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Ruben De Smet

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Postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Indistinguishable from random. #Privacy enhancing technologies. #Rustacean. #Whisperfish. Also a weird #coffee […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@rubdos, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 04/10/2026
Did not expect that #Anthropic would be writing a marketing piece for their competitor #GLM 5.3 > GLM-5.3 can develop working exploits end to end www.anthropic.com/research/glm-5-3-… #Zhipu
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GLM-5.3 and the Spread of Advanced Cyber Capabilities
GLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, but unlike other frontier models, it was released without meaningful safeguards to limit misuse.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 27/09/2026
When will we finally get a microwave oven that's settable in kilojoules instead of minutes?
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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
The AI panic looks like an orchestrated con: The bosses of these rapacious, sleazy, and infinitely sloppy companies are angling for government permission to be a cartel. This would be followed, as certain as day follows night, by the bailout they all know they'll need when their bubble deflates.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 05/09/2026
My (very) old RSA2048 key (0x1213DC10) retires on 2027-02-16 and gets replaced by ed25519/5E4BFC66CD5D1342. #gpg #gnupg
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 26/08/2026
#Drones inzetten in de drugsstrijd: Waar eindigt het? Bij Brusselaars opsporen die door het rood wandelen? www.bruzz.be/actua/veiligheid/dilli… #warondrugs #brussel #bruxelles #brussels #bruzz
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Dilliès wil drones in drugsstrijd, maar heeft tegenstanders: ‘Geen Big Brother in Brussel’
In volle Brusselse drugsoorlog werkt minister-president Boris Dilliès (MR) aan een plan om drones in te zetten. Die moeten onder meer daders van schietpartijen kunnen opsporen.
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Jeroen Baert @jbaert.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026
Fun way to discover daily how your geography knowledge s.u.c.k.s. maptap.gg
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Mehrad :kde: :emacs: :rstats: @mehrad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
I've been testing the new #Jolla phone for a couple of days now. At the same time I'm documenting the experience and I will publish it as an honest review on my blog. So far I should say that it is a very smooth experience. Native app availavility is an issue, but because we xan install Android […]
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Microsoft @microsoft.lea.pet.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
Please stop using AI to find vulnerabilities in our software. We worked really hard to leave backdoors for the government to use and you guys keep finding them
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 01/08/2026
I notice many people are receiving their #JollaPhone! I tried to note down some of the things I did to get cosy with my new #SailfishOS device in a new blog post: "I have my Jolla Phone, what now?" […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Collection of phones on a row: all my Sailfish OS devices (and an N9), except my new Jolla Phone.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
BREAKING: On 10 July 2026, the European people adopted the Strategy for More Effective and Proactive Fight against Adultery, Invidia, and Lust (MEP-FAIL). Mandatory surveillance of all MEPs and police officers enters into force immediately. You are now […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
EU 12-star flag with a surveillance camera in the centre.
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Kristoffer Lawson @setok.attractive.space.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
One of the nice features of #Jolla's #Sailfish is how they've done context menus. Hold on an item and a menu appears, but you don't need to lift your finger to aim at the menu. Just hold and slide up and down to select the item from the menu. See example below. #UX
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exu @exu.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
@rubdos I've looked at the PrivSec list of banking apps in the past privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-a…
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Banking Applications Compatibility with GrapheneOS
Maintained Compatibility List for International Banking Apps This list includes banking apps that have been tested, submitted, reviewed, and verified as compatible. LIST | SUBMIT | UPDATE | POSSIBLE WORKAROUND SOLUTIONS Introduction Welcome to the crowd-sourced dataset for GrapheneOS users on currently supported devices. New visitors are encouraged to read the official usage guide on banking apps for comprehensive details about how these apps function on GrapheneOS. IMPORTANT Please read GrapheneOS’s important announcement, officially released on Dec 1, 2023:
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/07/2026
Is there a central name-and-shame place to list apps and vendors which enforce "genuine" Google #Android? Users of #microG are increasingly confronted with these warnings and #nags that are transitively forced upon us by idiots in Silicon Valley. This is not […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot from a conversation:
OP Pohjola 71/26
Hello! We can only guarantee the
reliable and secure operation of the
application on officially released
Android versions.
Screenshot from MyCupra app:

APP WIRD GEWARTET
Die App ist derzeit nicht verfugbar. Bitte
versuchen Sie es etwas spater erneut. Wir
entschuldigen uns fur die Unannehmlichkeiten.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 07/07/2026
In anticipation for the #Jolla Phone Day1 event, I made a little detour to #Tampere forum.sailfishos.org/t/intermezzo-t…
Jolla office front door. Prominently states the 'Jolla' wordmark, with a life bouy surround the wordmark.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 02/07/2026
If #Google says that a new law is a horrible idea, then definitely persue said law! noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-goo…
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EU Member States (and Google) suddenly want to keep cookie banners!
The EU Commission proposed a solution to get rid of cookie banners. Some Member States are now working against it, despite requests for simplification
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 12/06/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@rubdos/11665894660… I charged my Pebble today. Exactly day 14. Impressive stuff.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 29/05/2026
My #Pebble arrived! <3 In what's next: get it to work with #SailfishOS
Pebble Time 2, silver watch and black band, showing a firmware update process. Pebble app running on an Xperia 10 IV in SailfishOS 5.1 AppSupport with the new Bluetooth bridge. Time 2 box in the background.
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Graham Downs @grahamdowns.mastodon.africa.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026
WhatsApp is implementing a paid subscription plan. Time to redouble our efforts to get all our friends on @signalapp? techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-to-go-pr… #WhatsApp #Signal
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WhatsApp to go premium with new Plus subscription
Meta Platforms has started trialling a paid WhatsApp tier offering themes, premium stickers and expanded chat pinning.
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Dominik @chrastecky.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
@rubdos I might be a bit biased because I wrote it, but BitSailor is probably my most used native app. Which is why I've written it in the first place - sometimes I want to turn off AppSupport and that was kinda hard when I had to open Bitwarden.
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Dominik @chrastecky.phpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
@rubdos Oh, and I forgot ProtonMail Bridge CLI though it's mostly install-configure-and-forget. But using the native Email app for Protonmail is nice.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 17/04/2026
Second blog about my #SailfishOS experience: www.rubdos.be/2026/04/17/my-sailfis… This second part goes into #apps, and what Sailfish OS looks like in practice for myself. Did I miss an app? What's your favourite Sailfish OS app? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Four screenshots of Sailfish OS: three apps: Gallery, Kuri, Pure Maps, and my "Travel" drawer listing 12 more apps.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 16/04/2026
RE: social.heise.de/@heiseonline/116415… Did they consider *talking* to Signal?
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 15/04/2026
Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfis… This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!
My collection of Sailfish OS related devices: Xperia 10 IV, Jolla C2, Xperia 10, Jolla, Nokia N9
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 30/03/2026
Reading @me's AI policy for @buddiesofbudgie docs.buddiesofbudgie.org/organizati… I kinda don't want to adopt a policy. If I had too, it would look a lot like this though.
docs.buddiesofbudgie.org
AI Policy | Buddies of Budgie Docs
Policy and guidelines for using AI tools when contributing to Budgie Desktop.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 21/03/2026
Stickers at #SailfFrench in #Lyon! #SailfishOS #Jolla #LinuxOnMobile
Jolla and Sailfish stickers, with an ominous, blurry orange phone in the background.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/03/2026
RE: www.aldil.org/rencontres-francophon… Ce week-end, samedi 21 mars : Rencontres #Francophones #SailfishOS à #Lyon ! 🇫🇷 🐧 Une journée de bidouille, d’échanges et de partage autour de #SailfishOS, avec un peu de #Whisperfish, et surtout un accueil chaleureux […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 18/03/2026
RE: www.aldil.org/rencontres-francophon… This weekend, Saturday, March 21: Rencontres #Francophones #SailfishOS in #Lyon! 🇫🇷 🐧 A day of hacking, chatting, and sharing about #SailfishOS, including a bit of #Whisperfish, and especially welcoming newcomers! I'll be […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 12/03/2026
#SailfishOS 5.0.0.76 in early access. It fixes the recording of voice notes on #Sony #Xperia 10 IV and V in Whisperfish, hooray! 🙂 forum.sailfishos.org/t/release-note…
Screenshot of a voice note with its transcription, reading "So apparently 5.0.0.76 should have microphone fixed. Hmm, interesting."
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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
If you are working on Fediverse software, I highly recommend applying for the NLNet Open Social fund. They have 480K euros to apply to ActivityPub software. The deadline is March 31st. nlnet.nl/opensocial
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NLnet; Open Social Fund
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 20/02/2026
W00t, The #Jolla Phone will actually ship with The Other Half! forum.sailfishos.org/t/jolla-phone-… #TheOtherHalf #SailfishOS #LinuxOnMobile
Depiction of the 7 pogo pins that will ship on Jolla's The Other Half.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 10/02/2026
@protonprivacy on #Signal (proton.me/blog/is-signal-safe): > However, the Signal Protocol doesn’t secure your metadata, so the app developers can see who you speak to, when you speak to them, how often, and for how long. The first part of that sentence is *technically* correct, but the […]
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Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦 @osma.fishpool.org · 29/01/2026
Finding out that Ubiquiti supplies the russian military with communications gear and helps them wage an illegal war fills me with absolute disgust. I have been using their equipment for the past six years but now I'm fiööed with desire to burn it all down. hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti
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Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War
Based on Hunterbrook Media’s reporting, Hunterbrook Capital is short $UI and long a basket of comparable securities at the time of publication. Positions may change at any time. See full disclosures below. Our affiliate Hunterbrook Law is in conversations with litigation firms regarding potential private litigation on behalf of Ukrainians impacted. A Russian soldier climbs a tower, […]
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 02/02/2026
This #cat joined us at À La Bécasse with the #SailfishOS community on Saturday night! #catsofmastodon #jolla
A cat, gray and striped, showing interest in the new Jolla Phone. A hand reaches out, to offer petting.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 01/02/2026
Way too many people at the #SailfishOS booth yesterday! Today I managed to squeeze through for a minute. The new #Jolla Phone seems to attract attention! #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #LinuxOnMobile
Jolla staff demonstrating a device running Sailfish OS to an interested passer-by.Scene of the Sailfish OS booth with seven devices visible, of which one a tablet. Jolla staff in the background.Shot from the Sailfish OS Birds-of-a-Feather meeting at FOSDEM, focussed on the back of a Jolla employee.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 31/01/2026
The #SailfishOS event tonight *does not* require registration! Just show up at A La Bécasse, and have a beer with us upstairs. See you soon! #Jolla #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 13/01/2026
#Threema heeft een nieuwe eigenaar. tweakers.net/nieuws/243528/invester…
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Investeringsmaatschappij neemt Zwitserse privacychatdienst Threema over
Investeringsmaatschapij Comitis Capital heeft Threema overgenomen. Threema is een betaalde versleutelde chatdienst voor consumenten en bedrijven. Comitis denkt dat Threema de komende tijd kan groeien, onder meer omdat er nu meer focust ligt op digitale soeveriniteit.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 09/01/2026
My grocery store carries paper towels: a) half size; b) paper packaging; c) without cardboard core; ... Can someone do the obvious and do these all three at once?
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 19/12/2025
Is it just me, or has there been a huge influx of random '#encryption' apps, seemingly AI generated, all making the same horrifying choices (PGP, RSA, random old inappropriate AES modes, ...)? I see them here on Mastodon, over at Lemmy, on Reddit... #cryptography #crypto #slop
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Jeroen Baert @jbaert.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025
Okay Conner, "alle multinationals schenden onze privacy, dus waarom mag de regering dat niet" is ... een keuze als argument.
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Ruben De Smet @rubdos.be · 03/01/2023
I have never really done an #introduction... here goes! I'm a PhD #researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on #privacy-enhancing tech. Using cool #cryptography in previously unexplored application domains. Peer-to-peer online social networks have a special place in my heart. I […]
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