"Palantir's track record has made it a lightning rod for concerns about surveillance and civil liberties, especially when deployed in civilian contexts."

theregister

Palantir trial plugs into UK financial watchdog

: US analytics firm handed access to sensitive intel, raising yet more questions about vendor lock-in

#munkfest2026 was a blast. Thanks to the speakers, attendants, everyone at @CYPHERMUNK HOUSE | LONDON who made it possible 🙏. I cannot think of a better way to spend this weekend. #munkfest2026 #munkfest26

Arenque 🇪🇸 => Red herring 📷; Salmonete 🇪🇸 => Red mullet. #nostrFish

Not too bad for a Friday off: active morning walking, helping out at @CYPHERMUNK HOUSE | LONDON in the afternoon. All in all, I walked a lot, I think I'll take it easy this morning 🛋️ GM

'Coding "challenge" at work in a non-coding job' badge 📛 unlocked. (python script to output a Windows regedit file with 100-odd host session list for PuTTY 😅)

GM. "Technofeudalism" (what killed capitalism), by Yanis Varoufakis on my #reading list. #readinglist #books #nostrReads

GM. Longer daylight days encourage me to wake up (and go to bed) earlier. First time this year I have walked (ca 5km) to the office 🏢.

Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn

#keepAndroidOpen

After Privacy is Power, I'm back to continue reading the Individual Sovereign. 📕 #reading

#chainOfCaffeine #caffeineChain View quoted note →

"Privacy is too important to let it wither. Who you are and what you do is nobody's business. You are not a product to be turned into data and fed to predators for a price. You are not for sale. You are a citizen, and you are owed privacy. It's your right. Privacy is how we blind the system so that it treats us impartiality and fairly. It's how we empower our citizenry. It's how we protect individuals, institutions, and societies from external pressures and abuse. It's how we mark out a space for ourselves in which we can freely relax, bond with others, explore new ideas, and make up our own minds." ("Privacy Matters", Carissa Véliz) #privacy #privacyMatters

"The exploitation window has collapsed from weeks to a few days, as Google observed cryptominers deployed within 48 hours of vulnerability disclosure, indicating that hackers are highly ready to weaponize new flaws and incorporate them into their attack flows. "

BleepingComputer

Google: Cloud attacks exploit flaws more than weak credentials

Hackers are increasingly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in third-party software to gain initial access to cloud environments, with the ...

I ran into a fellow #munk near Queen's Coffee ☕ this morning. He'd arrived before opening time! 😆 @Nick Taylor @CYPHERMUNK HOUSE | LONDON #hiddenInPlainSight

"We have to start designing all technology with hackers in mind. The time when the internet could resemble country houses with no fences, doors, or locks ended years ago. We have to catch up with reality." ("Privacy is Power", Carissa Véliz) #privacy #privacyMatters

"According to the law ⚖️ in Delaware - where Facebook, Google, and Twitter are incorporated - directors have to 'treat stockholder welfare as the only end, considering other interests only to the extent that doing so is rationally related to stockholder welfare.' " (Carissa Véliz, "Privacy is Power") #privacy #privacyMatters

"The person who replies with “I have nothing to hide” is most likely not marginalized in society and has good faith in his or her own government." #privacy #privacyMatters https://medium.com/@hansdezwart/during-world-war-ii-we-did-have-something-to-hide-40689565c550

GM. TGIF 🙏

"Just add a 'g' before race; race with grace and success will be yours!" (MD. Ziaul Haque)

"Our results show that the practical obscurity protecting pseudonymous users online no longer holds and that threat models for online privacy need to be reconsidered." #privacy #privacyMatters

arXiv.org

Large-scale online deanonymization with LLMs

We show that large language models can be used to perform at-scale deanonymization. With full Internet access, our agent can re-identify Hacker New...

"Another way in which you could be identified is through your location. Every person has a different location footprint, so even if your name is not on the database, it's easy to work out who you are. The specifity of location data is not surprising, given that there is usually only one person who lives and works where you do. " (" Privacy is Power ", Carissa Véliz)