Interested in the essence of things. priv/acc'ing at @LudlowInstitute. I put the Q in @Qessential_org
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Quintus Potgieter retweeted
I’m not sure we want a small group of people with a particular set of strongly held moral convictions to surveil and control what is becoming our thought space
We’ve trained Claude to flag potential misuse in conversations, a technique we call self-assessment. Right after it responds, Claude gives a preliminary safety assessment of the conversation.
Since we began using self-assessment in June, it has surfaced misuse that our other safeguards weren’t designed to catch.
Because Claude has already read the conversation, self-assessment is very efficient. And unlike classifiers, which target a discrete set of harms, it draws on Claude’s own judgment, so it gets more accurate as our models improve.
Read more on our new Safeguards blog:
safeguards.anthropic.com/202…
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
Robot taxes on the rise.
Another new local automation tax proposed, this one in Philly. Taxing robotics and productivity enhancements is a sure-fire way to undermine technological innovation, economic investment, and global competitiveness.
whyy.org/articles/philadelph…
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
It was great to join @juliecbarrett and @PKOproject to discuss the free speech implications of New Mexico’s recent $25 billion verdict against Meta, age verification requirements, and online child safety legislation like KOSA.
If you are interested in these issues and how they intersect with the First Amendment, I highly recommend watching the short clip below and the full episode when it comes out later this weekend!
The $25B Meta verdict isn’t really a privacy case. .@TraceTheLaw from FIRE explains why it’s fundamentally about speech and how it gives states a powerful new tool to go after content moderation.
Full episode of The Fine Print with Julie Barrett drops Sunday at 7 PM ET on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@protectingkidso…
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
A few weeks ago I helped organize a hackathon at Northeastern University with @FuluFoundation, and someone gained root access to a TV during the hackathon 👀
It's time to watch the watchers
A student researcher at @Northeastern gained root access to an @LGUS LB70 24” smart television during a hackathon earlier this month, exposing LG’s extensive digital fingerprinting of smart TVs as part of “Automatic Content Recognition” (ACR). That included the apparent transmission of street address, geographic coordinates and designated market areas, according to a report published by the @FuluFoundation on Thursday. Read our coverage here: securityledger.com/2026/10/c…
#SmartHome #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #surveillance
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
How can governments and corporations claim mass data collection is necessary for public safety when their own systems repeatedly fail to protect that same data? Either they don't understand the risks, or they're counting on us not noticing the pattern. 🤔
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
ALERT: did you just get a threat notification from Apple?
Seek expert help.
Apple just sent new notifications about mercenary spyware.
Here are steps to take right now. 1/
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
@naomibrockwell gets it, and @JamesCHeckman brings important insights on this important panel about the lack of privacy we have at the @PrincipledBus Summit.
Many groups are building technology for a freer future.
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
No anonymous speech. No anonymous research. No anonymous worship. No anonymous assembly.
That is what online digital ID means.
And once the state knows who you are and what you read, freedom of speech becomes permission to speak.
Permissions can be revoked.
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
If the biggest hack in crypto history won't teach you to self-custody, I don't know what will.
And while freezing stolen assets is great, just remember: next time, they might freeze them to confiscate from you instead.
Really sad stuff, but we'll come back stronger for it.
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
Time to build onchain privacy. If others don't even know your address, or they know your address but don't know how much money is in it, the likelihood of being hacked will be greatly reduced. I hope @binance can recover as soon as possible and get the industry back on track.@cz_binance @heyibinance
Our teams are aware of reports of a potential security issue and are actively investigating. User funds are completely safe.
Our security teams are reviewing all relevant information with urgency, and we will provide updates through official Binance channels as soon as we have verified information.
Users should remain cautious of scams and should not trust unofficial links, messages, or requests for account information.
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
WEBINAR: Hackathon explores TV surveillance teapawt.org/i/broadcasts/2qVWlgJav…
Yikes
BREAKING: Binance has been hacked with wallets across the Ethereum, Bitcoin, and TRON networks seeing outflows of -$5.7 billion.
The hack includes $1.45 billion worth of Bitcoin and $875 million worth of ETH.
If confirmed, this would mark the biggest hack in crypto history.
We expect more information shortly.
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
Another day, another data breach exposing sensitive information, while politicians simultaneously push to expand data collection requirements; two movies, same screen.🤦♂️
Quintus Potgieter retweeted
Florida and Texas are both moving fast on digital ID and mass surveillance policies...all under the banner of “protecting kids.”
Age verification, parent-child linking, device-level tracking, and government-mandated data collection. Same playbook, different states.
This will be copied across the country in 2027.
#protectingkidsonline #digitalid #surveillance
