There is now the opportunity for some public scrutiny of the UK government’s decisions to attack technologies that keep us safe online.

We must stand against the attack on encryption.

Sign and share our petition to keep Apple data encrypted ⬇️

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #cybersecurity

Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.

^{38 Degrees}

"This is bigger than the UK and Apple.

The Court’s judgment will have implications for the privacy and security of millions of people around the world.

Such an important decision cannot be made behind closed doors and we welcome the IPT’s decision to bring parts of the hearing into the open."

🗣️ @jim – ORG Executive Director.

#e2ee #encryption #apple #privacy #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpol

Earlier this year, the UK government ordered Apple to grant it access to encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service.

The secret order was made under the Investigatory Powers Act and the government has tried to keep the public in the dark ever since. Even when Apple appealed the order.

Now there will be some level of transparency with today's decision.

reuters.com/technology/apple-a…

#encryption #e2ee #apple #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

BREAKING: The UK government's attempt to hold the Apple encryption case entirely in secret has been REJECTED.

ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship made a submission to the court arguing for open justice.

In a win for privacy rights, the court agrees.

It said it didn't accept “that the revelation of the bare details of the case would be damaging to the public interest or prejudicial to national security”.

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

#apple #encryption #e2ee #ukpolitics #ukpol #privacy

IPT supports ORG’s call for open hearing in Apple encryption case

The court responsible for hearing Apple’s challenge against the UK Government demanding that it breaks encryption has rejected the Home Office’s bid to have the case heard in secret.

^{Open Rights Group}

#Google acaba de llamar #E2EE a un recién estrenado método de cifrado en #GMail que de hecho es la muestra más evidente de lo que podrían querer quienes apoyan #ChatControl.
Las claves de cifrado quedan en mano de los administradores, y quien tenga acceso a ellas puede husmear en las comunicaciones de cualquiera bajo su paraguas. Venden su gestor de contraseñas igual.

Si las llaves de tu coche las custodia otro, no es tu coche.
Con las claves de cifrado sucede lo mismo.

arstechnica.com/security/2025/…

Google unveils end-to-end messages for Gmail. Only thing is: It’s not true E2EE.

Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there’s a catch.

^{Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)}

WhatsApp war schon immer ein Datenschutz-Desaster. Mit der Einführung der Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung waren zumindest die Inhalte geschützt – doch das dürfte mit dem neuen KI-Assistenten Geschichte sein. Eine KI, die ständig mithört, konterkariert jede E2EE und macht sie wertlos.

#WahtsApp #KI #messenger #e2ee #fail

netzpolitik.org/2025/angriff-a…

Angriff auf Privatsphäre: Meta-Messenger führen KI-Assistenten in Europa ein

Künftig können Nutzer*innen von WhatsApp und Co. mit einer KI chatten und auch sprechen. Dabei werden ihre Daten mit Meta geteilt. Und ein Test-Feature lässt die KI sogar durchgängig mithören.

^{netzpolitik.org}

Nextcloud Hub 10 introduces Nextcloud Assistant 3.0 with #AIAgency, end-to-end encryption, and performance boosts! 🚀

Break free from #BigTech: choose privacy and innovation with Nextcloud!

#Nextcloud #OpenSource #E2EE #PrivateCloud

youtu.be/OkGd_pNuYww

Introducing Nextcloud Hub 10: your unified, modular digital workspace!

What's new in Nextcloud Hub 10:🔒 End-to-End encryption: encrypted calls and work with encrypted files in the web⚡ Platform-wide performance improvements⚙️ T...

^YouTube

naja, @signalapp fällt auch unter #CloudAct ubd #Threema ist noch #proprietärer als #Signal.

• Gibt mit #XMPP+#OMEMO eine wirklich #sichere & #dezentrale Alternative die keine #PII wie #Telefonnummern oder #Google-Dienste braucht!

Ach ja, @monocles / #moniclesChat haben grade ne #Promo zum #GlobalSwitchDay und bieten deren #App kostenlos an.

• Und sonst gibt's auch noch @delta / #deltaChat welche #PGO/MIME & #eMail als Basis nutzen!

Für beide gibt's kostenlose Anbieter und #SelfHosting ist genauso machbar wie deren echte #E2EE mit #SelfCustody!

lists.d/email.servers.list.tsv at main · greyhat-academy/lists.d

List of useful things. Contribute to greyhat-academy/lists.d development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Over a year ago, I wrote ”A month using XMPP (using Snikket) for every call and chat”.

For something like 15 months now, Sandra and I have used XMPP via @snikket_im for probably 99.9% of our calls, messages, and video chats, running on an Intel NUC.

We both use the Snikket mobile app, and I also use @dino and @profanity in Linux.

Perhaps a fun holiday / weekend project, if you want family-friendly, self-hosted, #E2EE communications?

neilzone.co.uk/2023/08/a-month…

#XMPP #SelfHosting #FOSS #Linux

A month using XMPP (using Snikket) for every call and chat

For the last month, I’ve been using XMPP (using Snikket) for every call and chat between me and my wife Sandra, at least.

^{neilzone.co.uk}