Sooraj Sathyanarayanan
@iAnonymous3000
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Security & Privacy Researcher | Advocate for Open Source, Privacy, & Digital Freedom | priv/acc 🚀 (Privacy Accelerationist)
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Joined May 2013
Always striving to increase my usefulness to humanity—one act of service, one contribution, one step at a time.
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It gets worse. Mozilla recently shipped a feature called "Privacy-Preserving Attribution" (PPA) that tracks ad impressions and conversions directly in your browser. - IT WAS CO-DESIGNED WITH META Yes, Facebook's parent company helped design Firefox's new ad measurement system.
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MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌
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MOZILLA FIREFOX ISN'T THE PRIVACY BROWSER YOU THINK IT IS Just finished reading their entire privacy policy. Here's what they don't advertise: - THEY TRACK YOUR SEARCHES Every search query is sent to partners with your location and device data. They derive "categories" from
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This study was conducted by researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Northwestern, Imperial College London, and Brave Software. Research page: https://t.co/6AP6BgtnJP via @brave Paper:
brave.com
The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking...
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I analyzed the first major research study on PII removal services. The results are brutal. Researchers recruited 71 people to actually use DeleteMe, Incogni, Mozilla Monitor, and Kanary for 30 days. Here’s what they found: Success rate: 48%. Even when these services FIND your
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Sources: Apple security blog post: https://t.co/WT2IUzVpSI GrapheneOS discussion: https://t.co/kDSkgeAqir ARM MTE spec: Public ARM architecture docs
security.apple.com
Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our...
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Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement: The complete picture @Apple shipped Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) in iPhone 17. It's a significant security upgrade. Let's break down what it is, how it compares to existing implementations, and what it means for users. What MTE
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Full details: https://t.co/oeedK1RB21 Read the papers if you want the proofs. Read the code if you want the implementation. Both are public, both are good.
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The Signal Protocol is a set of cryptographic specifications that provides end-to-end encryption for private communications exchanged daily by billions of people around the world. After its publica...
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.@signalapp just rolled out quantum-resistant messaging to billions of people. This is a big deal. Let me walk you through what's happening and why I think this matters. For non-cryptography folks: the simple version: You know how we worry about hackers? Well, future quantum
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Appreciate @Analyticsindiam and @ankush_soul for the feature on Anthropic’s policy changes and their privacy implications. Full article:
analyticsindiamag.com
“LLM companies are running out of usable training data, which makes retaining all chat logs essential for their further development."
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Anthropic has done remarkable work in advancing AI safety and transparency - but their latest policy update raises tough questions around user privacy. As a privacy researcher, what strikes me most about Anthropic's policy changes is how they reveal the fundamental
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You can build your own Privacy Pack at
privacypack.org
Pick the mainstream apps you used before, show the privacy-respecting tools you have switched to, and share your privacy wins!
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You don’t need to sacrifice convenience to have privacy. Here’s my Privacy Pack by Ente - showing the tools I’ve switched to over time. Gmail → @ProtonMail Google Photos → @enteio Photos Google Chrome → @brave Browser Google Search → @brave Search WhatsApp → @signalapp
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The OG Conservative Podcast! Catch up with Mug Club on Louder with Crowder exclusively on Rumble, the home of free speech.
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Teaching a class on Introduction to Cybersecurity at @LasellUniv My topic for today: Cryptography. Why should anyone care? Every chat, every transaction, every login - all rely on cryptography. If we want a secure future, we need to train the next generation of security
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Time is one of the most valuable resources we have. Be grateful to those who give you theirs. Tell them how much it means to you. But also be ruthless with your own: there are plenty of people who will waste your time without a second thought. Cut them out. Because at the end
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The fact is simple: You don’t owe anyone access to your personal information if they don’t need it. Not everyone has your best interests at heart. Privacy isn’t about hiding - it’s about protecting what matters. And remember: what they don’t know, they can’t ruin.
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This fall I start teaching at @LasellUniv as an Adjunct Faculty in Cybersecurity. The course is Digital Forensics & Incident Response - think hands-on labs, evidence handling, network/memory forensics, even courtroom testimony practice. Basically all the fun stuff I wish I had
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ISPs have been spying on us for years. Overcharging us. Underserving our communities. And no one’s fixing it. So I did a thing. Boston Mesh: My opensource blueprint for a decentralized, community-run internet in Greater Boston. Inspired by NYCMesh & Germany’s Freifunk (41k+
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Privacy Online - What Kids Need to Know Everything you post stays online forever. Screenshots exist. Archives exist. Before posting, imagine your future boss seeing it. Every app, website, and search gets tracked and sold. Companies make billions from your data. Don’t give it
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