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Alexander Hansen Færøy

@ahf.me

Network Team Lead at @TorProject.org. He/him. Interested in privacy-enhancing technologies, cryptography, censorship, security, free software, and distributed systems. Posts about #BornHack, #LEGO, #photography, and #homebrewing. Web: https://ahf.me/

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Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · 7mo ago

If you're attending #FOSDEM and have an interest in the Tor network and/or #Tor relay/bridge operation, we welcome you to join our Tor Relay Operator Meetup. It will take place on Sunday, the 1st of February, from 13:00 to 14:00, in the room H.3244. For more info: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

FOSDEM 2026 - Tor Relay Operator Meetup

Welcome to the Official FOSDEM Tor Relay Operator Meetup. This BOF is for current or up-and-coming Tor Relay or Bridge operators interested in meeting like-minded people for an hour-long session with…

fosdem.org

Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · 7mo ago

Back home in Copenhagen after a long December with travels to Mexico City for work meetings, Karlsruhe for a wonderful Christmas, and finally Hamburg for #39c3. It was nice to see all the friends, colleagues, and family during this month, and now it's time to sleep and recharge 🪫

Light installation from 39c3.
Phoenix R&D@phoenixrd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We will be at #39C3 and we brought something exciting: Invitation codes for the beta phase of Air, our new secure messenger based on MLS! ✨ Hit us up if you’d like to join the beta with your friends. You can also follow @air.ms, where we’ll post updates over time.

Invitation cards in front of the ALL CREATURES WELCOME banner AIR • No phone number or email • End-to-end encrypted • No metadata retention • Open-source • Post-quantum secure • Based on Messaging Layer Security (MLS) and open standards • EU-based
Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · 8mo ago

I've been using Qubes 4.3 in the RC phase on my Framework 13 laptop. I usually go with kernel-latest, but started seeing a bootup freeze right after the amdgpu driver was initialized. I solved this by manually blocking the `amdxdna` driver from loading. #qubesos #framework

Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · 8mo ago

En route from Mexico City to Amsterdam, the infotainment system showed our current location and highlighted exciting local attractions. Thanks to this, I learned that the University of Copenhagen's Computer Science department has moved to its new location!

A map showing the Atlantic Ocean with a marker a bit north of Ireland, where the University of Copenhagen's Computer Science department is supposedly now located.
Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · 8mo ago

This year, we managed to pull together a small #Tor community gathering here in Denmark. Georg has written a blog post about the process and the event itself at blog.torproject.org/bringing-tor... More events like this will happen in 2026! 😎

Twenty contributors, three days, one goal: Bringing the Tor community together | Tor Project

What does it take for a distributed community to organize its own gathering from scratch? Earlier this year, a group of Tor folks set out to prove that community-organized meetings can work on a shoes...

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Tor Project@torproject.org · 8mo ago

Tor is upgrading its #relay encryption with a new encryption algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents attackers from tampering with encrypted traffic, adds forward secrecy, and brings Tor's encryption up to modern standards. blog.torproject.org/introducing-...

Counter Galois Onion: Improved encryption for Tor circuit traffic | Tor Project

Tor is upgrading its relay encryption algorithm for improved security. In upcoming releases, Arti and Tor will both support a new encryption algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents a...

blog.torproject.org

James 🔒 = 🕊️@jamesfarrell.me · 10mo ago

Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal. Privacy = Freedom - there's a reason why your vote is private Please take 3 mins follow the form which emails your local politicians: fightchatcontrol.eu

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

Alexander Hansen Færøy@ahf.me · last yr.

The #BornHack 2025 program is starting to take shape. Thanks to everybody who has contributed with content! We still have submissions in the queue, but we also have space for more events! If you are considering hosting a talk, workshop, lightning talk, etc., now is a perfect time to submit it!

OHM light giving a red, alerting, light.
Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 2y ago

We want to draw attention to one of the new Administration's Executive Orders that directly impacts the freedom tools that people around the world depend on to fight censorship, and protect their security and anonymity.

Executive Order to the State Department Sideswipes Freedom Tools, Threatens Censorship Resistance, Privacy, and Anonymity of Millions

In the first weeks of the Trump Administration, we have witnessed a spate of sweeping, confusing, and likely unconstitutional executive orders, including some that have already had devastating human c...

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