“The fingerprint reader only enabled the USB connection, and nothing on the card was actually encrypted.”
SMDH
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
SMDH
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products
The fingerprint only switched the USB connection on; nothing on the card was encrypted.
www.tomshardware.com
November 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“The fingerprint reader only enabled the USB connection, and nothing on the card was actually encrypted.”
SMDH
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
SMDH
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Iraqi civilians came across a downed US military drone, the kind of aircraft packed with cameras, sensors and encrypted comms that armies rush to recover
November 2, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Iraqi civilians came across a downed US military drone, the kind of aircraft packed with cameras, sensors and encrypted comms that armies rush to recover
What else is like this? www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products
The fingerprint only switched the USB connection on; nothing on the card was encrypted.
www.tomshardware.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
What else is like this? www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Liebe Mitglieder des Bluesky #Buchclub hier der Leseplan für Broder
@astridchristofori.eurosky.social vielen Dank für das Bereitstellen der Taskcard ❤️
cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/...
@astridchristofori.eurosky.social vielen Dank für das Bereitstellen der Taskcard ❤️
cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/...
Encrypted Rich text
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
cryptpad.fr
November 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Liebe Mitglieder des Bluesky #Buchclub hier der Leseplan für Broder
@astridchristofori.eurosky.social vielen Dank für das Bereitstellen der Taskcard ❤️
cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/...
@astridchristofori.eurosky.social vielen Dank für das Bereitstellen der Taskcard ❤️
cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/...
Making end-to-end encrypted AI chat feel like logging in confer.to/blog/2025/12...
Making end-to-end encrypted AI chat feel like logging in
We want private AI chat to be simple. Yet today, many end-to-end encrypted experiences still have a level of friction that make them feel like they’re from another era: it usually either involves a lo...
confer.to
November 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Making end-to-end encrypted AI chat feel like logging in confer.to/blog/2025/12...
CryptPad Version of Broken Chains is up while AO3 is down:
cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/fil...
cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/fil...
October 30, 2026 at 6:05 AM
CryptPad Version of Broken Chains is up while AO3 is down:
cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/fil...
cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/fil...
Oopsie
Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB drive is just an unencrypted SD card in a fancy case — AI-assisted follow-up finds a backdoor and hardcoded keys in other ‘secure’ USB products
The fingerprint only switched the USB connection on; nothing on the card was encrypted.
www.tomshardware.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Oopsie
emails are encrypted with our passwords and randomized so 100% not visible
November 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
emails are encrypted with our passwords and randomized so 100% not visible
this is like a hacker complaining "you know, it's pretty inefficient that everything on the internet is encrypted"
October 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
this is like a hacker complaining "you know, it's pretty inefficient that everything on the internet is encrypted"
genuinely don’t care if most things use AI code, including Proton honestly, but the expectation of speed instead of slow, secure iteration for an encrypted email service is uhhh concerning
this story is extremely wild, major investigation from @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/manifestos-f...
www.404media.co/manifestos-f...
October 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
genuinely don’t care if most things use AI code, including Proton honestly, but the expectation of speed instead of slow, secure iteration for an encrypted email service is uhhh concerning
The family sleeps peacefully while their good boy receives encrypted messages from the mothership through his ocular uplink.
October 30, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The family sleeps peacefully while their good boy receives encrypted messages from the mothership through his ocular uplink.
Liebe Sachbuchleserinnen- und Leser,
hier nun der Leseplan für die kleine Lektüre „Feigheit“ von Heidi Kastner, Start ist Dienstag, der 3.11.2026. Danach lesen wir „Rückkehr nach Lemberg“, wenn alle das Buch erhalten haben.
#sachbuchclub
hier nun der Leseplan für die kleine Lektüre „Feigheit“ von Heidi Kastner, Start ist Dienstag, der 3.11.2026. Danach lesen wir „Rückkehr nach Lemberg“, wenn alle das Buch erhalten haben.
#sachbuchclub
Encrypted Rich text
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
cryptpad.fr
November 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Liebe Sachbuchleserinnen- und Leser,
hier nun der Leseplan für die kleine Lektüre „Feigheit“ von Heidi Kastner, Start ist Dienstag, der 3.11.2026. Danach lesen wir „Rückkehr nach Lemberg“, wenn alle das Buch erhalten haben.
#sachbuchclub
hier nun der Leseplan für die kleine Lektüre „Feigheit“ von Heidi Kastner, Start ist Dienstag, der 3.11.2026. Danach lesen wir „Rückkehr nach Lemberg“, wenn alle das Buch erhalten haben.
#sachbuchclub
GrapheneOS, end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, Monero and other projects are being targeted with state and corporate propaganda and anti-privacy laws. Meanwhile, the same governments heavily fund and support phony privacy projects clearly downgrading privacy and security compared to an iPhone.
October 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
GrapheneOS, end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, Monero and other projects are being targeted with state and corporate propaganda and anti-privacy laws. Meanwhile, the same governments heavily fund and support phony privacy projects clearly downgrading privacy and security compared to an iPhone.
Normal file copy:
Copy → Paste → Done
Encrypted file copy:
Key derivation
Nonce handling
New identity
Re-encryption
Integrity checks
I just wanted to duplicate a photo 😅
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Copy → Paste → Done
Encrypted file copy:
Key derivation
Nonce handling
New identity
Re-encryption
Integrity checks
I just wanted to duplicate a photo 😅
#buildinpublic #indiedev
November 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Normal file copy:
Copy → Paste → Done
Encrypted file copy:
Key derivation
Nonce handling
New identity
Re-encryption
Integrity checks
I just wanted to duplicate a photo 😅
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Copy → Paste → Done
Encrypted file copy:
Key derivation
Nonce handling
New identity
Re-encryption
Integrity checks
I just wanted to duplicate a photo 😅
#buildinpublic #indiedev
It's like an encrypted conversation.
+~]. +{^# >[ - {>;-?
+~]. +{^# >[ - {>;-?
November 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It's like an encrypted conversation.
+~]. +{^# >[ - {>;-?
+~]. +{^# >[ - {>;-?
“All information is securely encrypted…”
Whew. I was worried it was unsecurely encrypted.
Whew. I was worried it was unsecurely encrypted.
October 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“All information is securely encrypted…”
Whew. I was worried it was unsecurely encrypted.
Whew. I was worried it was unsecurely encrypted.
Proton kommuniziert schon seit Jahren ambivalent. Wer nicht genau hinschaut oder sich bereits auskennt, übersieht gerne die wichtigen Einzelzeiten.
Schau Dir beispielsweise mal proton.me/blog/encrypt... an.
So etwas ist den meisten Nutzer:innen nicht klar.
Schau Dir beispielsweise mal proton.me/blog/encrypt... an.
So etwas ist den meisten Nutzer:innen nicht klar.
Encrypted email spam filtering | Proton
One of the biggest challenges at Proton Mail is doing effective spam filtering with encrypted emails.
proton.me
November 2, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Proton kommuniziert schon seit Jahren ambivalent. Wer nicht genau hinschaut oder sich bereits auskennt, übersieht gerne die wichtigen Einzelzeiten.
Schau Dir beispielsweise mal proton.me/blog/encrypt... an.
So etwas ist den meisten Nutzer:innen nicht klar.
Schau Dir beispielsweise mal proton.me/blog/encrypt... an.
So etwas ist den meisten Nutzer:innen nicht klar.
the year is 2062, the night sky has been encrypted for our safety
November 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
the year is 2062, the night sky has been encrypted for our safety