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Read this korrent: Encryption people have to switch on protects almost nobody; what protects people is what a service turns on for everyone.
Encryption people have to switch on protects almost nobody; what protects people is what a service turns on for everyone.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
MM
Moxie Marlinspike — holds since 2016-05-10 — 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 5 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 $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
ED
Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — 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 1999 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Encryption people have to switch on protects almost nobody; what protects people is what a service turns on for everyone.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matthew Green Moxie Marlinspike
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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 · 5 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: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: taste
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason