Notices by Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD (joebeone@techpolicy.social)

what kind of psychopath would assume that a home baker has the ability to measure 0.01 g of instant yeast?! I guess I am married to a jeweler…

Send a letter of protest to 40 UK government officials to keep backups secure in the UK: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-backups-secure-in-the-uk/

There we go; 25% bread flour, overnight white from FWSY. Ear here is badass

The UK Home Office is at it again, trying to backdoor end-to-end encryption. 107+ cryptographers, security experts, and organizations have published an open letter explaining precisely why this is a terrible idea. It's not just about Apple; it's about the fundamental principles of secure communication. Read the letter, understand the risks, and spread the word. https://www.globalencryption.org/2025/02/joint-letter-on-the-uk-governments-use-of-investigatory-powers-act-to-attack-end-to-end-encryption/ If you're a signatory, please boost! Let's make sure the UK government understands the gravity of this.

Maybe there's something important about end-to-end encryption?! European Parliament is now recommending members use E2EE messaging because of the implications of Salt Typhoon. https://pro.politico.eu/news/193977 ht @futureidentity

"Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/movie-industry-loves-bill-that-would-force-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/

We've got a number of open positions to work with a dynamite global team of Internet advocates and technologists here at @internetsociety and @isoc_foundation@mastodon.social ! 1/4

Anyone have an idea what Bytedance plans to do about the data portability aspects of the TikTok ban law? (There are per-user fines; maybe they already do this?)

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@quinn haha, I thought you were talking about the housing market for a split second

Here, I take inspiration from hip-hop; as @yg says, "my enemies sing my songs" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aMZuwSS2VU It's a sign of real mind-share when decision-makers are convinced by your arguments (friend or foe). 3/

The Hungarian Presidency's push for a final vote backfired, playing into the hands of strong encryption defenders. EU member states had to state their position publicly. 5/

Back to tech policy: the Hungarian Presidency tried to pass legislation undermining end-to-end encryption, as the Global Encryption Coalition points out. 4/

Luxembourg: Opposed, citing "indiscriminate surveillance that would apply to all users" violating "the proportionality...of our charter of fundamental rights.” 7/

Seven (7) EU Member states spoke up in defense of encryption. Here's what they said: 6/

Czech Republic: Highlighted that "something that needs further discussion is the question of end to end encryption of communications.” 8/

Poland: Warned: "We have bad experiences...regarding infringing on the privacy of correspondence" and "general scanning...could be abused for other purposes." 9/

Germany: Rejected "chat controls and access to encrypted private communications" saying it "puts millions of people under general suspicion..." 11/

Austria: Flagged "data protection concerns raised by the...parliament" urging the proposal be "reworked to be in conformity with data protection and constitutional law.” 10/

Slovenia: The "solution still constitutes a form of surveillance of...all users...on the likelihood that a...service can be used or misused...a disproportionate interference into the right of privacy..." 12/