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← A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
17 connected korrents · 17 moments on record from 15 Jul 2013 to 10 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about privacy .
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Apple
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Telegram
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solar
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open source
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data centers
Everything filed under Linux
Linux
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Read this korrent: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
MA
Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction. — tap to centre the map on it
A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction.
Last stated 9 months ago
16 Dec 2025
OK
Orin Kerr — holds since 2025-12-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A home assistant is only as good as its context, and context comes from sensors placed around the house rather than from a better model. — tap to centre the map on it
A home assistant is only as good as its context, and context comes from sensors placed around the house rather than from a better model.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
BC
Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tracing requirement in an encrypted messenger gives up the confidentiality of who sent what, which is the part that protects the sender. — tap to centre the map on it
A tracing requirement in an encrypted messenger gives up the confidentiality of who sent what, which is the part that protects the sender.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Aug 2021
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2021-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An access mechanism built for the police cannot be limited to the police, so a backdoor weakens the system against every attacker at once. — tap to centre the map on it
An access mechanism built for the police cannot be limited to the police, so a backdoor weakens the system against every attacker at once.
Last stated 11 years ago
1 Feb 2016
BS
Bruce Schneier — holds since 2016-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered. — tap to centre the map on it
An app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered.
Last stated 12 months ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cloudflare is worth what it is worth because of the trust it bought by giving encryption away, and most leaders cannot defend their principles at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Cloudflare is worth what it is worth because of the trust it bought by giving encryption away, and most leaders cannot defend their principles at all.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
ER
Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Default cloud backup has quietly put a copy of nearly everyone’s private papers in a few data centres, and that is a surveillance weapon. — tap to centre the map on it
Default cloud backup has quietly put a copy of nearly everyone’s private papers in a few data centres, and that is a surveillance weapon.
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Dec 2022
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2022-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated 12 months ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 12 months ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation. — tap to centre the map on it
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Last stated a year ago
26 Aug 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The agentic age needs a new operating system: if you can vibe-code any application, you should be able to vibe-code the operating system, and only Linux allows that. — tap to centre the map on it
The agentic age needs a new operating system: if you can vibe-code any application, you should be able to vibe-code the operating system, and only Linux allows that.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. — tap to centre the map on it
Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project.
Last stated 8 years ago
16 Sept 2018
LT
Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are
LT
Linus Torvalds — no longer holds since 2018-09-16 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2013 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone on record holding the claim — tap it for who they are faded, dashed ring: they no longer hold it — they changed their mind
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A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Marco Arment
Read this korrent →
Same subject: privacy
A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction.
Last stated 16 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds Orin Kerr
Same subject: privacy
A home assistant is only as good as its context, and context comes from sensors placed around the house rather than from a better model.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: privacy
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Last stated 25 Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Brian G. Chow
Same subject: privacy
A tracing requirement in an encrypted messenger gives up the confidentiality of who sent what, which is the part that protects the sender.
Last stated 1 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: privacy
An access mechanism built for the police cannot be limited to the police, so a backdoor weakens the system against every attacker at once.
Last stated 1 Feb 2016 · 11 years ago
Holds Bruce Schneier
Same subject: privacy
An app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: privacy
Cloudflare is worth what it is worth because of the trust it bought by giving encryption away, and most leaders cannot defend their principles at all.
Last stated 10 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Eric Ries
Same subject: privacy
Default cloud backup has quietly put a copy of nearly everyone’s private papers in a few data centres, and that is a surveillance weapon.
Last stated 7 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: Apple
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Last stated 26 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Apple
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated 7 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Gary Marcus
Same subject: Apple
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: Telegram
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: Telegram
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: Telegram
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: Linux
Desktop Linux improved dramatically while Apple's users were not watching, and is now far more polished and capable than its reputation.
Last stated 26 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Linux
The agentic age needs a new operating system: if you can vibe-code any application, you should be able to vibe-code the operating system, and only Linux allows that.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Linux
Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project.
Last stated 16 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
No longer holds Linus Torvalds