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The Nexus of Privacy

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A newsletter about #privacy, #technology, #policy, #strategy, and #justice.

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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 26, 2026
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My main fedi account is now @thenexusofprivacy@gotosocial.thenexus.today ... that said only about half of my followers migrated there, so I'm going to reactive this and will boost posts from here (and check notifications) at least for a while.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 26, 2026
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My posts are now slurped. Thanks @vyr@princess.industries! For those who don't know about Slujrp: https://codeberg.org/vyr/slurp
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 25, 2026
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I'm in the process of migrating my account to @thenexusofprivacy@gotosocial.thenexus.today ... wish me luck! And, apologies in advance if I don't reply to you any notifications here. I'll try to check back from time to time.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026
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in the medium term though they just have to make enough to get the next round of funding ... and then eventually to have a plausible IPO. VCs don't get paid back from profits! @ikuturso@mastodon.social @Sarahp@mastodon.social
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 24, 2026
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/116976112778021574 What's up on Bluesky? Oh they're just evolving their "AI-assistant" into an "open social research" tool that rummages through your data to help people perform "Quests". At some level, whatever, it's all public and there are already plenty of "AI" tools rummaging through the data there. Still, it'll be very interesting to see if they honor the opt-out flags about "AI" usage. And Some good framing by @Sarahp@mastodon.social "While many Bluesky users tend to dislike AI for economic, political, and environmental reasons, the company has had to balance its community’s leanings with the need to generate revenue to help itself and the AT Protocol development it leads remain afloat." Yeah really. While many Bluesky users (including me) don't want this, the company has to make a buck so this is where they're putting their efforts.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 21, 2026
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Oh a lot more than 4 cities in WA -- Skamania County, Olympia, Mountlake Terrace. Redmond, Lynnwood, Edmonds, and Mount Vernon have all turned cameras off and in some cases even cancelled their contracts. That ACLU piece is great, one of the people giving public comment in Redmond read a bunch of excerpts from it. @yolo@defcon.social
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 21, 2026
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@yolo@defcon.social Totally agree that it shows the momentum (and it turns out that it's four -- there's discussion in Auburn too). And not just in Washington, it's happening across the country. Also agreed on how deliberatiely misleading "licence plate reader" is. The most effective arguments here in Washington are that the mass surveillance of these AI-enabled ALPR cameras puts people at risk, especially immigrants. Also especially LGBTQIOA2S+ people, people seeking reproductive health care, and protestors ... but it was the UW Center for Human Rights reports on how ICE and CBP are abusing ALPR data and data from our Department of Licensing that really galvanized the opposition and got city councils to pay attention. Cost isn't an effective argument, because police departments have very good copaganda about how ALPRs are a "force multiplier". Of course there isn't any one right answer to this, in and near places where there. have been high-profile abuses by local law enforcement officers (stalking, etc) that mighg well be a bigger issue.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026
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Flock is on the agenda this week at the Renton, Issaquah, and Redmond city councils! Washington state continues to be one of the leaders in the fight against Flock and other ALPRs ("automated license plate readers", which despite their name actually also allow law enforcement to search for cars based on their color, make, or what bumper stickers are on them). https://thenexusofprivacy.net/flock-is-on-the-agenda-this-week-at-the-renton-issaquah-and-redmond-city-councils/ #flock #surveillance #privacy #WApol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 17, 2026
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RE: https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/116935907960319144 Great thread!
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One of the most important things I learned at Mozilla was the idea of “priority of constituencies” - that is, if you have responsibilities to different groups for different reasons, being explicit up front about who is at the front of the line and why. As with The Tyranny Of Structurelessness, there’s always a hierarchy, and letting those hierarchies stay hidden means letting power escape scrutiny.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 16, 2026
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Aha, @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org also has an action on STOP CSAM and it looks great when shared. The intro can similarly be tweaked to make sure it mentions the NDAA. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/defend-encryption-say-no-to-stop-csam/
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 16, 2026
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🚨 The STOP CSAM Act has been attached to the NDAA 🚨 Shenanigans! The NDAA is a "must-pass" bill, so this is an attempt to sneak STOP CSAM through without a vote on it. Still, it's far from over; Senate Democrats blocked this version of the NDAA for other reasons, so there may still be a chance to strip things out. And, once the Senate passes something, there will be cross-chamber negotiations. EFF's Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe and The Internet Society's STOP CSAM Act Threatens Everyone’s Online Safety and Security have more on the problems with this bill. EFF has an action on the STOP CSAM Act from 2025 that's still very relevant, it just needs some minor tweaking. It doesn't mention the NDAA, so I just changed the first paragraph to "As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the attachment of the STOP CSAM Act, (S.1829.) to the NDAA." #BadInternetBills #privacy #surveillance #encryption #uspol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 13, 2026
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👀 Punchbowl News is reporting that Senate Commerce is looking at July 29 for a "kids and AI" markup -- likely to include KOSA as well as Cruz' chatbot bill and perhaps some other AI bills. The date isn't finalized yet, so keep your eyes peeled! (Via Ben Brody on Xitter) #KOSA #AI #privacy #USpol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 05, 2026
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (4/N) If you're in the US, Contact your Senators and tell them to say NO to bad interenet bills that surveil and censor the net. How? @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org's https://badinternetbills.com makes it easy to contact Congress. 5calls.org also has a good action page here Or you can just contact your legislators offices directly via the US Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3124, calling their offices directly, or using their web contact form. It doesn't have to be fancy, just make sure it includes a specific ask like "Please vote NO on KOSA, the KIDS Act, and other bad internet bills that would censor and surveill the net" -- although if you want go into more detail on why these bills are harmful to you and their other constituents, that's even better. For updates and new actions, @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org and @eff@mastodon.social are great accounts to follow. And I also post about this kind of stuff frequently! #BadInternetBills #KOSA #KIDSAct #uspol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 05, 2026
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (3/N) If you're in Canada, Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22! has a contact tool and background on this sweeping surveillance proposal that would force collection of vast quantities of Canadians’ private data on every digital service and device you use. https://action.openmedia.org/page/188754/action/1?locale=en-US And @mgeist@mas.to is a great acount to follow for updates and new actions #surveillance
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 05, 2026
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Fighting bad internet bills across the world (2/N) If you're in the EU: Use https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to tell MEPs to vote NO on Chat Control, a mass surveillance proposal threatening fundamental privacy rights and digital security by legalizing scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. And @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social is a great account to follow for updates and new actions! #ChatControl #privacy #surveillance
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 05, 2026
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N things you can do today to fight bad internet bills across the world (1/N) Say NO to bills that surveil and censor the internet, say YES to privacy and free expression! Here's a page with links to actions if you're in the EU, US, and Canada. https://fighting-bad-interenet-bills.leaflet.pub/3mpw5ytbvxk2x #privacy #surveillance #ChatControl #KOSA
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 30, 2026
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@johnnyryan@eupolicy.social very good point, and i completely agree ... but I'm not holding my breath.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 30, 2026
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Unfortunately the House passed the KIDS Act (including their version of KOSA) 267-117 today. Senate KOSA supporters say that the House version is dead on arrival in the Senate, because it doesn't have a duty of care ... but digital rights organizers say the Senate version is at least as bad as the House. So hopefully the House and Senate won't be able to come to agreement on anything. Fierce activism killed KOSA when they tried to sneak it through late in the year in 2022 and 2024. Looks like we'll need to do it again. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/kids-internet-and-digital-safety-act-passes-house-free-speech-concerns-rcna352341 #KOSA #KIDSAct #uspol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 19, 2026
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On Bluesky, @thisismissem@hachyderm.io does some digging and discovers that W Social and W Identity are basically the same people. So much for the line that "W Social doesn't know who you are because W Identity handles all the identity verification". https://bsky.app/profile/thisismissem.social/post/3mond5z5mmc2r #WSocial #WIdentity
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 19, 2026
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How to create an account on #WSocial in 13 easy steps, by @elena@aseachange.com . As she says, "Please save this toot as reference if you ever hear somebody say that IT'S TOO COMPLICATED TO JOIN THE FEDIVERSE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO PICK A SERVER" And speaking of Elena, here's the Hacker News discussion on her article I posted earlier in the thread. The first comment says "Also, for all their talk about human verification, I have 6 accounts under different names :)" - big if true! #WSocial
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 18, 2026
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@renderg.host suggests W Social is TruthSocial with a European accent "TruthSocial wraps itself in the language of free speech, anti-establishment populism, and fighting Big Tech censorship. W Social wraps itself in the language of European digital sovereignty, verified truth, and privacy. These are not the same politics. But they are of a similar nature. Both platforms identified an audience that felt alienated from mainstream social media. Both position themselves as principled alternatives. Both built on open source community infrastructure while simultaneously obscuring that fact. Both are controlled by a small group of wealthy well-connected people with clear political ambitions. W Social's advisory board includes silicon valley execs, and senior political figures. The platform was unveiled not in a community forum but at the World Economic Forum in Davos: an event not typically associated with grassroots digital activism. None of that makes W Social evil. It does however make the "this is for the people" framing worth scrutinising." https://wecanjustdothings.leaflet.pub/3mokohkfb4224 #WSocial
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 18, 2026
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Oh my. @kantorkel@23.social seems to have found an XSS vulnerability in W Identity. https://23.social/@kantorkel/116767220594438841 (via @robin.berjon.com on Eurosky) #WSocial
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 17, 2026
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And Niamh Ancell's Security risks overshadow the debut of Europe’s X rival, W looks at the identity verification a bit more, although doesn't have a lot of details.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 17, 2026
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@markusreuter@23.social's Warum W Social mehr kalter Kaffee als heißer Scheiß ist, on @netzpolitik_feed@chaos.social, notes that W Social has already announced their plans for advertising -- and links off to an article in Blick where W Social CEO Anna Zeiter says that they won't have Bluesky-style blocklists allowing people to filter out fascists. What could possibly go wrong? #WSocial
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 17, 2026
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@_elena@mastodon.social has had a series of good posts about W Social. W Social, Public Institutions and the Theater of European Digital Sovereignty is her latest, highlighting the contradiction of the European Commission moving to a closed-source platform. Her earlier posts are worth reading too; see the full series here. #WSocial
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jun 17, 2026
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RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116766280029168108 "W Social" is launching their beta today today, following Eurosky as another European AT Protocol based Bluesky-compatible platform. W's distinctiveness is that it requires identity verification, using the separate "W identity" app that "scans your passport or national identity card and verifies you directly on your own device." Unsurprisingly, W has a lot of backing from EU power structure -- including Ursula von der Leyen -- and their advisory board includes luminaries like Marc Placzek, Chief Privacy Officer at Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity (makers of the Orb identity verification device). A cynic might say that it's being built as a platform designed to fit in well with the surveillance-industrial complex. So, it'll be interesting to see how it works out. See the replies for some good articles on W social. #WSocial #atproto #surveillance
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A strong Europe needs independent digital spaces. We believe true digital sovereignty thrives on a competitive, contestable, open ecosystem where diverse platforms co-exist. Today, we’re expanding our presence to W, the new social media. By being on W, we want to boost alternatives and support all efforts toward a decentralised web. And we continue to invest into our presence on the Fediverse!
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · May 28, 2026
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Solidarity over surveillance: The time is now to rein in the surveillance state

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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 21, 2026
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With the clock ticking down and both chambers thinking about next steps, It's a very good time to contact Congress on FISA Various groups have calling tools available ... QuitGPT: https://quitgpt.org/fisa @indivisibleteam@mastodon.social : https://indivisible.org/actions/tell-your-senators-oppose-warrantless-ai-mass-surveillance/ @eff@mastodon.social : https://act.eff.org/action/congress-has-until-april-20-to-take-action-on-702-tell-them-not-to-drop-the-ball (note that the datese here hasen't been updated, to reflect the new deadline is April 30 Or, just call the US Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your legislators -- or call their offices directly! #FISA #uspol
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 21, 2026
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And here's a decent article from Politico yesterday ... "Some House Republicans hope they’re in the final stages of massaging a multi-year extension that would incorporate some minor changes intended to pacify privacy hawks. Others are already predicting they’ll face the same internal schisms come April 30, when the current short-term extension runs out.... It’s gotten to the point where Senate Republicans, who have until now largely taken a back seat on FISA, are warning they are prepared to grab the wheel if the House can’t figure it out. “We’ve just got to have optionality here,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Friday of the path forward, shortly after clearing the House-passed, 10-day emergency Section 702 extension to avert a looming expiration. “I don’t know what the House is going to be able to do, and so we’ll be preparing accordingly.”" Yeah seems like a mistake to rely on the House to sort For many Republicans, the high-drama meltdown in the House was entirely predictable and has been months in the making, after Trump demanded a clean extension of the surveillance law despite well-documented skepticism within his own party. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/fisa-extension-republicans-trump-00879944
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 21, 2026
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Punchbowl News on the state play as of this morning: "Senators are open — but hardly eager — to lead the way on reauthorizing FISA Section 702 following House Republicans’ stunning failure last week. They’re resigned that anything to re-up the program must ultimately now pass muster with a bloc of hardline House conservatives determined to make significant changes to the program, which expires on April 30. “Obviously, the bottleneck here is the House,” Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said. “What can pass there that is workable and would be supported in the Senate?”" https://punchbowl.news/article/defense/fisa-slog/ The fake deadline is April 30. It's a fake deadline because the FISA Court has already re-authorized the programs for the next year, so there isn't any short-term consequence if it lapses temporarily. But surveillance hawks will (as usual) try to use the false urgency to put through a "compromise" that broadens surveillance powers. #FISA #surveillance #privacy
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 18, 2026
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@ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social and as sleazy a maneuver as this last-minute amendment claiming to introduce "reforms" but actually broadening surveillance powers is, D's have done plenty of sleazy stuff with FISA reauth in the past. One of the reasons they probably thought this manevuer would work was probably that just two years ago (under Biden, with D votes) they passed RISAA which claimed to introduce "reforms" but actually broadened surveillance powers. Hey wait a second, I'm noticing a pattern here!
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 18, 2026
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Yeah. D presidents and their minions love FISA just as much as R presidents and their minions, D centrists (and some "progressives") love surveillance just as much as Rs ... bipartisanship, yay. @ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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Liza Goitein of Brennan Center has a great thread with details on the bad amendment as well as the drama. https://blacksky.community/profile/lizagoitein.bsky.social/post/3mjparjdbhk2l
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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And this just in, Axios reports that the Senate passed the 10-day extension by voice vote. No surprises there ... this doesn't actually make any difference operationally, because the FISA court has already granted certifications for the next year. But, it lets everybody continue to play along with the fiction that the deadline is meaningful. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/fisa-senate-vote-april-30-house-revolt
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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Politico has a good article on FISA as well. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/fisa-extension-trump-republicans-00878199
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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Punchbowl News has an unpaywalled story on FISA, with more specifics on the R's who voted against it, and some great quotes. For example: "Led by Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.), top Democrat on the Rules Committee, Democrats blasted Johnson and Republican leaders for the proposed five-year FISA extension. After hours of private GOP-only meetings trying to broker a deal, Republican leaders had suddenly announced they were ready to vote. But some of the proposed FISA changes were hand-written into the bill text: “Does anybody actually know what the hell is in this thing?” McGovern complained. “This is too damn important to do it this way,” McGovern added. “Your own members don’t know what the hell you’re doing … This process is embarrassing. This majority is incompetent.” Embarassing indeed (although it's worth highlighting that the Dems have also done ridiculously sleazy garbage with FISA reauthorization over the years). https://punchbowl.news/article/washington/fisa-flop/
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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Here's coverage of the FISA drama last night. The articles largely focus on Republican dysfunction, and I can certainly see why ... still it's also worth highlighting what a great job civil society orgs like Free Press, CDT, Fight for the Future, and Indivisible -- and the "tripartite caucus" letter (from the chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the and the Congressional Progressive Caucus) -- did at convincing Dems to almost completely hold the line despite the pressure for reauth from pro-surveilance Dems like Jim Hines. To start with, here's Dell Cameron in Wired -- my go-to reporter on this issue. https://www.wired.com/story/republican-mutiny-sinks-trumps-push-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance/
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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Wow! The bad late-night amendment from the Republicans with a five-year extension went down 200-220 -- 12 Republicans and almost all the Democrats voted against it. Then the procedural vote on the 18-month clean reauthorization failed 197-228; 20 Republicans voted no (good for them) and 4 Democrats voted yes (booooo).¹ And then they passed a 10-day extension by unanimous consent and adjourned until Monday, when we'll no doubt start another round or two of drama. If you contacted your legislators ... thanks! Please contact them again, and either thank them if they voted no, express your disappointment if they voted yes, and let them know *no reauthorization without meaningful reforms. And if you haven't contacted your legislators ... now's a good time! Here's a simple script: "Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I am calling to as [Representative Name] to vote NO on FISA Section 702 reauthorization unless there are meaningful reforms including closing the backdoor loophole, closing the data broker loophope, and introducing a real warrant requirement. Now more than ever in the era of mass AI, personal privacy and civil liberties must be protected. The easiest thing to do is to call the House switchboard at 202-224-3121. Or, if you prefer, use @indivisibleteam's phone tool at https://indivisible.org/actions/tell-representatives-no-to-ai-warrantless-mass-surveillance/ -- or just call their office directly. ¹ Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Jared Golden (Maine), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), and Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) ... the usual suspects.
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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For people other than Rep. Casten, here's info about how to contact your representative about FISA along with a script - https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/116418204536943068
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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@politico@flipboard.com is reporting that GOP hardliners are threatening to tank the vote ... we shall see. Even if that happens though it's worth calling: there's likely to be another vote, and calling now -- in the middle of the night -- lets your Rep know you're tracking this issue and prioritizing it, so your next call is likely to be counted more seriously. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/16/congress/gop-hard-liners-threaten-to-tank-fisa-vote-00878315
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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Apr 17, 2026
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UPDATE: the amendment failed! Thanks everybody who boosted and called. @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange.

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In the usual FISA last-minute drama, Republicans dropped an amendment in the middle of the night and are scheduling the vote almost immediately. The reports I'm seeing are that the final vote potentially in a couple of hours (2:15 am eastern). The amendment has a fake warrant requirement; The Brennan Center's analysis says it actually broadens the use of FISA for criminal cases. And it's for a five-year reauthorization, so it's very very bad. Hopefully D's will all oppose it (and hard-core R's like Massie are likely to as well) ... but you never know/

Staffers are working late too and it's possible that they're checking messages -- or at least getting a report on the number of calls. So if you're in the US (or a US citizen overseas) please call your representative ASAP and tell them to vote NO.

The easiest thing to do is to call the House switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your Representative -- they're open all night. Or, you can dial your Rep/s office directly; or use @indivisibleteam@mastodon.social's phone tool at https://indivisible.org/actions/tell-representatives-no-to-ai-warrantless-mass-surveillance/

Here's a short script -- you can use it directly or customize it.

Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I am calling to as [Representative Name] to vote NO on FISA Section 702 reauthorization. The fake warrant requirements in the amendment that just dropped don't provide any additional protection, and a five-year reauthorization is unacceptable.

For more detials

  • @SeanCasten@mastodon.social has a good thread on this at @SeanCasten@mastodon.social

  • @waprivacy@pnw.zone has screenshots of the Brennan Center analysis at @waprivacy@pnw.zone

  • Matt Wood of Free Press has a bit more detail at https://blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:x7y5txbq6jblkqh7tfhgs7m7/post/3mjo2bdvxrs25.

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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Mar 25, 2026
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RE: @eff@mastodon.social

Really exciting news: Nicole Ozer is EFF's new Executive Director!

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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Mar 24, 2026
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Acorn, a platform for growing and managing communities on decentralized infrastructure -- new from Blacksky!

https://blackskyweb.xyz/introducing-acorn-community-infrastructure-that-grows-with-you/

"It started, as most things do at Blacksky, with moderation."

There's so much to like about Blacksky that this aspect doesn't always get the attention it should, but think about it: how many other social networks have started with a focus on moderation, as opposed to initially ignoring it and then trying to play catch-up?

"Building out this system made clear how deeply embedded moderation is into every piece of infrastructure."

Again, compare-and-contrast with other social networks. And not just centralized social networks! How many fediverse platforms treat moderation as core functionality that's a first-class part of the infrastructure?

"As the community grew, its needs changed and our infrastructure grew to fit those needs. Community need guided every step."

There's a lot to learn here!

#blacksky #moderation #community

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The Nexus of Privacy @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange · Jan 17, 2026
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@DrSuzanne@theforkiverse.com Yes, oiutstanding alignment! Would love to talk more about this ... I'm about to be offline for the evening, to be continued I hope!
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@DrSuzanne@theforkiverse.com Totally agree that there's a great opportunity here! Very interested to hear your ideas about creatig safeish onlie spaces, i've got some links about some of the challenges in the fediverse if you're interested And Casey et al @SusanOML@theforkiverse.com had a great point here https://theforkiverse.com/@SusanOML/115905707753869791 about asking the community for ideas. That's very aligned with fedi's values and the community focus in general. Have you used pol.is? It's quite good for stuff like this although needs moderation. I've got a conversation going at https://pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt , And Mastodon polls are another good option. You can string them together in a thread, and the instance admin can configure the maximum number of choices https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/115822571404230256 None of this is scientific of course but still interesting! One thing to know is that if you edit the choices in a poll it resets the count of all the responses so far. @Casey@theforkiverse.com @kevin@theforkiverse.com @pj@theforkiverse.com
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1000%. https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/115744566383286139 touches on some of the same points - including the need for vigilance. As things worked out Fedi was just a positioning spin and contingency plan for them. That said they were clearly hoping it would be more an accelerator in some way or they wouldn't have dumped the resources into it that they did ... and if it seemed like they were really making progress they would have invested more. The fierce and high-profile resistance of #FediPact and the Free Fediverse made it clear that nope, the "upsides" they were hoping for probably weren't going to happen. Of course that's not the only thing that changed but it's certainly a big factor! And as you say, just like Gab, they're widely defederated. Defederation' is a blunt tool and fedi relies on it too much but it is effective at fighting fascists! @ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social @FediPact@cyberpunk.lol
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Totally agree. It's not paranoia -- they really are fascists who have contributed to multiple genocides. And if it's useful to them, or see fedi as a threat, they'll be back! One way of looking at it from Meta's perspective is that they've gotten enough mileage from pretending to care about the fediverse -- muliple rounds of good press for tiny incremental steps (oooh a share-to-fediverse button, how exciting!), sycophantic fedi influencers saying positive things about them, stuff like that -- and feel like they have the regulatory situation enough under control both here and in Europe that they can affod to be honest that no, they don't really care about it right now. Priorities! But all the other potential upsides to them are still there. If regulatory pressure in Europe heats up and they think it's useful to play up the interoperability, or if fedi (or Bluesky and rest of the ATmosphere) grows enough that they can make money at it, they'll start paying more attention to it. Who knows, they might even pretend to care again. It'll be interesting to see how many people fall for it this time. @Edelruth@mastodon.online @FediPact@cyberpunk.lol
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👀 From the Verge's interview with Connor Hayes, the head of Threads:

Threads still supports federation with other apps like Mastodon, but Hayes was clear that it’s not a top priority for the current roadmap. “It’s something that we’re supporting, it’s something that we’re maintaining, but it’s not the thing that we’re talking about that’s gonna help the app break out,” he said.

“As someone who has built a zillion consumer products, it’s just really hard to keep these divergent platforms and products consistent on the same protocol over time,” he explained. “There’s always going to be the trade-offs that these companies are thinking about of how much energy do I want to pour into compatibility with this ecosystem versus iterating on this thing I’m building and seeing what’s valuable.”

So wow, it's almost like Mark F---ing Zuckerberg was LYING when he talked about the importance of decentralization when Threads launched! Who, who could have predicted?

Although of course, they're Meta, they could well be lying again. So let's not get complacent here. Still, it's a good opportunity to take a moment to laugh at all the fediverse influencers who pointed to Threads adoption of ActivityPub as a huge victory for our cause -- and a key ingredient to fedi's success going forward. How'd that work out?

And let's also give credit where credit is due: @FediPact@cyberpunk.lol and everybody else who pushed back so strongly against Threads and made it clear that so many of us really don't want them here. They've got infinite resources, and If they were seeing value from the integration, they'd continue to push it. It sounds like they're not, at least for now. Good news!!!!

#FediPact #meta #threads

cyberpunk.lol

:pona_plush: #FediPact :pona_plush: (@FediPact@cyberpunk.lol) - cyberpunk dot lol

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Oh! My apologies! I haven't read the book ... my bad for giving him too much credit! @RustedComputing @Gargron
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Replying to @Gargron__dup_1@mastodon.social
Yeah, and I've never heard anybody consider Threads or Bluesky as Mastodon servers. Opinions differ as to whether they should be considered part of the fediverse, but they don't have anything to do with Mastodon. (Trothe Cential [sic] on the other hand does run code that was forked from Mastodon a whjile ago.) @Gargron@mastodon.social @RustedComputing@discuss.systems
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