Joanna Rutkowska

Distrusts computers. Keeps embracing them anyway.

Previously: Golem Foundation/Wildland, Qubes OS, hardware/virtualization/OS security research.

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

New post: Freediving, Embodiment and Humanity
https://t.co/yi814UBhZS

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

@rhatr Thank you, Roman! I think, at least for a little while, I would like to focus more on us - humans, rather than on AI, or on our industry ;-)

[Andrea Barisani @AndreaBarisani]

RIP my dear friend

[Halvar Flake @halvarflake]

I'm still processing FX's passing. It'll be a while.

[Julien Vanegue @jvanegue]

Remembering memories with my friend Felix ‘FX’ Lindner @41414141, hacker extraordinaire with a huge heart, who passed away last week. Whether in Berlin, San Francisco, or Sao Paulo, hanging out with FX was never dull. FX was prophiled in @phrack #68 https://t.co/CshcZBcJlL

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

Hello, World! Welcome back! I have new blog :-)

https://t.co/Ce5CpsCqFf

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

Yet, I don't feel like today's Twitter is the best channel for sharing thoughts & updates to my work :-/ I just feel strong distaste for any ruthless concentration of power.

So, I've signed up for BSky, which seems like a reasonable alternative, and I hope to try it instead :-)

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

I feel honored & stunned that organizers of the Chaos Communication Camp 2023 named one of the streets with my name❤️ (Especially that other streets were named after some true legends!)

At the same time, I'd like officially announce I'm not dead yet, nor even retired from IT😜

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

I admit though, I've already moved past the itsec, embracing a new field I could perhaps describe as "Knowledge Security"...

I'm dying to write more about it - an endeavour I've been working on for the past 3+ years - but it's still not ready... Hope to write more soon! 😃

[Wildland @WildlandIO]

Wildland makes it easier for users to decide how their information is secured. Why? @rootkovska: “If you are a reductionist and believe that you are essentially a thread of information, it’s easy to understand that information is really what matters”. https://t.co/QV3dfGCOqP

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

If you use @signalapp there's probably no excuse not to donate..

(and it takes about 12 seconds using Apple Pay; donations via crypto also available)

[Wildland @WildlandIO]

Wildland's team leaders @rootkovska, @julianzawist & @andrzejregulski at our Warsaw meetup. If you can't be with us today, you'll be able to watch the full recorded Q&A session soon!

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

This Thursday evening in Warsaw - come and meet with us *I*R*L* :)

[Wildland @WildlandIO]

To celebrate the launch of the Wildland client we're organizing an open meetup in Warsaw PL, on Thu, June 24!

Come and join us for a live demo, a Q&A session, a free vegan buffet, and lots of informal discussions about making the Internet better.
https://t.co/iD6UVSNwxr

[Julian Zawistowski @julianzawist]

Here comes Wildland. Enjoy!

@WildlandIO usecase for $GLM by @GolemFoundation

https://t.co/D8ByHu5dKI

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

We've just released and open-sourced @WildlandIO :)

We've been working on it in a stealth mode for nearly two years. This is quite a milestone for the whole team!

\o/ \o/ \o/

https://t.co/OwDYh8nacG

[Qubes OS @QubesOS]

Qubes OS 4.0.4 has been released!

https://t.co/mHKkzZ8Wh9

[Wildland @WildlandIO]

As work on Wildland's beta release intensifies, we're expanding our team.

We are looking for a skilled public communicator and knowledgeable digital sovereignty evangelist, for a full-time role to begin immediately.

For details and to apply, see here:
https://t.co/jIMFMi9Kob

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

Heh

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

I think this shows the PITA with chat apps today is _not_ lack of common network protocol (like SMTP), but lack of agreed *storage* formats/conventions.

If we could enforce stronger separation between the apps logic vs data storage, we would be able to switch apps easier.

[Joanna Rutkowska @rootkovska]

So you want to ditch WhatsApp? You convinced ur friends to install Signal? You even thought them how to export your chats from WhatsApp?

Only these chats now in some unapproachable ZIP file, stored somewhere, not accessible from the New Chat App... Pity it's not like email, eh?