Self-Host Weekly #150: Watchtower No More

The #Watchtower project is officially archived, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Jellify -- a cross-platform #Jellyfin #music client, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-12-19/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #sysadmin #devops #privacy #security #newsletter #fediverse #software #app #apps #update #updates #launch

Encryption isn't hostile. It's a bedrock of our cybersecurity 🔐

The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces.

Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/creating-apps-like-signal-or-whatsapp-could-be-hostile-activity-claims-uk-watchdog

#e2ee #encryption #privacy #cybersecurity #nationalsecurity #security #ukpolitics #ukpol

My boycott of their chocolate and waffles continues!

"#Belgium is ending federal police #security in the #Jewish quarter of #Antwerp on January 1, in a decision called "incomprehensible" by Mayor Van Doesburg.

Despite surging #antisemitism and #hatecrimes globally, the 16 officers of the federal police who are responsible for the protection of the Jewish quarter in Antwerp will no longer be deployed after 1 January."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-880618

FreeBSD 14.3 // RTSOLD // SA-25:12

Date: December 16, 2025
Name: FreeBSD-SA-25:12.rtsold
Description: Remote code execution via ND6 Router Advertisements CVE-2025-14558
Link: https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:12.rtsold.asc

#FreeBSD #Security #Update

FreeBSD 14.3 // IPFW // SA-25:11

Date: December 16, 2025
Name: FreeBSD-SA-25:11.ipfw
Description: ipfw denial of service CVE-2025-14769
Link: https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:11.ipfw.asc

#FreeBSD #Security #Update

FreeBSD 13.5 // IPFW // SA-25:11

Date: December 16, 2025
Name: FreeBSD-SA-25:11.ipfw
Description: ipfw denial of service CVE-2025-14769
Link: https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:11.ipfw.asc

#FreeBSD #Security #Update

You are running a standard containerized workload in production. What kind of adversary could break out of a container, today? #linux #k8s #security #cyberSecurity

BSI checkt E-Mail-Programme

Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik hat getestet, wie sicher E-Mail-Programme sind. Die sind offenbar ok.

https://www.heise.de/news/BSI-checkt-E-Mail-Programme-11115384.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#BSI #EMail #IT #Journal #Security #Test #news

Like #Australia , #Denmark Plans to Severely Restrict #SocialMedia Use for #Teenagers - Slashdot
#privacy #security #ageverification

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/15/0120247/like-australia-denmark-plans-to-severely-restrict-social-media-use-for-teenagers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

So, I have been using Zitadel as my IDP so far, but it’s far too clunky and slow to my taste
I’ve been thinking about moving to Authentik, but now I see this project, PocketID, and I’m starting to think it would do the job at hand very easily

Only this is it’s only supporting passkeys, but I guess Bitwarden will take care of that

Convince me not to use PocketID, how has the experience been with this around here ?

#homelab #selfhosted #selfhosting #pocketid #authentik #zitadel #idp #oidc #security #passkeys

GrapheneOS version 2025121200 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2025121200

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/28924-grapheneos-version-2025121200-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security

#Berlin Approves New Expansion of #Police #Surveillance Powers

Berlin’s regional #parliament has passed a far-reaching overhaul of its “security” law, giving police new authority to conduct both digital and physical surveillance.

The CDU-SPD coalition, supported by #AfD votes, approved the reform of the General #Security & Public Order Act ( #ASOG ), changing the limits that once protected Berliners from intrusive policing.
#privacy #cdu #spd #cduspd

https://reclaimthenet.org/berlin-approves-new-expansion-of-police-surveillance-powers

Linux kernel developers have officially approved Rust as a full programming language alongside C and assembler, ending its experimental phase and marking a shift toward safer, more modern code. 🦀

Key subsystems still need bindings, but work is progressing, including a Rust-based Nvidia graphics driver. 🛠️

@linuxfoundation

🔗 https://www.heise.de/en/news/Linux-Kernel-Rust-Support-Officially-Approved-11109808.html

#TechNews #Linux #Rust #OpenSource #Kernel #Security #Developers #Programming #Innovation #Systems #FOSS #Technology #Code #Engineering #Nvidia