Germany is close to reversing its principled opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private —& Signal—in the EU. Time is short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how
@mer__edith
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Preventing Big Tech Monopoly Through Adversarial Interoperability
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In theory I’m down w it. But in a world where a handful of companies ultimately benefit from such adversarial interop while others are simply bending to their terms (via data extraction and controlling infra/frameworks/devices/os/etc you know) we obviously need a way to prevent
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AI Agents Privacy Threats: What Companies Must Do Now
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NEW — In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do–NOW–to protect Signal and much else! https://
economist.com/by-invitation/
2025/09/09/ai-agents-are-coming-for-your-privacy-warns-meredith-whittaker?giftId=859d3a46-a913-4ee0-a3d5-060b774c2501&utm_campaign=gifted_article
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Signal Launches Secure Backups Feature for Android Users
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Signal Secure Backups are here! *For Android beta users. Soon, for everyone
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AI Agents Threaten Privacy and App Ecosystem Independence
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Makes sense in what sense? No, they’re not the same; yes, they’re related. AI agents pose a threat to privacy, broadly, and to the integrity of the independent app ecosystem. Both threats relate to data access and the political economy of the highly concentrated AI industry.
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Agentic AI Privacy Threat Alert Raises Legitimate Concerns
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Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.
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Tech Leader Joins Burda Media Board to Reshape Tech-Media Relations
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So happy to be joining Burda Media's board! I love a steep learning curve, and this one–schooling up on media business models & opportunities to (re)shape media's relationship to tech–couldn't be more exciting & consequential. Thrilled to contribute
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Signal Recognized Among 2025’s Most Influential Companies
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A big humble thank you to @time and #BillyPerigo for featuring Signal and me in your roundup of 2025’s most influential companies. An honor to serve alongside an incredible group of people backed by a rad movement
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Deployment Incentives Gap Slows AI Tools Adoption
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It’s cool this is being worked on and will dig in more. The issue I see is that the incentives to deploy the tools aren’t present. And as we know from the history of this industry, plenty of tools exist for making it better, most gathering dust as dominant players rush forward.
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Most marketed AI systems too large for on-device deployment
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It really depends. But most of what’s being marketed as AI rn are systems reliant on models that are too big to run on device.