrast stretch and even contrast boost of an AI generated pure white image, to show the “digital watermark” which is supposed to denote evil AI content. Rese…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 11h

Nano Banana “AI Generated Image” digital watermark easily visible (removable?) with basic image manipulation
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117256
#DigitalWatermark #GenAi #ai #censorship #synthid #watermark

Nano Banana “AI Generated Image” digital watermark easily visible (removable?) with basic image manipulation

From Reddit, people using contrast stretch and even contrast boost of an AI generated pure white image, to show the “digital watermark” which is supposed to denote evil AI content. Rese…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 13h

EU ministers united: Minors must be protected better online | …setting the stage for the next round of Chat Control discussions, with added Age Verification
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117252

EU ministers united: Minors must be protected better online | …setting the stage for the next round of Chat Control discussions, with added Age Verification

“Bouncers?” – the Internet is a Nightclub? “Our children have been left alone on the internet for far too long. We need “digital bouncers” to ensure that the internet is a safe pl…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 15h

Florida student asks ChatGPT how to kill his friend, ends up in jail: deputies | WFLA
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117248
#1StAmendment #FreeSpeech #StupidSpeech #censorship #surveillance

Florida student asks ChatGPT how to kill his friend, ends up in jail: deputies | WFLA

Someday this will overlap with D&D again: Law enforcement immediately responded to the school and confronted the teenager. The boy said he was “just trolling” a friend who annoyed him, deputies…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 17h

The EU Is Forcing Backdoor Access to Your Phone | [He] Followed the Money
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117243
#ChatControl #ClientSideScanning #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #privacy #surveillance

The EU Is Forcing Backdoor Access to Your Phone | [He] Followed the Money

Interesting video reflecting information that I would not describe as causative, but certainly influential. Chat control is not dead, it will be back soon.

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 21h

Stuff that you don’t see on Reddit in the UK because you aren’t age verified, Part 2
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117089
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #reddit #surveillance #vpns

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 3d

Not your average cybersecurity book
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116912
#InformationSecurity #LegalPositivism #cybersecurity

Not your average cybersecurity book

Visit the post for more.

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 3d

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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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 4d

1996: “Law and Borders: The Rise of Law in Cyberspace” | David R. Johnson & David G. Post | …we’ve seen this comity problem coming for ~30+ years
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116730
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveilance

1996: “Law and Borders: The Rise of Law in Cyberspace” | David R. Johnson & David G. Post | …we’ve seen this comity problem coming for ~30+ years

By asserting a right to regulate whatever its citizens may access on the Net, these local authorities are laying the predicate for an argument that Singapore or Iraq or any other sovereign can regu…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 4d

Ofcom, the Government, the Online Safety Act and the Leather Shoes
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116699
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance

Ofcom, the Government, the Online Safety Act and the Leather Shoes

Once upon a time, in a bright and busy kingdom, there was a kind young princess who loved her people very much. One summer, the roads grew hot and rough, and everyone’s feet were getting scratched …

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 5d

Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain | BBC News
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116629
#cybersecurity #hacking #kido #security

Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain | BBC News

Something something two kids in a basement something indistinguishable from cyber war something: Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested by police investigating a cyber-attack on a chain of nurseri…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 5d

One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill | POLITICO
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116596
#ChatControl #ClientSideScanning #EndToEndEncryption #OnlineSafety #censorship #surveillance

One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill | POLITICO

I can’t decide if I approve of the coverage or disapprove of the “lone hacker” spin: The website, called Fight Chat Control, was set up by Joachim, a 30-year-old software engineer…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 5d

Citizen Protest Halts Chat Control; Breyer Celebrates Major Victory for Digital Privacy | Patrick Breyer
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116572
#ChatControl #EndToEndEncryption #EuropeanCommission #PatrickBreyer #censorship #germany #surveillance

Citizen Protest Halts Chat Control; Breyer Celebrates Major Victory for Digital Privacy | Patrick Breyer

“Without the tireless resistance from citizens, scientists, and organizations, EU governments would have passed a totalitarian mass surveillance law next week, spelling the end for digital pr…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 6d

Data protection under fire: Messenger services react to EU chat control | heise online
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116504
#ChatControl #ClientSideScanning #EndToEndEncryption #EuropeanCommission #privacy

Data protection under fire: Messenger services react to EU chat control | heise online

Feedback from Signal, WhatsApp, Messenger & Threema: A Meta spokesperson told netzpolitik.org that despite claims to the contrary, the new proposal from the Danish EU presidency continues to un…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 6d

Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach | The Guardian
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116459
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #discord #extortion #surveillance #vpns

Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach | The Guardian

If they were not obliged to collect the data then the data would not be available to be stolen: The support system was targeted to access user data with a view to extort a financial ransom from Dis…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 6d

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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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 6d

I'm looking forward to that day in some ways, then maybe we can start talking about ideas again rather than outrage.

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 6d

Did it look hon-y?

Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 7d

If an ID card is good, then an ID card plus a utility bill will be better:
alecmuffett.com/article/115347

UK Digital ID Cards: is the Government going to compensate UK business for losses due to forcing them to accept additional business risk?

I spent the best part of 14 hours yesterday learning how to argue with people who, perhaps blindly, believe that Digital ID will bring “advantages” to “everybody”; a detaile…

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 7d

[Home Secretary] Mahmood answers that just because you have a freedom “doesn’t mean you have to use it at every moment of every day”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116208
#HomeOffice #HumanRights #ShabanaMahmood

[Home Secretary] Mahmood answers that just because you have a freedom “doesn’t mean you have to use it at every moment of every day”

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 7d

The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116180
#EndToEndEncryption #HomeOffice #apple #censorship #privacy #surveillance #tcn

The UK Is Still Trying to Backdoor Encryption for Apple Users | Electronic Frontier Foundation

“…but if there are no British users then there will be nobody to spy upon?” The initial order from January targeted the data of all Apple users. […] The new order provides insight into …

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Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social · 7d

Terry Pratchett explains large chunks of civil society in a nutshell
https://alecmuffett.com/article/116170
#CivilSociety #TerryPratchett

Terry Pratchett explains large chunks of civil society in a nutshell

From “Jingo”.

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