# SURVEILLANCE

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## Report: Build a Rocket Boy is reportedly winding down after staff layoffs

DevFeed: [Report: Build a Rocket Boy is reportedly winding down after staff layoffs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/report-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-seemingly-closing-after-more-layoffs-31428.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy-seemingly-closing-after-more-layoffs>)

Author: Diego Argüello

Published: 2026-09-16T18:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [gamedeveloper](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gamedeveloper.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>)

Tags: [data-privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-privacy.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [job-cuts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job-cuts.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [social-media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-media.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

Build a Rocket Boy, the studio behind MindsEye, is reportedly winding down operations after multiple employees announced departures and redundancies on social media. Sources cited by Kotaku reportedly said the studio is permanently closing, but Build a Rocket Boy had not acknowledged the claims when the article was published.

### Source excerpt

Multiple staff on the studio have written farewell posts on social media over the past 24 hours.

## GL.iNet Reveals Umino D1, D1 Pro and T1 Portable Camera Prototypes at IFA 2026

DevFeed: [GL.iNet Reveals Umino D1, D1 Pro and T1 Portable Camera Prototypes at IFA 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gl-inet-reveal-their-new-dashcam-and-portable-camera-series-17372.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nascompares.com/2026/09/11/gl-inet-reveal-their-new-dashcam-and-portable-camera-series/>)

Author: Rob Andrews

Published: 2026-09-11T16:00:42Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [NAS Compares](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nas-compares.md>)

Topics: [GL.iNet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gl-inet.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [4k](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/4k.md>), [4k-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/4k-dashcam.md>), [4k-hdr-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/4k-hdr-dashcam.md>), [ai-travel-journal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-travel-journal.md>), [airbnb-security-camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/airbnb-security-camera.md>), [break-in-monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/break-in-monitoring.md>), [camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/camera.md>), [cameras](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cameras.md>), [dashcam-prototype](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dashcam-prototype.md>), [gl-inet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet.md>), [gl-inet-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-2026.md>), [gl-inet-d1](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-d1.md>), [gl-inet-d1-pro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-d1-pro.md>), [gl-inet-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-dashcam.md>), [gl-inet-ifa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-ifa.md>), [gl-inet-ifa-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-ifa-2026.md>), [gl-inet-news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-news.md>), [gl-inet-t1](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-t1.md>), [gl-inet-umino](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gl-inet-umino.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hidden-camera-detection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hidden-camera-detection.md>), [hotel-security-camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hotel-security-camera.md>), [ifa-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ifa-2026.md>), [portable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/portable.md>), [portable-car-camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/portable-car-camera.md>), [portable-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/portable-dashcam.md>), [portable-security-camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/portable-security-camera.md>), [rental-car-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rental-car-dashcam.md>), [rental-car-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rental-car-security.md>), [sony-starvis-2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sony-starvis-2.md>), [suction-cup-dashcam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/suction-cup-dashcam.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [travel-accessories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/travel-accessories.md>), [travel-camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/travel-camera.md>), [uncategorised](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorised.md>)

### AI overview

At IFA 2026, GL.iNet revealed its Umino D1 and D1 Pro portable dashcams and T1 portable security camera. The prototypes target rental cars, road trips and temporary accommodation, with Sony STARVIS 2 hardware and 4K HDR recording. Specifications, pricing and release timing remain incomplete.

### Source excerpt

Gl.iNet Launching Portable Dashcams and AirBnB Cameras - No, Really... GL.iNet is best known for its travel routers, networking hardware and increasingly broad range of portable connectivity products, but at IFA 2026 the company showed that it is looking at expanding into another part of the travel market. Under its Umino branding, GL.iNet revealed the [...]

## Measuring IDP Success: Metrics Beyond Tracking

DevFeed: [Measuring IDP Success: Metrics Beyond Tracking](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/measuring-idp-success-metrics-beyond-tracking-13454.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/measuring-idp-success-metrics-beyond-tracking>)

Author: Rashmi Hegde

Published: 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [internal developer portal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-developer-portal.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [Platform Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/platform-engineering.md>)

Tags: [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [developer-productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-productivity.md>), [idp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idp.md>), [internal-developer-portal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internal-developer-portal.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

This guide explains how to measure Internal Developer Portal success with outcome-based metrics that respect developer privacy. It emphasizes ROI and system-health indicators such as deployment frequency and mean time to recovery, while warning that individual activity tracking can erode trust, distort behavior, and undermine adoption.

### Source excerpt

Learn how to measure IDP success with meaningful metrics that respect developer privacy. Discover ROI indicators that matter. Explore now. | Blog

## Concerns about U.S. access to Dutch Tax Administration data on American servers

DevFeed: [Concerns about U.S. access to Dutch Tax Administration data on American servers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/makelaarstaal-over-onze-belastinggeheimen-36479.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/makelaarstaal-over-onze-belastinggeheimen/>)

Published: 2025-12-02T09:03:45Z

Content type: opinion

Language: nl

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intelligence.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [eu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eu.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The article discusses the Dutch Tax Administration sending email and documents to American servers and examines whether U.S. authorities could access that data under laws including the CLOUD Act, Section 702 of FISA, and Executive Order 12333. It argues that the absence of reported CLOUD Act requests does not address broader surveillance authorities.

### Source excerpt

Je vraagt de makelaar of je nieuwe droomhuis last heeft van lekkage, en hij vertelt je dat de dakkapel niet lekt. Alle alarmbellen moeten nu afgaan - want waarom krijg ik zo'n specifiek antwoord op deze vraag? Lekt het ergens anders wel? De belastingdienst is bezig al hun email en documenten door te sturen naar Amerikaanse servers. En dan vraag je je tegenwoordig natuurlijk af, gaan ze in Amerika dan allemaal meelezen met wat wij en onze bedrijven aan het doen zijn?

## Apple's in-app browsers may enable extensive tracking despite App Tracking Transparency

DevFeed: [Apple's in-app browsers may enable extensive tracking despite App Tracking Transparency](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/apple-vs-facebook-is-kayfabe-26553.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://infrequently.org/2025/08/apple-vs-fb-kayfabe/>)

Author: Alex Russell

Published: 2025-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Alex Russell](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/alex-russell.md>)

Topics: [WebView](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webview.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browsers.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browsers.md>), [facebook](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/facebook.md>), [in-app-browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/in-app-browsers.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [script](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/script.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [webview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webview.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that Apple's App Tracking Transparency had little discernible effect on Facebook's revenue and that Apple continues to permit extensive tracking through in-app browsers. It says these WebViews can observe URLs and allow existing web tracking mechanisms to correlate in-app activity with browsing, while restricting users' access to their preferred browsers.

### Source excerpt

Photo by Claudia Raya Apple vs. Facebook is, and always was, kayfabe. In reality, Apple is Facebook's chauffeur; holding Zuck's coat while Facebook1 wantonly surveils iPhones owners.2 Facebook's gross profit over time. Facebook and Apple mugged convincingly for the cameras as "App Tracking Transparency" rolled out, talking up the impact to Facebook's business. But San Mateo's profits tell a very different story. Net income dipped between late 2021 and early 2023 thanks to accelerating capital expenditures, not reductions in revenue. Despite strenuous efforts to sell the move, it's hard to discern any impact from ATT whatsoever. How can we be sure Apple's wise? Because Cupertino continues to allow Facebook's wide-scale abuse of In-App Browsers: Open Web Advocacy - In-App Browser Primer Apple has long facilitated and enriched mass surveillance through native apps, both directly from in-app activity, but much more insidiously through the In-App Browsers that lurk behind every link in Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, TikTok, Pinterest, etc. I have written about them before, and they still stink to high heavens. Facebook couldn't ask for a better or more willing accomplice than Apple as it glides into the second decade of its browserjacking spree. In-App Browsers are, for Facebook's purposes, ad-blocker blockers. Cheat codes for the enterprising panopticon proprietor. Much wringing of hands transpires every time one of these knockoff browsers is suspected of injecting script into web pages. The fear is that this will enable a level of tracking by apps that is not otherwise possible. As scary (and real) as the threat is, it is also a misdirection. To effect total surveillance, Facebook et al. don't need to inject scripts into the runtime, they only need your browser not to block their "ad tags" that are already embedded in every high-traffic page on the internet. Combined with the ability to watch every URL you navigate to in a WebView, this is more than enough to

## EU chat-control proposal would require messaging services to scan photos and links with AI

DevFeed: [EU chat-control proposal would require messaging services to scan photos and links with AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chatcontrol-edition-2025-en-bref-36280.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-francais/>)

Published: 2025-08-17T15:15:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: fr

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [Image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/image.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [exploitation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploitation.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [photos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/photos.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The article discusses an EU chat-control proposal, reportedly driven by Denmark and supported by numerous member states, that would require messaging services such as WhatsApp and Signal to use AI to inspect users' photos and links. It says suspected material and associated details could be reported to Europol and local police, while refusal to allow scanning could restrict image and link sharing. The article also notes that Signal has said it would leave the EU if the law were adopted.

### Source excerpt

En bref, sous l'impulsion du Danemark, de nombreux États membres de l'UE demandent que les messageries comme WhatsApp/Signal/etc. soient contraintes d'inspecter toutes nos photos et tous nos liens en utilisant de l'IA. Si l'IA a le moindre "doute" quant à la possibilité qu'il s'agisse de pédopornographie, votre photo, votre localisation, votre numéro de téléphone ainsi que d'autres détails sont signalés à Europol et aux forces de police locales. La suite n'est pas précisée, mais vos vacances à Chypre pourraient se vite se terminer par l'obligation d'expliquer vos photos au poste de police local.

## Chatcontrol proposal would require AI scanning of photos and links in messaging apps

DevFeed: [Chatcontrol proposal would require AI scanning of photos and links in messaging apps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chatcontrol-2025-edition-in-brief-36286.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief/>)

Published: 2025-08-17T12:30:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [eu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eu.md>), [facebook](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/facebook.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [whatsapp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whatsapp.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that a proposed EU child-exploitation regulation could require messaging services such as WhatsApp and Signal to use AI to scan users' photos and links. It says suspected material and associated details could be reported to a new EU Centre, Europol and local police, while warning that the proposal's consequences and safeguards are not fully specified.

### Source excerpt

In short, led by Denmark, many EU member states are arguing for forcing WhatsApp/Signal/etc to inspect all our photos and links, using AI. If the AI is in any "doubt" if this might be child pornography, your photo, location, phone number & other details get reported to a new "EU Centre" and thence to Europol and a local police force. What happens next is not specified, but your holiday in Cyprus might end up with you having to explain your photos over at the local police station.

## European Commission Seeks Experts on Lawful Access to Data and Encryption

DevFeed: [European Commission Seeks Experts on Lawful Access to Data and Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/possible-end-to-end-to-end-encryption-come-help-36519.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/possible-end-to-end-to-end-come-help/>)

Published: 2025-07-05T11:30:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [End-to-End Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/end-to-end-encryption.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/communications.md>), [intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intelligence.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communications.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intelligence.md>), [law](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/law.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

### AI overview

The article discusses the European Commission's roadmap for effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement and urges technologists and civil society representatives to apply to its expert group. It argues that the initiative raises surveillance and encryption concerns while acknowledging the tension between privacy and access to digital evidence.

### Source excerpt

tl;dr: The European Commission is honestly asking for experts to advise them on ways to institute "effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement". If you are an expert, I urge you to apply to join this group. You have until September 1st. Do read on for more details! The never-ending battle where police and intelligence services demand more/total access to communications shows no sign of stopping, even in the face of mathematical and practical impossibilities.

## The Alignment Trap: AI Safety as Path to Power

DevFeed: [The Alignment Trap: AI Safety as Path to Power](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-alignment-trap-ai-safety-as-path-to-power-28621.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://upcoder.com/22/the-alignment-trap-ai-safety-as-path-to-power>)

Published: 2024-10-27T12:25:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Thomas Young](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/thomas-young.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [ai safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-safety.md>), [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-safety.md>), [alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alignment.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that AI safety measures designed to make systems controllable and aligned with human values could also give governments, corporations, or other powerful organizations more effective tools for concentrating power. It compares AI-enabled control with historical limits on dictatorship, including unreliable loyalty, information distortion, cognitive constraints, and administrative friction.

### Source excerpt

Recent discussions about artificial intelligence safety have focused heavily on ensuring AI systems remain under human control. While this goal seems laudable on its surface, we should carefully examine whether some proposed safety measures could paradoxically enable rather than prevent dangerous concentrations of power. The Control Paradox The fundamental tension lies in how we define "safety." Many current approaches to AI safety focus on making AI systems more controllable and aligned with human values. But this raises a critical question: controllable by whom, and aligned with whose values? When we develop mechanisms to control AI systems, we are essentially creating tools that could be used by any sufficiently powerful entity - whether that's a government, corporation, or other organization. The very features that make an AI system "safe" in terms of human control could make it a more effective instrument of power consolidation. Natural Limits on Human Power Historical examples reveal how human nature itself acts as a brake on totalitarian control. Even the most powerful dictatorships have faced inherent limitations that AI-enhanced systems might easily overcome: The Trust Problem: Stalin's paranoia about potential rivals wasn't irrational - it reflected the real difficulty of ensuring absolute loyalty from human subordinates. Every dictator faces this fundamental challenge: they can never be entirely certain of their underlings' true thoughts and loyalties. Information Flow: The East German Stasi, despite maintaining one of history's most extensive surveillance networks, still relied on human informants who could be unreliable, make mistakes, or even switch allegiances. Human networks inherently leak and distort information. Cognitive Limitations: Hitler's micromanagement of military operations often led to strategic blunders because no human can effectively process and control complex operations at scale. Human dictators must delegate, creating opportunities

## Brief positie regering over de CSAM-verordening

DevFeed: [Brief positie regering over de CSAM-verordening](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/brief-positie-regering-over-de-csam-verordening-36273.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/brief-csam/>)

Published: 2024-09-17T16:10:09Z

Content type: opinion

Language: nl

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [burgerrechten](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/burgerrechten.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [csam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/csam.md>), [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [international](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/international.md>), [politiek](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/politiek.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

This opinion argues that the proposed CSAM regulation would make private messages subject to government-directed monitoring by technology companies. It contends that the proposal is legally unsustainable, relies on fallible detection technology, and could normalize broader surveillance.

### Source excerpt

De brief is ook beschikbaar als PDF. Prof. Dr. Frederik J. Zuiderveen Borgesius legt terloops in zijn brief uit waarom het voorliggende voorstel juridisch onhoudbaar is. Verder schreef ook ISOC NL een brief. En dan is er nog de brief van Prof. dr. J.-H. Hoepman. Hier de brief van Bits of Freedom, Amnesty International, Cyberveilig Nederland en NLdigital. En afsluitend, de brief van HET expertisecentrum op dit gebied, Offlimits. Alle brieven zien het niet zitten.

## Why Nonprofits and Public Organizations Should Reconsider Website Cookies and Tracking

DevFeed: [Why Nonprofits and Public Organizations Should Reconsider Website Cookies and Tracking](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/of-je-doet-geen-cookies-36499.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/of-je-doet-geen-cookies/>)

Published: 2024-05-06T19:07:14Z

Content type: opinion

Language: nl

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Cookies](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cookies.md>), [Google Analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-analytics.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [cookies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cookies.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [google-analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-analytics.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [trackers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trackers.md>), [tracking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tracking.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that nonprofits and public organizations often use cookies, trackers, and Google Analytics without clear evidence that the resulting statistics inform real decisions. It questions the privacy and practical value of this tracking.

### Source excerpt

We leven in rare tijden. Cookies en tracking zijn overal op internet. We worden overal gevolgd, iedere klik wordt bijgehouden. Tools als Google Analytics zijn hierbij een Faustiaanse deal: De analytics vertellen jou dingen over je gebruikers, en in ruil vertel jij Google wat diezelfde gebruikers op jouw site doen. Vreemd genoeg hebben bergen non-profit en (overheids)organisaties met goede bedoelingen ook al die cookies en trackers aanstaan op hun sites. Zo doen ze vrolijk mee aan "surveillance capitalism", ook al hoeven ze niet te leven van advertenties.

## Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive

DevFeed: [Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/privacy-is-priceless-but-signal-is-expensive-1832.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/>)

Published: 2023-11-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/messaging.md>), [End-to-End Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/end-to-end-encryption.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [JSON Web Tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jwt.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [cryptographic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptographic.md>), [dark-patterns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dark-patterns.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacking.md>), [messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/messaging.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quantum.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [sustainability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sustainability.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains Signal's privacy-focused mission and funding model. It describes the Signal Protocol's end-to-end encryption, metadata protection, open-source development, quantum-resistance work, and nonprofit, donation-supported structure. It contrasts this approach with consumer technology models based on surveillance, growth hacking, and dark patterns.

### Source excerpt

Signal is the world's most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the Signal app itself. Since launching in 2013, the Signal Protocol--our end-to-end encryption technology--has become the de facto standard for private communication, protecting the contents of billions of conversations in WhatsApp, Google Messages, and many others. Signal also continues to invest in research and development in the pursuit of extending communications privacy. This commitment underlies our recent work to add a layer of quantum resistance to the Signal Protocol, and our previous work on metadata protection technologies that help keep personal details like your contact list, group membership, profile name, and other intimate information secure. This singular focus on preserving the ability to communicate privately is one reason that we work in the open, documenting our thinking and making our code open source and open to scrutiny--so you don't have to take our word for it. Read more...

## Why Europe Struggles to Innovate in High Technology

DevFeed: [Why Europe Struggles to Innovate in High Technology](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/is-europe-just-not-good-at-innovating-36454.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/is-europe-just-not-good-at-innovating/>)

Published: 2022-12-13T16:15:50Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/communications.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [DuckDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/duckdb.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communications.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [duckdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/duckdb.md>), [europe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/europe.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [innovation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/innovation.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

### AI overview

This opinion article argues that Europe's weak high-technology innovation is driven partly by cultural and social factors, including limited appreciation for technology and insufficient ambition to take risks. It discusses Europe's dependence on US platforms, Chinese hardware, and non-European operations, while noting that some innovation, such as DuckDB, still exists.

### Source excerpt

This article is part of a series on (European) innovation and capabilities. Feedback is very welcome on bert@hubertnet.nl. I'd also like to thank the many proofreaders, but all mistakes remain mine! In the world of (high) technology, Europe is exceptionally weak at innovating. There are many ways to explain how this came to be, and a lot of the discussion focuses on unfair business conditions and regulation. In this post however I want to talk about important cultural and social reasons that are at least part of the reason, and present some possible solutions.

## Wearing Many Hats

DevFeed: [Wearing Many Hats](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/wearing-many-hats-37113.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/wearing-many-hats/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [cryptographic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptographic.md>), [export](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/export.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [history](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/history.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [transformation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transformation.md>)

### AI overview

The article reviews Wearing Many Hats: The Rise of the Professional Security Hacker, a history of how 1990s hackers established legitimacy as employable and trustworthy security experts. It praises the report while noting that early cypherpunks also addressed surveillance, activist targeting, and cryptographic export controls, with overlap between hacker and cypherpunk communities.

### Source excerpt

Fascinating history of a transformation in how hackers were seen.

## Apple Guidance on Intimate Partner Surveillance

DevFeed: [Apple Guidance on Intimate Partner Surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/apple-guidance-on-intimate-partner-surveillance-36671.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/apple-guidance-on-intimate-partner-surveillance/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-05-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [information-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information-security.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The article examines Apple's "Device and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk" guidance for reviewing and changing access to devices, accounts, shared information, and location. It connects intimate partner surveillance with information-security challenges and argues for a cybersecurity public health discipline that complements traditional information security.

### Source excerpt

Apple has released 'Device and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk' and I wanted to explore it a bit.

## Threat Model Thursday: Technology Consumers

DevFeed: [Threat Model Thursday: Technology Consumers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/threat-model-thursday-technology-consumers-37022.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/threat-model-thursday-technology-consumers/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-04-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The article examines how ordinary technology users experience data-driven surveillance and why conventional threat-modeling frameworks may not fit their circumstances. It argues that people often have limited control over technology affecting their privacy and security, and that better support is needed to help them navigate these systems.

### Source excerpt

"It depends on your threat model..."

## Great Talks and Presentations at 33C3

DevFeed: [Great Talks and Presentations at 33C3](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/great-talks-and-presentations-at-33c3-31840.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.metachris.dev/2017/01/great-talks-and-presentations-at-33c3/>)

Author: Chris Hager

Published: 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chris Hager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chris-hager.md>)

Topics: [Hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hacking.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [christmas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/christmas.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [embedded](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embedded.md>), [europe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/europe.md>), [exploits](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploits.md>), [germany](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/germany.md>), [hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacking.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [politics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/politics.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [space](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/space.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [talks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talks.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

### AI overview

A personal selection of notable talks and presentations from the 33rd Chaos Computer Congress (33C3), covering technology, embedded systems and IoT, gaming, surveillance, space, hacking and security, politics, and lightning talks.

### Source excerpt

The Chaos Computer Congress is Europe's leading hacker and tech community conference, taking place annualy in Hamburg, Germany between Christmas and New Year. This year was the 33rd time (hence 33C3), and as usual featured a large number of amazing talks and presentations. My personal favorites Making Technology Inclusive Through Papercraft and Sound - Introducing the Love to Code Platform, by Bunnie Huang Dissecting modern (3G/4G) cellular modems - all the way to running apps directly on the modem's Linux OS (Blog, Slides, HN) Topics

## The Web at 25

DevFeed: [The Web at 25](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-web-at-25-37575.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brendaneich.com/2014/03/the-web-at-25/>)

Author: Brendan Eich

Published: 2014-03-12T14:20:16Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brendan Eich](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brendan-eich.md>)

Topics: [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [future](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/future.md>), [i](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/i.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [interoperation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperation.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-standards.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

### AI overview

Brendan Eich reflects on the World Wide Web's 25th anniversary and considers how the Internet may change over the next 25 years. He argues that open systems, open standards, and open source will become increasingly important as computing becomes more personal and pervasive.

### Source excerpt

The World Wide Web is 25 years old today. The Web is a big deal (as is the Internet on which it is built), I don't need to tell you! But I did have a few thoughts, solicited by a friend who asked "where [do] you think the future of the Internet will take us ... Continue reading "The Web at 25"

## The Information Security Industry Needs Support Amid Privacy and Surveillance Concerns

DevFeed: [The Information Security Industry Needs Support Amid Privacy and Surveillance Concerns](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/all-is-not-lost-but-we-need-your-help-30030.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://www.netmeister.org/blog/all-is-not-lost.html>)

Published: 2014-01-21T14:49:35Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Signs of Triviality](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signs-of-triviality.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>)

Tags: [information](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The commentary argues that the information security industry needs support despite tensions involving privacy, social networks, and ongoing revelations about dragnet surveillance.

### Source excerpt

Despite apparent clashes between Privacy and Social Networks and ongoing revelations about dragnet surveillance, all is not lost. But the information security industry needs your help.

## Why Mozilla Firefox's Open-Source Code Enables Independent Verification

DevFeed: [Why Mozilla Firefox's Open-Source Code Enables Independent Verification](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/trust-but-verify-37571.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brendaneich.com/2014/01/trust-but-verify/>)

Author: Brendan Eich

Published: 2014-01-11T23:06:21Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brendan Eich](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brendan-eich.md>)

Topics: [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mozilla.md>)

Tags: [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that users cannot blindly trust browser vendors because surveillance laws may compel companies to access data or inject code secretly. It presents Mozilla Firefox's fully open-source code as an advantage because researchers can build it from source and compare the resulting executable.

### Source excerpt

Background It is becoming increasingly difficult to trust the privacy properties of software and services we rely on to use the Internet. Governments, companies, groups and individuals may be surveilling us without our knowledge. This is particularly troubling when such surveillance is done by governments under statutes that provide limited court oversight and almost no ... Continue reading "Trust but Verify"

## A New Home

DevFeed: [A New Home](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-new-home-1872.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/welcome/>)

Published: 2013-01-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Mobile Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile-security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>)

Tags: [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-security.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>)

### AI overview

The article announces a new home for Open Whisper Systems, the community-driven continuation of mobile security and privacy software originally developed by Whisper Systems and released under the GPLv3 Open Source license. It invites people to support the project through bug reports and fixes, language translations, user documentation, and the mailing list.

### Source excerpt

Whisper Systems was a company focused on the development of mobile security software, which was acquired by Twitter in late 2011. Twitter very generously made some of the Whisper Systems software available under an Open Source license (GPLv3), which has since been under open development by the community. The software has seen a number of new releases based on that open development, and we've been calling the project for this continued work "Open Whisper Systems." Welcome to the project's new home. Read more...