CCCZH, CCC-CH, ISOC-CH & Taler
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Context on @ISOCSwitzerland's event of today are two RFCs published in August 2025:
1.
#RFC9787: Guidance on End-to-End Email Security (cf. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9787.html)
2.
#RFC9788: Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email
(cf. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9788.html)
Context on @ISOCSwitzerland's event of today are two RFCs published in August 2025:
1.
#RFC9787: Guidance on End-to-End Email Security (cf. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9787.html)
2.
#RFC9788: Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email
(cf. https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9788.html)
Tomorrow Thursday 29 October we organize our first #ISOCHappyHour gathering with short presentations of important developments for the future of the Internet.
Tomorrow @hernani introduces the topic of #EmailEncryption and Bernie Hoeneisen summarizes the RFC 9788, recently published, on Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email, followed by a discussion.
Join us at L200, Langstrasse 200, in Zurich at 18:00.
Spurlos bezahlt mit GNU Taler?
Hast du auf den Datenspuren SPURLOS bezahlt? Dann hast du das privatsphärefreundliche Bezahlsystem GNU Taler als eine*r der ersten mit echtem Geld getestet!
Feedback zu deinen Erfahrungen hilft uns und dem Entwicklerteam, das System vor einem deutschlandweiten Launch als digitales Bargeld noch besser zu machen. Dabei freuen wir uns über
Erfahrungsberichte an contact@taler.net, die wir evtl. in der Zukunft (gerne anonym) zitieren können,
positive Bewertungen der Wallet-App in den kommerziellen App-Stores, um die Bekanntheit zu fördern, und
Verbesserungsvorschläge oder Fehlermeldungen im GNU-Taler-Bugtracker.
Danke für eure Mithilfe - für eine Zukunft mit privatsphärefreundlichem digitalen Bezahlen basierend auf freier Software!
oops! Something went wrong and we have to delay our event today by 30min.
Things do go wrong, and while 30min delay is not a big problem, in other cases the consequences are irreversible.
Join our event today to work in groups (at L200 and online) for the evaluation of our concerns about the Swiss #eID and the associated risks.
How probable they are? And how severe their effect?
Could the Swiss #eId law be improved to better protect us?
ISOC-CH published a position article on the risks of the Swiss #eID and organizes a hybrid event to collectively analyze them. Check https://isoc.ch
1/2 🎉 Last week, NGI TALER announced three new grantees, strengthening our digital payment system, GNU Taler, already #operational in Switzerland!
🚀 A total of 17 projects have now received NGI Taler funding! Learn more on TALER ICH under Taler Integrations: https://ich.taler.net/c/integrations/28
🔗 Full details on NLnet’s website https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html
💡 Join our community! Apply now for our 9th open call! Deadline: October 1, 2025, 12:00 CEST (noon) https://nlnet.nl/taler/
We have a new job opening for Tech Assessor.
As assessor, you have a critical role at the cutting edge of free and open source software & hardware. Together with your fellow assessors you curate our project portfolio, and actively keep it awesome and coherent by helping to select the right efforts — and support the teams involved throughout the project lifecycle.
If this is something you might be interested in check out the job description: https://nlnet.nl/foundation/jobs/assessor.html
The wider impact of open source
Switzerland’s model highlights how open-source AI can democratize technology, breaking the dominance of a handful of corporations over critical digital infrastructure. By making AI models transparent, auditable, and adaptable, open-source frameworks empower governments, researchers, and businesses to innovate without vendor lock-in.
https://www.isoc.ch/the-wider-impact-of-open-source-ai/
📅 Save the Date – Free Entry!
Join NGI TALER at Datenspuren 2025 this September (19-21) in Dresden! @datenspuren
💬 In our session, we’ll critically reflect upon the ECB’s Digital Euro FAQ with our take on its utility, cost, and technical feasibility!
👀 https://talks.datenspuren.de/ds25/talk/review/W7EYFKJCNXJDYAET7J8UYN77EVUHCMMZ
Speakers: Özgür Kesim (Code Blau GmbH) @oec & Mikolai Gütschow (TU Dresden) @tudresden
Datenspuren is the annual 3-day event by Chaos Computer Club Dresden (C3D2)!
#Datenspuren2025 #DigitalEuro #TechAndSociety #C3D2
🔒 Do you care about privacy in digital payments?
🐧 Are you passionate about Free Software?
🎥 Do you enjoy learning through videos?
If yes, we’ve got something for you!
On our NGI TALER PeerTube channel we have already published 20+ videos from our partners, including talks, workshops, presentations, and demos on GNU Taler!
👉 Subscribe today https://video.ngi.eu/a/ngitaler/video-channels
#Privacy #FreeSoftware #DigitalPayments #GNU #Taler #PeerTube #OpenSource
Yeah! POT, a cooperative of local food suppliers around Zurich, CH, starts to accept GNU Taler as payment system!
https://pot.ch/pot-und-das-digitale-bezahlsystem-taler/
Swiss consumers can soon choose to pay in Swiss Francs, using GNU Taler (via the Swiss operator taler-ops.ch), at their member stores.
IODA signals show a short-lived recovery in Internet connectivity in Iran ~9:30 PM local time. By ~10:00 PM, Internet connectivity returned back to complete shutdown.
Follow Internet connectivity in Iran in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?from=1749682041&until=1750286841
👆In Sachen Intelligenz, speziell in Abgrenzung zum Begriff sog. "Künstlicher Intelligenz" (#AI / #KI):
Maximilian hatte mit 21 Jahren keine Zeit, das gesamte Internet aufzusaugen, ausser er wäre mit #NeuraLink o. ä. gechippt u/o hätte sonstwie ein #Cyber-Interface. 😄
Unsere Medienmitteilung:
https://www.piratenpartei.ch/2025/05/07/e-id-referendum-zu-stande-gekommen/
🇨🇭 Swiss tech & privacy community:
The Federal Council is proposing major changes to the #VÜPF that would expand surveillance and threaten #digitalprivacy.
📄 Read Proposal: https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen/bundesrat.msg-id-103968.html
🗓️ Consultation open until 6 May 2025
📬 Send input: ptss-aemterkonsultationen@isc-ejpd.admin.ch
Let’s stand up for privacy and digital rights in #Switzerland.
🇨🇭 An die Schweizer Tech- & Datenschutz-Community:
Der Bundesrat plant Änderungen an der #VÜPF die Überwachung ausweiten und digitale Grundrechte gefährden könnten.
📄 Vorschlag: https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen/bundesrat.msg-id-103968.html
🗓️ Vernehmlassung bis 6. Mai 2025
📬 Stellungnahme an: ptss-aemterkonsultationen@isc-ejpd.admin.ch
Lasst uns für digitale Rechte in der #Schweiz eintreten.
🇨🇭 À la communauté tech et vie privée en Suisse :
Le Conseil fédéral veut modifier l’OSCPT, élargissant la surveillance et menaçant la vie privée numérique.
📄 Proposition : https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/start/documentation/communiques.msg-id-103968.html
🗓️ Consultation ouverte jusqu’au 6 mai 2025
📬 Envoyez vos avis à : ptss-aemterkonsultationen@isc-ejpd.admin.ch
Mobilisons-nous pour les droits numériques en #Suisse.
🇨🇭 Alla comunità tech e privacy in Svizzera:
Il Consiglio federale propone modifiche all’OSCPT che estenderebbero la sorveglianza e metterebbero a rischio la #privacydigitale.
📄 Proposta: https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-103968.html
🗓️ Consultazione aperta fino al 6 maggio 2025
📬 Invia il tuo parere a: ptss-aemterkonsultationen@isc-ejpd.admin.ch
Difendiamo i diritti digitali in #Svizzera.
We invite you for a hybrid debate, in English, about the #SwissEID, in light of the upcoming referendum.
#digitalidentity is a complicated topic that concerns everyone, and there is a lot to learn from the Swiss experience.
Info & registration: https://www.isoc.ch/events/public-policy-session-2025/
