7 countries are calling for access to your private messages
Citing public safety, governments are pushing for backdoors into apps that have end-to-end encryption.
Yes, your e-reader tracks you, too. Here’s what to do about...
Kindle tells Amazon about your page turns, dictionary lookups, highlights, notes, and more.
Denmark’s lesson in whistleblowing: Don’t arrest the whistleblowers
Seven years after Snowden, Denmark shows how a government should respond to whistleblowers.
Instagram stored messages and photos you wanted to delete
An independent security researcher found photos and messages more than a year after he deleted them.
Lockdowns highlight the need to repair devices ourselves
Brands create obstacles to fixing our devices affordably or at all. And with service centers closed during the pandemic, consumers are left with no options.
To combat fake pandemic news, countries beef up censorship
These new measures suppressing press and internet freedoms are ripe for abuse.
New semester, new surveillance: How schools plan to monitor students
Amid a pandemic, schools that decide to reopen might implement various invasive methods of monitoring students.
The U.S. wants to stop funding open-source projects. Here’s why that’s...
You may not have heard of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), but you’ve probably used tools that have gotten...
What happens to your privacy if you go completely cashless?
Swiping a card or using your phone to pay for things is undoubtedly convenient but comes with obvious privacy...
How to secure your video-conferencing apps
This post was originally published on May 14, 2020. If you are working from home right now, chances are you...
