Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Maxim @maxim@chaos.social

12/10/2025, 7:41:16 AM

Public

mass surveillance

RE: https://chaos.social/@andre_meister/115690406525576090

EU member states are once again asking for a new law on mass data retention, more expansive than before. It would include almost all internet services & messenger service like WhatsApp and Signal.

Netzpolitik.org leaks a document showing this: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/internes-dokument-eu-staaten-fordern-ein-jahr-vorratsdatenspeicherung-fuer-internet-dienste-wie-messenger/#2025-11-27_Council_Presidency_Data-retention_WK-16133

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