NCSC, GCHQ, UK Gov't expunge advice to “use Apple encryption”(alecmuffett.com)

340 points by jjgreen 1 year ago | 202 comments

Alec Muffett blog post reporting that NCSC, GCHQ and UK government removed advice recommending Apple encryption for legal professionals, coinciding with Apple's backdoor lawsuit.

UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16(alecmuffett.com)

326 points by nvarsj 10 months ago | 323 comments

Alec Muffett blog post criticizing a UK House of Lords amendment that would prohibit providing VPN services to children under 16.

Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance(alecmuffett.com)

506 points by wubin 9 months ago | 131 comments

Blog post on Alec Muffett's Dropsafe about spoofed ADS-B signals using an Air Force Two ICAO identity to draw a JD Vance meme over Mar-a-Lago on flight trackers.

4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC(bbc.co.uk)

310 points by donpott 1 year ago | 328 comments

Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case(prestonbyrne.com)

406 points by iamnothere 6 days ago | 447 comments

Blog post by lawyer Preston Byrne arguing Ofcom admitted in Commons committee testimony that its jurisdiction over 4chan ends where foreign courts' jurisdiction begins.

4Chan mocks £520k fine for UK online safety breaches(bbc.com)

428 points by mosura 7 months ago | 794 comments

BBC News article reporting that 4Chan mocked a £520,000 fine from UK regulator Ofcom for breaching online safety rules.

Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case(prestonbyrne.com)

406 points by iamnothere 6 days ago | 447 comments

Blog post by lawyer Preston Byrne arguing Ofcom admitted in Commons committee testimony that its jurisdiction over 4chan ends where foreign courts' jurisdiction begins.

Infosec company pwned by 4chan user(maia.crimew.gay)

322 points by deletescape 3 years ago | 195 comments

Blog post by maia arson crimew analyzing a 4chan user's leak of risk visualization company Optimeyes' source code and database.

4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak(knowyourmeme.com)

640 points by LookAtThatBacon 1 year ago | 858 comments

Know Your Meme entry documenting the April 2025 hack of 4chan by Soyjak.party users and the resulting leak of janitor emails.

4Chan mocks £520k fine for UK online safety breaches(bbc.com)

428 points by mosura 7 months ago | 794 comments

BBC News article reporting that 4Chan mocked a £520,000 fine from UK regulator Ofcom for breaching online safety rules.

FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is(heise.de)

907 points by Projectiboga 11 months ago | 456 comments

Heise news article reporting that the FBI obtained a court order forcing domain provider Tucows to hand over user data about the operator of Archive.today.

The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit(aftermath.site)

671 points by thinkingemote 2 years ago | 476 comments

An Aftermath blog post arguing that the internet is increasingly filled with low-quality AI-generated content, with machines talking to machines.