I've seen a lot of chatter today about Instagram ending support for optional End-to-End Encrypted DMs.

I helped to lead on cryptography and privacy for E2EE in Messenger and Instagram for many years, until I left around 10 months ago, so it's disappointing to see it being removed from Instagram.

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Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups? One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption when searching for an alternative to Discord. Who's Saying "No"? I'm going to quote 0xabad1dea here, because she is awesome and explains my "opposition" position better than anyone else: So You Want To Write An Open Source Discord Replacement Things you don’t need:

Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups?

One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption when searching for an alternative to Discord. Who's Saying "No"? I'm going to quote 0xabad1dea here, because she is awesome and…

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X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat — you probably shouldn't trust it yet | TechCrunch X's new encrypted messaging feature, XChat, has some red flags.

techcrunch.com/2025/09/05/x... shouldn't surprise anyone but quotes me so it's obviously good

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

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AI wearables are quietly listening to everyone in Silicon Valley Discreet devices and software are recording everything. Is it legal? And do you consent?

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I love that @signal.org is using Microsoft's own DRM copyright API to block Windows from its own stupid new "feature" which takes screenshots of, well, everything and saves them. It's like an intellectual property Jedi mind trick.

WhatsApp Is Gambling That It Can Add AI Features Without Compromising Privacy WhatsApp's AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks.

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Global power consumption for Bitcoin in 2024 was over 1/3 higher than the total national consumption of the Netherlands (110-120 TWh).

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Important to call them "security *product* vendors" vs "security vendors" imo.

Raumfahrt: RFA erhält Starterlaubnis für seine Kleinrakete Die Augsburger Firma RFA hat die erste europäische Lizenz für eine privat entwickelte Orbitalrakete. Sie soll noch dieses Jahr auf einer Shetlandinsel starten.

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Let’s talk about AI and end-to-end encryption Recently, I came across a fantastic new paper by a group of NYU and Cornell researchers entitled “How to think about end-to-end encryption and AI.” I’m extremely grateful to see t…

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