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← Licensing a DRM to many companies means disclosing its secrets, and history says they will leak.
12 connected korrents · 11 moments from 6 Feb 2007 to 17 Sept 2026.
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open source 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: Licensing a DRM to many companies means disclosing its secrets, and history says they will leak. Licensing a DRM to many companies means disclosing its secrets, and history says they will leak. Last stated 20 years ago
6 Feb 2007
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers. — tap to centre the map on it Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers. Last stated 20 years ago
6 Feb 2007
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Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Charging large companies for a licence sends them back through procurement, so they drift to a worse free alternative rather than pay. — tap to centre the map on it Charging large companies for a licence sends them back through procurement, so they drift to a worse free alternative rather than pay. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Nov 2025
TD
Thomas Depierre — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy. — tap to centre the map on it DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy. Last stated 20 years ago
6 Feb 2007
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Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Feb 2026
JS
Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Apr 2025
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — 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
Same subject: If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. — tap to centre the map on it If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. — tap to centre the map on it The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. — tap to centre the map on it An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. — tap to centre the map on it At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages. — tap to centre the map on it Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Licensing a DRM to many companies means disclosing its secrets, and history says they will leak.
Holds Read this korrent →
Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers.
Holds
Charging large companies for a licence sends them back through procurement, so they drift to a worse free alternative rather than pay.
Holds
DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted.
Holds
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.
Holds
If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad.
Holds
The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden.
Holds
An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model.
Holds
At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely.
Holds
Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages.
Holds