The I2P Ecosystem Explodes: Multiple New Router Implementations Signal a Privacy Revolution

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) just announced something remarkable: multiple new, fully-functioning I2P router prototypes have emerged, marking a pivotal moment for privacy-focused networking.

Truncated HMAC Security and Performance Trade-offs

RFC 2104 says you need at least 80 bits, but NIST's new SP 800-224 dropped the floor to 32 bits with a risk analysis requirement that nobody wants to explain.

Qubes OS Dodges Three Xen Security Flaws

The Xen Project dropped three security advisories on September 9, 2025, and Qubes OS published same-day confirmation that none of them threaten the platform's security architecture.

Copilot Actions Expands Every Threat Vector Microsoft Already Fucked Up

Microsoft wants AI agents clicking through your files like humans—on infrastructure with 1,360 CVEs in 2024 alone.

LMDE 7 Ships Debian 13, Kernel 6.12 LTS, Real-Time Support

LMDE 7 "Gigi" released October 14, 2025 built on Debian 13 Trixie with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, Cinnamon 6.4.12, and the first mainline real-time kernel support.

California Forces Police to Disclose AI-Written Reports

California just mandated that police must disclose when artificial intelligence writes their reports, and vendors are banned from selling the data they collect. (and why it doesn't matter)

Tails 7.1 Drops Browser Home Phoning, Updates Tor Stack

The privacy OS now opens Tor Browser to a local page instead of phoning home, while patching critical vulnerabilities and fixing confusing error messages.

Domain Fronting: How Censors Killed Privacy on the Cloud

By putting one domain in the TLS handshake and another in the HTTP header, domain fronting made Signal unstoppable in Egypt, Oman, and UAE—until corporations caved to authoritarian pressure.

CryptPad: Zero-Knowledge Architecture

While Google Docs reads everything you type, CryptPad's XSalsa20-Poly1305 encryption and Nakamoto-style consensus protocol ensure the server never decrypts your documents.

Based: Monero Fights 40% Network Spy Nodes with Subnet Filter

The new release implements /24 subnet filtering to disadvantage spy nodes that have been attempting transaction-to-IP correlation since October 2020.

Stop Renting Your ISP's Surveillance Device (it's bad)

Your ISP-provided router might be saving you setup time, but it's costing you control, privacy, and protection against nation-state attackers who've already proven they can breach these devices.

Tor Browser 14.5.8 Fixes Firefox Bugs and Snowflake Bridges

Tor Browser 14.5.8 shipped with critical security fixes backported from Firefox 144, plus updates to core anonymity infrastructure. The Tor Project released the update on its download page and distribution directory.