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Germany taking the lead in separating money and state. Based. View quoted note →
Discussion re the Euro CBDC a.k.a “Digital Euro” in the German Bundestag. Worth watching…
TL;DR: according to a poll 95% of the German public has never heard of the Digital Euro. Yet the parliament votes against furthering public discussion in the parliament.
Deutscher Bundestag
Deutscher Bundestag - Anträge zum „digitalen Euro“ abgelehnt
Der Bundestag hat am Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2024, zwei Anträge zum digitalen Euro abgelehnt. Gegen den Antrag der CDU/CSU-Fraktion mit dem Titel „A...
Reposting from @bfcarlson on X (we need to get him on Nostr) 
This is how Phoenix encrypted their seed backup using a new iOS API. It’s a trade-off because apps can’t check if a user has Advanced Data Protection enabled in iOS settings. But if users know what they’re doing they get transparent E2EE of their seed and channel backups. 
GitHub
(ios) Apple's "advanced data protection" + seed backups by robbiehanson · Pull Request #485 · ACINQ/phoenix
Apple recently added end-to-end encrypted data for iCloud via Advanced Data Protection:
When I first heard about this, I was under the impression...
👀 iCloud backups in Phoenix are now encrypted end-to-end if the user has Advanced Data Protection enabled 
TIL you need scan certain closed source e-cash wallets for google trackers with ClassyShark3xodus 
ClassyShark3xodus - Scan apps for warnings | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Checks apk(s) for known trackers (provided by Exodus) +other warnings and specs.
Two weeks ago I was quite triggered by the ChatControl vote.
Now part of me wants the EU to ban encrypted messengers to accelerate demand for more decentralized alternatives like @Zapstore
The only thing that changed was my perspective. View quoted note →
Let’s make fedimint and blinded-hermes the default for zaps 🤙 
Not just nostr traffic. Any apps e.g. ecash/lightning wallets that call lightning-address/LNURL web servers can profit from MASQUE to mitigate IP address leakage. View quoted note →
The obvious solution to Germany‘s demographics problem would be to acquire bitcoin and finance pension insurance. Instead they‘re dumping it 🤦🏻♂️
I suspect becoming a digital nomad won‘t be optional for Gen Z Europeans if they want to have a decent quality of life. The gap between locals and expats is already very visible in Portugal. View quoted note →
If you think DNS is vulnerable just wait til we see BGP hijacking on the Lightning Network View quoted note →
Has anyone thought about a subkey spec for nostr? PGP supports a similar concept. This would allow keeping your primary key very safe e.g. by storing it in a yubikey or HSM. This primary key represents your online identity and is only used to create/revoke subkeys. Subkeys could then be used for different apps e.g. binary signing for developers and clients with different security models. Here‘s an explanation for OpenPGP subkeys:
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Subkeys - Debian Wiki
What are the current best practices for nsec storage and key rotation? View quoted note →
“Europeans need to understand that they will be cut off from using commonplace secure messengers if chat control is adopted – that means losing touch with your friends and colleagues around the world”
This makes me sad and angry. If this goes through it only deepens my conviction for more decentralization and broad adoption of easy-to-use cryptography.
Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII and the intergenerational trauma is still rippling through. The EU as a single market is a great success story as a peace project. The EU parliament on the other hand is failing as a democratic institution to act in its citizen’s interest. There is broad consensus among citizens, security experts, and messaging services wrt ChatControl. No one wants this.
Regardless of what the outcome is, we will continue to build open source software. And I will continue to work to support startups doing the brave work to build these products. View quoted note →