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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 1 Feb 2016 to 10 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about privacy .
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In tension — Pavel Durov said both Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject
Read this korrent: An app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered.
An app's encryption claims can only be verified with open source and reproducible builds, which WhatsApp has never offered.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
In tension: Telegram's Secret Chats are the most secure means of communication today. — tap to centre the map on it
Telegram's Secret Chats are the most secure means of communication today.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 8 years ago
23 Sept 2018
MZ
Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2018-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 7 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 10 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 4 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 3 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: Always-on ambient recording features that summarize nearby conversations raise privacy concerns for people around the wearer, not just the wearer. — tap to centre the map on it
Always-on ambient recording features that summarize nearby conversations raise privacy concerns for people around the wearer, not just the wearer.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
RM
Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
MM
Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it
A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it.
Last stated 5 months ago
31 May 2026
JK
Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
MM
Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — 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 a year 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 a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it
An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
DT
Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
PD
A view that moved — Pavel Durov: this claim 30 Sept 2025, then the centre claim 30 Sept 2025
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At the centre
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 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
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Telegram's Secret Chats are the most secure means of communication today.
A view that moved. Pavel Durov said both, on the same day (30 Sept 2025).
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: privacy
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 23 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Michelle Zatlyn
Same subject: privacy
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marco Arment
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 · 10 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 · 4 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 · 3 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
Always-on ambient recording features that summarize nearby conversations raise privacy concerns for people around the wearer, not just the wearer.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ray Maker
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: open source
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Last stated 26 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matt Mullenweg
Same subject: open source
A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it.
Last stated 31 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Same subject: open source
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Last stated 26 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matt Mullenweg
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 · a year 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 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: LLMs
An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
No longer holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: LLMs
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Derek Thompson