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Matthew Wollenweber

@MWollenweber

NOLA based security engineer, privacy advocate, and progressive organizer. BJJ brown belt. Rescuer of bulldogs. Opinions are my own

 New Orleans, LA
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Joined March 2021
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October in review: we opened the Perdido Institute, filed NOPD's September records cycle, built DroneWatch, and reported seven software vulnerabilities In surveillance software. The petition to stop illegal surveillance is at 457 signatures.
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October in Review

October in Review

October was a busy month. The biggest piece of work was building the Perdido Institute, a New Orleans nonprofit that now houses all of my surveillance and police accountability work. It opened on N…

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Breaking News: Scott Colom, a Democrat, defeated Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican of Mississippi, in a close race, according to The Associated Press. His win makes him the first Black senator elected in the state since Reconstruction. nyti.ms/4zjyukG
Scott Colom is pictured. Headline reads: "Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat After Tight Race." Photo credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today, via Associated Press.

ALT Scott Colom is pictured. Headline reads: "Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Seat After Tight Race." Photo credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today, via Associated Press.

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Replying to @JayJaymorris3
you know this is made up, right?
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NOPD logged 107 drone flights at once Flown Oct 27 – Nov 6, 2026 Logged Wed Nov 11, 3:49 PM, 5–15 days later 76 Call for Service, 23 Training, 2 Crime Scene, 2 Tactical Operations, 1 Other (Specified), 1 Special Event, 1 Suspect Search, … Data: arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/in…
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I wonder how many other CAs generated their private keys outside of the HSM, and whether it’s even possible to audit at this point.
Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz) profile pictureGergely Orosz
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I CANNOT believe the report: it proves that eMudhra is a clown show, and was never fit to be a CA: The point of a HSM (hardware security module) is that the private key NEVER leaves it. Guess what eMudhra did: it turned off FIPS mode (WTF?!) and copied out the private key 😱
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More than one in four sexual assault evidence kits missed legal deadlines, while auditors found Louisiana has no designated authority to enforce compliance. wwltv.com/article/news/inves…
Hundreds of Louisiana rape kits never sent for testing, state audit finds

Hundreds of Louisiana rape kits never sent for testing, state audit finds

More than one in four sexual assault evidence kits missed legal deadlines, while auditors found Louisiana has no designated authority to enforce compliance.

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Every American needs to read this @Bloomberg @JZBleiberg story on a spate of SUICIDES by cyber specialists at NSA+ Cyber Command this year. 11(!) this past year. What makes this esp. disturbing to me is the previous leader, Gen. Tim Haugh, was beloved, took culture very seriously, and this administration just “Laura Loomered” him. Now this. A national shame. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
More Suicides at Spy, Cyber Agencies Scrutinized By Congress

More Suicides at Spy, Cyber Agencies Scrutinized By Congress

At least 11 National Security Agency and US Cyber Command workers died by suicide over roughly the past year, according to US officials and public records, a greater number than previously known.

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eMudhra disabled FIPS on the HSM, exported the private key into Python on a computer, and then it got truncated when they re-imported it I have to admit I did not realize CAs were running HSMs with the ability to do this. How many CAs are exporting private keys to computers??
Scott Helme (@Scott_Helme) profile pictureScott Helme
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eMudhra's incident report is out! A Python script truncated their CA private keys to one byte?! bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bu…

2083449 - eMudhra: Private key compromise of Intermediate Certificates

ASSIGNED (naveen.ml) in CA Program - CA Certificate Compliance. Last updated 2026-11-10.

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Courtyard Brewery@CourtyardBrewNov 10
As a flaming liberal can I just say that I appreciate conservatives like Massie who have the cojones and moral fortitude to call out his own side. We need more Americans like him on both sides - willing to call out our bullshit as we call out their bullshit. Thank you Rep Massie.
Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) profile pictureThomas Massie
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Replying to @RepTimmons
With due respect, the Articles are about breaking the law and violating the Constitution, not policy disagreements. For instance, Article III clearly describes how he is in violation of the law requiring congressional approval for a conflict that lasts more than 60 days.
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Is there a cost to misattribution? The campaign I fell for was by IRAN using CHINESE tools, how does that absolve me of any responsibility? Attribution doesn’t matter, it’s just political theater and shifting blame
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Thomas Massie, the famous ICS engineer?
Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) profile pictureThomas Massie
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Replying to @elonmusk @cradrrat
I use C/C++ for all my projects. Debt Badge, Clucks Capacitor, homemade power-wall, sculpting software for my haptic interface. I suppose with AI assisting, the clunkiness of developing in C disappears and the efficiency shines. How soon until the language doesn’t matter?
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I have some very exciting work coming soon. I’ve spent years trying to explain the problem with AI powered surveillance. So I’m going to show you.
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RETINA, the Perdido Institute's public map of surveillance cameras in New Orleans, is now open source. It holds 1,155 points: cameras and license plate readers in and around the city. Read the code and check our claims against it. perdidoinstitute.com/2026/11…
The RETINA Map is Open Source

The RETINA Map is Open Source

The Perdido Institute published the source code for RETINA, our public map of surveillance cameras in New Orleans, today, November 9, 2026. The code is in a public repository at github.com/mwollenw…

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RETINA is live: every known surveillance camera and license plate reader in New Orleans on one public map. 1,117 points, built from the City's own datasets, OpenStreetMap, and resident reports. Open it and see what is watching your block perdidoinstitute.com/2026/11…
The Perdido Institute Is Open

The Perdido Institute Is Open

The Perdido Institute opened today, November 2, 2026, as a New Orleans nonprofit that protects residents from unlawful surveillance and holds city government to its own laws. Our first tool is RETI…

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FYI: regarding costs of using 'AI' for pentesting in the LAB: > With Claude OPUS 4.6/4.8 it cost me about 200 dollars per pentest for the API calls (3 hours per test) > with DEEPSEEK it costs about $2-$20 per run.... (3 - 30 hours)
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ICYMI: My scoop on the lawsuit three Louisiana groups filed against the Public Service Commission yesterday challenging the commission's "Lightning Directive" Will be interesting to see if it comes up at the Dec. 10 PSC vote to approve 7 gas plants to power Meta's data centers
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Full story: wwno.org/economy/2026-11-09/…
Entergy wants their land for Meta’s power lines. They’re suing the regulators approving them

Entergy wants their land for Meta’s power lines. They’re suing the regulators approving them

Landowners say Entergy is threatening to use eminent domain for Meta power lines. Now, they’re suing the Public Service Commission over how it sped up approvals.

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This is the town whose officer falsely accused Chrisanna Elser using Flock tracking of her Rivian.
Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) profile pictureKyle Clark@KyleClarkNov 10
The tiny, tony town of Bow Mar, Colorado is determined to gate off public streets to keep out the riff raff. Neighboring Denver and Littleton are suing to keep Bow Mar from pulling up the draw bridges. @spencersoicher reports:
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Louisiana has been among the states most affected by President Trump’s surge in ICE detentions. wwltv.com/article/news/polit…
‘No duh’: Local advocates react after Trump calls immigration crackdown ‘too tough’

‘No duh’: Local advocates react after Trump calls immigration crackdown ‘too tough’

Louisiana has been among the states most affected by President Trump’s surge in ICE detentions. 

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Real murderer's row of Louisiana oligarchs signed on to Jeff Landry's reelection fundraiser here. Should note also the event is hosted at Gayle Benson's Windsor Court Hotel. (via @perdidostnews perdidostreet.news/p/landry-…)
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here’s a short explainer (plus cows!)
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NEW: Three Louisiana groups are suing the PSC over a fast-tracked approval process for power plants that will supply Meta’s $50 billion data center. The lawsuit could affect Entergy’s plans to build gas plants and transmission lines that threaten to cut through private land.
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