FULL KEYNOTE — me + Guy K at SXSW on why privacy is a fundamental guarantor of a gorgeous, good life (not an absence, not a vacuum, not abstract). And how AI threatens privacy. And why Signal is so special and why you should use & love & support it
@mer__edith
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Encryption debate: why cryptography matters for security and privacy
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Ah, yes, encryption–the math that enables authentication, commerce, cybersecurity, the human right to privacy on which our networked world depends–is bad bc "pedophiles" "love it most" Just profoundly unserious!
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Tech Company Threatens Market Exit Over Regulatory Mandate
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We would leave the market if the choice were between following such a mandate and leaving
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Meredith Whittaker on AI ethics and digital future policy
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Stand by this: https://
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gital-future-daily/2023/12/01/5-questions-for-meredith-whittaker-00129677
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Nicolas Cage Criticizes AI Robots Cannot Reflect Human Condition
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Nick Cage, hi, call me https://
variety.com/2025/film/news
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Open Cryptosystem Security Audits in Nonprofit Infrastructure
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Our code is open. Our cryptosystem is open, and routinely audited. We're a nonprofit. There's an ecosystem of infosec people who scrutinize every pull request, looking for problems. This article is fruit of the poison tree speculation that makes a lot of inferences but doesn't
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Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Large AI Systems Threaten National Security
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Very important oped highlighting the cybersecurity vulnerabilities in large AI systems, and why prioritizing AI implementation without addressing these vulnerabilities risks national (and economic) security.
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Bigger Is Better in AI: Reconsidering Scale After DeepSeek
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With the market & AI mythos reeling post-DeepSeek, it seems like a good time to reup this year-old paper, on the perils of the "bigger is better" approach to AI, coauthored with @SashaMTL + @GaelVaroquaux https://
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Pen and notebook: the ultimate unhackable security tool
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Nothing less hackable than a pen and a notebook.
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AI Privacy Dangers: Cybersecurity Perspective Primer
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This is an excellent primer on some of the privacy dangers posed by large scale AI, from a cybersecurity perspective. Written in clear language, it's the most accessible rundown I've seen yet on these topics. Thank you, @TedOnPrivacy
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