Alec Muffett

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everybody deserves good security. <a href="https://alecmuffett.com/about" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://alecmuffett.com/about</a>This account gets used for comments and replies and general Mastodon interaction, because WordPress ActivityPub is not quite good enough for that yet.

Posts

Post #4252401
EU Mandates Driver-Facing Cameras in New Cars From Today https://alecmuffett.com/article/162094 #europe #surveillance
Post #4252400
I asked 3 separate AIs to pretend to be Nigel Farage’s campaign manager and to propose a strategy to survive the Clacton by-election; this is what they suggested https://alecmuffett.com/article/162149 #CountBinface #NigelFarage #clacton
Post #4252399
Seen Elsewhere: #CountBinface is our #Mamdani.
Post #4252398
How It Started in 2018 / How It’s Going in 2026: UK Labour Government to discover “Timezones” in 3… 2… https://alecmuffett.com/article/162506 #KeirStarmer #OnlineSafetyAct #SocialMediaBan #timezones
Post #4252397
“Social Media Curfew” is a Digital “Purity Ring” https://alecmuffett.com/article/162522 #KeirStarmer #SocialMediaBan #censorship
Post #4252396
I have my first new laptop since 2017 and frankly I&#39;m a bit gobsmacked; 32G MBA M5 10x10 but it&#39;s the little things like: there&#39;s a headphone jack (still?) which can drive up-to 1kOhm phones like my beloved HD600 without a DAC preamp. This is normal, now?
Post #4252395
I can&#39;t shake the impression that the reason the UK is not (currently) proposing to regulate VPNs is: with cabinet reshuffles in the offing, a lot of soon-to-be-formerly-relevant MPs are eying future podcast gigs, &quot;…sponsored by NordVPN&quot;
Post #4252394
I was waiting for this: House of Lords / Baroness Royall: “Algorithms Killed Ann Widdecombe” https://alecmuffett.com/article/162636 #AnnWiddecombe #algorithms
Post #4252393
&quot;House Blend&quot; tea: 2 scoops loose-leaf Earl Grey tea, 1 scoop loose-leaf Lapsang Souchong. Shake well, use as normal. Smoky, spicy, fresh. Takes milk well if not excessively citrusy. Learnt in my teens from family friends Neal &amp; Wanda Weigel. Comforting.
Post #4252392
EU Exempts Apple Watch and AirPods [and iPhone] From Battery Removal Requirement [due to water resistance &amp; safety] https://alecmuffett.com/article/162816 #OnlineSafety #RightToRepair #interoperability
Post #4252391
Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM, But the Judge Was Not Pleased-Amy v. Apple | Eric Goldman https://alecmuffett.com/article/162856 #EndToEndEncryption #Section230 #censorship #surveillance
Post #4252390
This… seemed so apt this morning.
Post #4252389
The Huggingface Dilemma https://alecmuffett.com/article/162912 #HuggingFace #llm #openai
Post #4252388
US Gov’t threatens sanctions on China for Open Source LLMs “because distillation is a cyber attack” https://alecmuffett.com/article/162967 #OpenSourceIsCommunism #ScottBessent #TheyTookOurWeights #llm
Post #4252387
IYKYK
Post #4252386
Thank you, Bill.
Post #4252385
India App Censorship Leads To Own Goal, Streisand Effect, Ofcom To Take Note, Please| Rahul Matthan https://alecmuffett.com/article/163260 #bitchat #india
Post #4252384
New York puts accuracy minimums for age assurance into effect with SAFE for Kids Act | Biometric Update https://alecmuffett.com/article/163296 #AgeVerification #NewYork
Post #3829624
Coco had a haircut… https://alecmuffett.com/article/162498 #DogTax
Post #2079168
After 15+ years of solid use I&#39;m finally giving up on #Homebrew on MacOS; it was once the first thing I installed on any new Mac but now it&#39;s hindering me running older-but-still-capable machines. The surprising thing so far has been how little I&#39;m missing it.
Post #2079167
Don’t take away our freedom to play games when we want | 38 Degrees https://alecmuffett.com/article/157789 #GamersVoice #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #footloose
Post #1239942
I don&#39;t know how many people this will resonate with, but it&#39;s probably quite a narrow set who&#39;ll appreciate why the most revolutionary app I&#39;ve adopted in the past 12 months has been #Zotero for Android. And also why I need more sleep.
Post #1239941
New Mexico’s Meta Ruling and Encryption | Schneier on Security https://alecmuffett.com/article/154741 #EndToEndEncryption #censorship #encryption #meta
Post #1239940
The trial lawyers come for online free speech | Blaze Media https://alecmuffett.com/article/154743 #Section230 #censorship
Post #1239939
A bug on the dark side of the Moon https://alecmuffett.com/article/155136 #apollo #bugs #software
Post #1239938
I&#39;m amazed to learn that professional philosophers pursue their efforts out of a love of rational enquiry, whereas my work is almost wholly motivated by the Festivus dictum:&quot;I got a lotta problems with you people &amp; now you&#39;re going to hear about it&quot;
Post #1239937
So I rode a kick scooter up a disused airport runway whilst mushing a sprinting Yorkiepoo who was loving it. How was your day?
Post #1239936
In a X/Twitter post that garnered over 3.2 million impressions, EFF declares X is”…no longer where the fight is happening” https://alecmuffett.com/article/155764 #TakingMyBallAndGoingHome #eff
Post #1239935
I find it disappointing that so many folk in &quot;digital rights&quot; today are defining themselves wholly via opposition to [phenomena &amp; entities] rather than in pursuit &amp; support of [liberties &amp; capabilities]; it&#39;s tragically narrow, limiting, &amp; strategically unwise.
Post #1239934
Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies | BBC News https://alecmuffett.com/article/155924 #OnlineSafety #trump