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`

Quinn Norton @quinn@social.circl.lu

4/14/2025, 4:15:55 PM

Public

I just re-discovered this exchange in some old writing:

“I don’t believe journalists should use the cloud.” — me

“I agree with you, but if you have, this subpoena applies to anything you have in the cloud.” — Federal prosecutor who was subpoenaing me.

Anyway, my fellow journalists or activists working under a hostile regime, it's time to think more about data movement and encryption.

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