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Frédéric Jacobs
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Cryptographic & Security Engineering

Previously: Founding & Lead iOS Engineer @signalapp

Tooting on all things #cryptography, #lithography, #energy, #security […]

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🥳 On this day, 10 years ago, we launched Signal on iPhone, which existed on Android as RedPhone and TextSecure 🎂

📞 Back then, Signal was only an encrypted voice calling app using the ZRTP protocol with short-authentication strings.

💬 It’s only 6 months later, that Signal Protocol-based […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
Have a great week-end everyone 🕶️

#foshur
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
Who the fuck would want to use social media with a built-in child abuse tool?

Delete your X account.

#leavex #uk #grok
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
#doge stood all along for
Department of Oligarchic Governance & Exploitation

"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The US is killing multilateralism & wants to replace the United Nations with an authoritarian boys club that coordinate the “Spheres of Influence”

👑 Trump appointed as chair. Decides unilaterally of fund allocations and has veto. Chooses who participates.

💰 Pay to play: USD $1,000,000,000 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
"We must rapidly begin...we must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are […]
Original post on werd.social
werd.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/115911495828555134

Remember TACO folks, Trump is weak with the strong and strong with the weak.

🌮 Trump Always Chickens Out 🌮

🇪🇺 United in Diversity 💪
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
No trade deals with invaders and bullies.

Also, Trump doesn’t seem to understand the workings of the Single Market 🇪🇺

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/67bfdf9b-9fb4-44f4-bd5a-88defede47b4
Trump to hit Europe with 10% tariffs if it opposes Greenland takeover
US president said levies against eight nations would rise to 25% unless they support his acquisition of the island
www.ft.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
📆 Open till January 26!

The EU will get an online database that allows anyone, especially researchers/journalists, to learn about online political advertising.

The archive will collect political ads to create transparency around their source and funding.

Technical specifications are currently […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Prise de position intéressante de Olivier Andriès lors d'une audition dans la commission des affaires économiques du Sénat, il décrie le fait que les mathématiques sont devenues optionnelles au bac. Cela a eu une conséquence immédiate et drastique sur le […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/115897449352093621

The Metaverse might be dead but Meta will maintain its name to highlight its new mission it’s pursuing in accordance with the US National Security Strategy: profiting from Metastasizing societies by amplifying the tumorous voices to eliminate […]
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/115896762629929197

#meta met 38 times with MEPs from the ECR, the Patriots and the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group.

#google has also not shied away from meeting far-right MEPs. A few days after the launch of the digital omnibus, the Head of Public […]
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Who thought that electing a man known for sexual assault and rejecting the will of the people (#January6th) was a good idea?

For Trump, let’s put it simply: No means no.
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/111148283502481470

Pour se décoloniser des Etats-Unis, l’Europe doit développer une culture commune.

Comme Jean Monnet le sous-lignait: “Si c’était à refaire, je commencerais par la culture.”

Mais il nous faut un projet plus ambitieux, un plan européen pour une […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
Aside from the war crime of attacking survivors of a shipwreck, we must now add the war crime of perfidy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.7xgP.qIPINOLUNg8W [gift link]

Perfidy is a considered serious crime in war because […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
For anyone you know who's still using Facebook, Insta, Whatsapp, or Threads...
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@ombra/115865485379397147

Our generation is going to pick up Monnet’s dream where he left it off:

🇪🇺 United States of Europe, now!
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
Remember, when your electricity bill goes up it’s because Elon Musk is generating so much CSAM and noncon porn.
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
Headline for our age.

France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump's birthday

www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.”
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by Frédéric Jacobs
Why Tech Billionaires Want to Seize Greenland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...
Why Tech Billionaires Want to Seize Greenland | Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich Explains
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
🥳 On this day, 10 years ago, we launched Signal on iPhone, which existed on Android as RedPhone and TextSecure 🎂

📞 Back then, Signal was only an encrypted voice calling app using the ZRTP protocol with short-authentication strings.

💬 It’s only 6 months later, that Signal Protocol-based […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM