Martijn Grooten

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Digital security Technologist at Internews. Digital security stuff for at-risk groups and people. Researcher, reader, runner. Traveler. Bluesky rookie.

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So, I'll be in Vegas this year, for Defcon. I'll be available to say hello to.

The government lifted the ban on commercial television. (This also locates me I guess.)

Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy: I sat in the smoking section of a restaurant.

What a time to be in... France.

I published my latest Travels in Digital Security newsletter, on the CISA guidance for civil society. Also: Telegram phishing, Pegasus in Poland, Internet shutdowns, red-tagging, and more travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/22-may-2024/

22 May 2024: On the CISA guidance for civil societytravels-in-digital-security.ghost.io A personal/work update: I am still working for Internews, but only in a part-time capacity. In the meantime, I have returned to working as a part-time researcher for Silent Push, an exciting threat in...

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My comments in TechCrunch. Google/Android AI feature to detect scams-calls is useful. It's client-side so privacy guaranteed. But baking client-side scanning and control into software infrastructure may lead astray. Technology control of societies? Let's be careful techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/g...

I (finally) published a new edition of my Travels in Digital Security newsletter. With a main story on ransomware. Also: Ross Anderson, the Access Now Helpline, Bread and Net, website security, Apple threat notifications and more travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/12-may-202/

12 May 2024: The one simple trick behind all ransomwaretravels-in-digital-security.ghost.io Yes, it was probably a bit naive to start a weekly newsletter during one of the busiest times in my life. And yes, some people did reach out to ask if I’m doing okay (I am!), which was kind. Anyway, I...

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Bread & Net, the MENA/WANA region's preeminent digital rights conference, is happening virtually next week. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

التسجيل في ملتقى خبز ونت أونلاين: الحقوق الرقمية في زمن الحرب - Bread&Net Online: Digital Rights in Times of War - Registrationdocs.google.com شكراً على الاهتمام بالتسجيل في ملتقى خبز ونت أونلاين: الحقوق الرقمية في زمن الحرب. ينعقد "خبز ونت" أونلاين في 13 و14 و15 أيار/مايو، ويستضيف سلسلة من الندوات لمناقشة التحديات الرئيسية التي برزت خلال ا...

So how are things in Tunisia, which is getting many millions from the EU to curb migration? Well, a prominent migration rights activist just got arrested www.infomigrants.net/en/post/5691...

Tunisia arrests human rights activist who defended migrantswww.infomigrants.net A human rights activist was arrested in Tunisia this week. Over the past few days, the North African country's government has been facing sharp accusations of abuse toward migrants.

I was really into Shellac when I was 17. I've not been 17 for a very long time. I hadn't been following Steve Albini for years, except for him taking accountability for his past mistakes and that was intriguing to watch. Rest in minimalist noise www.theguardian.com/music/articl...

Steve Albini, US alt-rock musician and producer, dies aged 61www.theguardian.com Vocalist, guitarist and producer for Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey suffers heart attack at his recording studio

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7amleh launched the agenda for the PDAF2024 in its 8th edition. Registration for the forum - which will take place online on June 4th and 5th, is now open. View the agenda: pdaf.net #PDAF2024

منتدى فلسطين للنشاط الرقمي 2024pdaf.net منتدى فلسطين للنشاط الرقمي 2024

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apparently it's NOT anti-Semitic to say that "anti-Israel protests are a secret conspiracy funded by Jewish billionaires?"

In case this is of interest to you, the Kindle version of David Van Reybrouck's excellent book "Revolusi", on Indonesia's independence, is on offer at Amazon UK now www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

After I gave a talk about malware today, someone came up to me and asked if the Internet of Things would be a threat to security. That reminded me why I'm skeptical of all the AI security doom: so many other doom predictions turned out to be wrong.

Seen at the Tunis book fair en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Be...

Google Review poetry.

Oh hej, next week I'll give the keynote address at Sunetdagarna, the annual conference of Sunet, the network of Swedish universities. It's in Uppsala, which I heard is beautiful, and my talk, unlike the rest of the conference, will be in English registration.invajo.com/2d97d036-e9c...

A split second after I told the border guard that my profession — they ask in some places — is in cybersecurity I wondered if he'd think I'm a cyber spy. He didn't.

I saw Bassem Youssef on stage tonight. So. Fucking. Good.

The US government has created a malware sandbox www.securityweek.com/cisa-release...

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It's amazing how small things can change the course of history 😝

HAPPY FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY TO THE BEST EUROVISION SONG CONTEST WINNING SONG OF ALL TIME! on the 6th of April, 1974, 4 Swedes dressed in an absolutely unhinged manner kicked ass and changed ESC (and pop music in general later) forever

ABBA - Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest 1974 First Performance)youtu.be ABBA’s first perfomance of ‘Waterloo’ during Eurovision Song Contest 1974 at the Brighton Dome. © BBC Get the ‘Waterloo’ Anniversary Collection now: https:/...

Thought I spotted an otter today. Then it turned out to be a nutria, an invasive species from Latin America, and I felt a tad disappointed. My being pro-immigration is limited to humans it seems.

Very sorry to hear that. Ross was a true friend of security and privacy. He will be truly missed, but he did leave a long lasting legacy.

Professor Ross Anderson, FRS, FREng Our dear friend and treasured long term campaigner for privacy and security, Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh University, Lovelace Medal winner, died suddenly at home in Cambridge overnight.

How much is 25 years in metric units?

I just sent my latest Travels in Digital Security newsletter, about Post-quantum Cryptography. Also: watering hole targeting Tibetans, Security-Self Defense, Tor introducing WebTunnel and removing WordPress malware travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/19-march-202...

I just sent my latest Travels in Digital Security newsletter on Signal usernames. Also: Predator infrastructure, Variston shutdown, post-quantum iMessage, and more travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/signal-usern...

I just sent out my latest Travels in Digital Security newsletter, with a meze of stories: iOS malware, device fingerprinting, duress codes, PRC controlled media network, Appin, hardware security modules, passkeys, and more travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/21-february-...

I just sent out the latest edition of my Travels in Digital Security newsletter about an unusual malware delivery method. Also: Google TAG report on spyware, Click Here podcast on Pegasus in Jordan, SANS ISC podcast's 15 birthday, and more travels-in-digital-security.ghost.io/14-february/