Notices by Özgür Kesim (oec@infosec.exchange)

@filippo @kasperd
I guess the key question - ignoring arguments about the historical evidence of foul-play by the NSA - is precisely that: Why is the IETF not pushing hybrids? That, in your own words, makes no sense, no?

@silverpill
Good catch. However, payment with GNU Taler is anonymous for the buyer during purchase, and also all subsequent purchases remain unrelatable. (Of course, only as long as the purchases do not involve additional identifiable information, such as name, address etc.).

The taxability aspect refers to the seller: Whoever receives money is identifiable in the payment system.
This makes Taler less interesting for being used in criminal activities, such as tax evasion, ransom etc.

@silverpill
But ignoring the difference in semantics of full anonymity (#Monero) vs. buyer anonymity+seller taxability (#GNUTaler) — how would you describe the effect of starting to accept payments in Monero?

Did you see a sudden increase in donations?

Update 20250708:

The fediverse added a delay of over a month for this to propagate. I had posted the toot on 20250602 in preparation of a talk¹ on this topic at the #ngiforum25 in Brussels two weeks later, and only got a handful of answers. Now, more than a month later, answers are rushing in!
Thanks everyone!!

¹) If you are interested in my talk "Digital Freedom meets Digital Payments", here it is: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/ngi-forum-1a-2025-06-20

To all developers of #FOSS:

I'm interested in your experiences and opinions of funding #FOSS. How to maintain freedom and secure financial stability.

Which strategies work, which don't? Like: grants from public institutions, donations from companies, donations from users, subscription models, ad revenue, sponsors, etc. etc.
What are your experiences with those strategies?

And: Do you think an anonymous payment system like #GNUTaler, along with its anonymous subscription service capabilities, could be helpful and to what degree?

What other ideas do you have?

I'm looking forward to answers, comments and shares!

Mein Freund und Kollege Fefe lässt Grüße aus dem Krankenhaus ausrichten, wo er sich nach einem Schlaganfall auf dem Weg der Genesung befindet.

#fefe

Eat more dark chocolate. Money quote:

Now, what do we make of this? Well, I’d say that the data on dark chocolate and cocoa are so consistent that I would conclude that eating dark chocolate or consuming cocoa as a beverage does improve insulin sensitivity in people who are insulin-resistant. And possibly also improve beta-cell function, resulting in improved glucose tolerance and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

https://nourishedbyscience.com/dark-chocolate-t2dm/