John Ricketts, Ph.D.

@Clodo76 It needs to be programmed with Asimov's laws. This is also why I also say thank you to Siri and Alexa. I hope they will remember I was kind and not kill me when they take over the world.

The moment has arrived - the #DEFCON33 Call Season is officially afoot! Time to get thinking on how you want to participate. Whether you’ve got ideas to start a new Village, or have the tunes to rock the crowd after hours, the doors are open. There are a bunch of Calls you can peruse at leisure from Contests to Soundtrack to Vendors, and all the info you need to get started is at defcon.org/html/defcon-33…. Don’t let your dreams be dreams! Make this the year your idea makes headlines at #DEFCON. DEF CON season is underway, people. Let's get after it!

shirt from 1999 Defcon - those were the days

Sneak peek of my VERY rough draft of my “Natural History of Malware” Victorian era style Malmons book! ✍️🧐

Hello, Today it came to our attention @marcwrogers — old school nerd and head of security at DEFCON, was injured badly in a car accident. His neck is broken. Donate so this old head can get back to hacking gofundme.com/f/support-marc…

@colliemogs Ultima Online

What game?

We're starting in less than an hour... 🧅💜 youtube.com/watch?v=EODNtL… @guardianproject @OpenObservatory @cwtch_im @internetarchive and many more!

It's been 3 months since the @defcon convention. How is everyone doing? Any new projects and fun stuff? I am looking forward in seeing everybody in 9 months! #defcon is my extended family!

We're #hiring a new Android App Malware Reverse Engineer - Cheltenham, UK / London, UK in Cheltenham, England. Apply today or share this post with your network. ioactive.com/careers/?p=job…

What does it take to 'mobilize onions'? 📱🧅Tune in tomorrow and the @guardianproject will tell you during the Community State of the Onion. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=EODNtL…

A huge year for Tails, indeed. Learn more here: 📺youtu.be/HjPdReNmf_g?t=… and earmark your donation for Tails here: 💸tails.net/donate/

There is an arms race going on between loader developers and security vendors. I came across a particularly egregious example of this recently. I wish to share with you. 🧵

Today we announce the stable release of Mullvad Browser version 14.0 Read more here: mullvad.net/blog/mullvad-b…

Eddie #Android edition 3.2.1 available. Bug fixes, Android versions from 5.1 to 15 supported, even more comfortable usage in Android TV, WireGuard and OpenVPN libraries updated. #OpenVPN #WireGuard airvpn.org/forums/topic/6…

We’ve improved private group video calls in Signal with new features, incl. call links. Create a link that anyone on Signal can use to join a group call *without* having to join a Signal group chat first + raise hand, emoji reactions, calls tab, & more signal.org/blog/call-links

@Chesschick01 @elonmusk yes!!

Distribute(d) Trust – The key to global encryption access youtube.com/live/r-wgsjyQl… via @YouTube

New @defcon badge accessory just dropped

Yay; silly bug fixed and now multiplayer works - should be able to play 4 players - I’m stuck at home with Covid tho, so can’t test! 1/2