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Secure and reversible face anonymization with diffusion models
Pol Labarbarie, Vincent Itier, William Puech
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01031 https://arxiv.…

Secure and reversible face anonymization with diffusion models
Face images processed by computer vision algorithms contain sensitive personal information that malicious actors can capture without consent. These privacy and security risks highlight the need for effective face anonymization methods. Current methods struggle to propose a good trade-off between a secure scheme with high-quality image generation and reversibility for later person authentication. Diffusion-based approaches produce high-quality anonymized images but lack the secret key mechanism …

»Überwachung und Kontrolle — Der geplatzte Traum vom freien Internet:
Anfang der 90er galt das Internet als grenzenloser, freier Raum. Heute bestimmen Überwachung, Paywalls und Datensammlungen, wer Zugang bekommt und wie anonym Nutzerinnen und Nutzer bleiben. Ein Überblick über die Entwicklung vom Traum zur Realität«
Hach ja aber anscheinend nimmt dies fast niemensch wahr & verdrängt es - pro Fediverse!
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Überwachung und Kontrolle: Der geplatzte Traum vom freien Internet
Das Internet der 90er galt als grenzenlos, heute dominieren Überwachung und Datengeschäfte.

A look at Middle East 24, a new project from right-wing X news aggregator Visegršd 24 that posts articles from anonymous authors and relies on crowdfunding (Ivan L. Nagy/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/gaza-rage-machine-po…

A new Gaza rage machine—with Polish origins.
A site called Visegrád 24 rode the waves of military conflicts and social media angst to become a household name on X. Its new project, Middle East 24, is aiming to do the same.

»Decreasing Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days:
Let’s Encrypt will be reducing the validity period of the certificates we issue. We currently issue certificates valid for 90 days, which will be cut in half to 45 days by 2028.«
The @… halving the validity of the keys makes the web more secure (not more anonymous).
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Decreasing Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days
Let’s Encrypt will be reducing the validity period of the certificates we issue. We currently issue certificates valid for 90 days, which will be cut in half to 45 days by 2028. This change is being made along with the rest of the industry, as required by the CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements, which set the technical requirements that we must follow. All publicly-trusted Certificate Authorities like Let’s Encrypt will be making similar changes. Reducing how long certificates are valid …

So what, are the US armed forces a mercenary force working for a billionaire now? Are they literally potus and friends’ private army, navy, air force, coast guard and space force?
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @schakowsky.house.gov you rep me. How is this anywhere near legal?

Pentagon accepts anonymous $130M gift for payroll amid shutdown
The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown. The announcement Friday raises ethical questions after President Donald Trump had said a friend offered the gift to defray any shortfalls. While large and unusual, the gift amounts to a small contribution toward the billions needed to cover service member paychecks. The Trump administration told Congress last week that it used $6.5 billion to make payroll. …

It’s unbelievable how quickly the USA is going down the drain, private friends paying the military, absurd and opening the door for corruption …https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/anonymous-donor-military-pay-shutdown

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday.

One of my daughters spent 5 years in gymnastics and I cringe every time I hear a story like this, grateful that we dodged this bullet.
https://apnews.com/article/nassar-gardner-safesport-usa-gymnastics-olympics-abuse-b370cec…

AP sources: Internal dysfunction kept abuse watchdog from closing case against gymnastics coach
Young gymnasts were sounding warnings about a coach as far back as 2017. That's the same year the U.S. Center for SafeSport was created in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual-abuse scandal. People familiar with the case involving Sean Gardner told The Associated Press he had agreed to a permanent ban from coaching early this year but the center never closed the deal. The people spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by SafeSport and said Gardner's case got tangled in office pol…

Fun fact: the military, when they're paid by a third party for their service, are called "mercenaries".
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/anonymous-donor-military-pay-shutdown

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday.

Anonymisierungsdienst Tor: Bessere Verschlüsselung "Counter Galois Onion"
Das @… arbeitet an einer neuen Verschlüsselung für den Tor-Circuit-Traffic. Sie soll vor einigen Angriffen schützen.
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Anonymisierungsdienst Tor: Bessere Verschlüsselung "Counter Galois Onion"
Das Tor-Projekt arbeitet an einer neuen Verschlüsselung für den Tor-Circuit-Traffic. Sie soll vor einigen Angriffen schützen.

»Anonyme E-Mails versenden — So schützen Sie Ihre Privatsphäre im Netz:
Anonyme E-Mails können Ihre Privatsphäre schützen. Verschiedene Tools und Methoden bieten effektive Möglichkeiten, um die eigene Identität zu verschleiern.«
Die meisten Menschen hier kennen und nutzen es sicherlich schon. Schade, dass die nicht auch OpenPGP für E-Mail Verschlüsselung erwähnen. Es geht ja immer darum wie was wann weshalb mensch es einsetzt.
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Privatsphäre und Identität schützen: So senden Sie E-Mails ganz anonym
Anonyme E-Mails können Ihre Privatsphäre schützen. Verschiedene Tools und Methoden bieten effektive Möglichkeiten, um die eigene Identität zu verschleiern.