Good Monday, friends of privacy!

Christmas are coming in faster then one could be prepared for and as we all know, best present to give and get is privacy. This week we want to celebrate private communications and bring a spotlight on a privacy super app - Status.

Tool of the week

• Chat, trasaction and browser all in one privacy-first package. Status is so-called super app for communication, crypto-wallets and internet browsing built on Ethereum

Insights

• Status has shipped v2.36 with improved in-device backupp, more emojis for chats and built-in browser
• Mullvad.net wants to shipped their WireGuard immplementation GotaTun for Android and will ship for other patforms next year
• Tor uncovers critical flaws in relay health tools
• Microsoft will finally erase an encryption cipher that enabled a decade of Windows hacks
• Browser extensions are collecting AI conversations and sell them for marketing purposes

Knowledge

• Short breakdown video of what Calimero Network is
• What is the difference between SAML and SSO?
• US's ICE now seeks cyber upgrade to better investigate even it's employees
• ObsidianOS explained: challanging but reliable Linux distribution
• EFF ranks 2025's data breaches

Inspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the web

• 404media's podcast: Is wiping a phone a crime?
• Eva Galperin explains what is Cyberfascism and how to fight it
• Take our own Web3 Privacy Now courses through our Academy

Inspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events

(new/changes in bold)

• Dec 27-30 - 39th Chaos Communication Congress Hamburg
• Jan 31 - Feb 1 - FOSDEM 2026 Brussels
• Mar 6-7 2026 - Logos Network's Parallel Society Lisabon
• May 5-8 2026 - RightsCon Zambia
• May 8-10 2026 - ETHPrague Prague
• Jun 16-17 2026 - Dapcon 26 Berlin