Technically Private

Websites are easier-than-ever to build...

They will be used to scam you.

Jul 13 • 

Roy Rinberg

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March 2025

When AGI isn't enough: taxonomizing problems for AI

A lens on different kinds of problems, in light of progress in AI

Mar 4 • 

Roy Rinberg

4

February 2025

Warrant canaries, security theater, and you

More evidence that birds are not real

Feb 8 • 

Roy Rinberg

4

October 2024

When is Differentially Private Finetuning Actually Private?

What is differential privacy in a world of background information?

Oct 10, 2024 • 

Roy Rinberg

3

2

June 2022

Simple Practices for Internet Privacy

Locking your front door on the internet.

Jun 12, 2022 • 

Roy Rinberg

5

February 2022

Who wants to spend a million?

okay, fine $1,191,700

Feb 15, 2022 • 

Roy Rinberg

2

A Thermodynamics Argument for Cryptographers in the Cryptowars

Alt title: Will backdoor cryptography bring about the eventual heat death of the universe? Technically.

Feb 15, 2022 • 

Roy Rinberg

2

2

Today in "What's Amazon Doing to Steal your Privacy"

Post from the Past

Feb 15, 2022 • 

Roy Rinberg

2

September 2021

Some Resources for Differential Privacy

I’ve been spinning up on privacy for a little while now, here are some resources I’ve found helpful:

Sep 24, 2021 • 

Roy Rinberg

2

We need Better Hedges (in Public-Interest Technology)

It might seem an improbable choice for someone aspiring to help people.

Sep 5, 2021 • 

Roy Rinberg

1

Cause Evaluation: Cybersecurity

I’m interested in doing a decently hard pivot with my life into the internet privacy (and security) space.

Sep 5, 2021 • 

Roy Rinberg

1

August 2021

Getting Started with AI-Alignment

Or at least what I know about it

Aug 19, 2021 • 

Roy Rinberg

2