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Deprecated Linux networking commands and their replacements
In my article detailing the command line utilities available for configuring and troubleshooting network properties on Windows and Linux, I mentioned some Linux tools that, while still included and…
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SPDY: What I Like About You
I've been working on implementing SPDY as an experiment in Firefox lately. We'll have to see how it plays out, but so far I really like it. ...
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Verifying your Matrix devices is becoming mandatory
From April 2026, only verified devices can send or receive end-to-end encrypted message on Element.
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Investigating TLS Blocking in India
We ran experimental TLS blocking measurements in India
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Why We Love QUIC and HTTP/3
We're thrilled to be so invested in QUIC, a new transport protocol that is more responsive, secure, and flexible than what the internet uses today. Learn why, straight from our very own Jana Iyengar, one of the editors of the core document.
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Your wifi shows me where you live, work and travel
Many people may already know that all your devices try to broadcast your previous connections. I expect that many more have no idea that’s happening. There have been articles published about it before, but without specific examples.
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Bad Connection: Global telecom exploitation by covert surveillance actors
Our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and, for the first time, links real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. The findings expose how suspected commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) exploit the global telecom interconnect ecosystem, leverage private…
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SendGrid isn’t emailing about ICE or BLM – it’s a phishing attack
For the past several months, I’ve been receiving and then ignoring a steady stream of concerning emails from Sendgrid, the popular email delivery service owned by Twilio that I use for sendin…
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US internet speeds 91% faster in 2020 according to user speed tests
Internet speeds in the US were more than twice as fast as Europe's in 2021.
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Local rules instead of global censorship
After the Capitol riot, the question isn't about how the social media monopolists should wield their power - the question is whether they should have such power in the first place.
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A story about bypassing air Canada's in-flight network restrictions
1 Prologue A while ago, I took a flight from Canada back to Hong Kong - about 12 hours in total with Air Canada. Interestingly, the plane actually had WiFi: However, the WiFi had restrictions. For Aeroplan members who hadn’t paid, it only offered Free Texting, meaning you could only use messaging apps like WhatsApp…
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How to Get a North Korea / Antarctica VPS
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NTP Pool Bad Actors: The Rising Sophistication of Network Scanning
Gone are the days when computers didn't need firewalls. We are now living in an internet security arms race and your personal information ...
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How I block all 26M of your curl requests
A journey in packet filtering
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Networking and the Internet, from First Principles
How electricity, light, and radio move data across independently operated networks.
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What Can I Do About Bufferbloat?
Bufferbloat is high latency (or lag) that occurs when there’s other traffic on your network. This means that your network isn’t always responsive - it’s wasting your time.
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802.11ah Wi-Fi Standard Approved
Wi-Fi Alliance® drives advancement and adoption of each generation of Wi-Fi®, such as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6® and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7™.
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US Cellular Now a Part of Project Fi's Network
With the addition of a third network, Project Fi now gives you more coverage and speed, helping you stay connected wherever you are.
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Cloudflare OHTTP gateway
We’re announcing the closed beta of a self-serve Cloudflare OHTTP Gateway. We’re also renaming our Privacy Gateway to Cloudflare OHTTP Relay to better distinguish the two products.
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Attack of the Week: Airdrop Tracing
It’s been a while since I wrote an “attack of the week” post, and the fault for this is entirely mine. I’ve been much too busy writing boring posts about Schnorr signatures!…
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Faxploit: Sending Fax Back to the Dark Ages
Research By: Eyal Itkin, Yannay Livneh and Yaniv Balmas Fax, the brilliant technology that lifted mankind out the dark ages of mail delivery when only the postal service and carrier pigeons were used to deliver a physical message from a sender to a receiver. Technology wise, however, that was a long time ago. Today […]
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The curious case of slow downloads
Some time ago we discovered that certain very slow downloads were getting abruptly terminated and began investigating whether that was a client (i.e. web browser) or server (i.e. us) problem.