Governments Attack Free Speech, Apple Releases MTE, Chat Control is Still Around
Our top stories this week:
- Charlie Kirk's death sparks surge in doxing and online harassment.
- Apple releases EMTE, protecting against targeted spyware.
- Danish Justice Secretary doubles down on Chat Control.
- OpenAI explores age verification after wrongful death lawsuit.
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Last week we released a video that we spent quite a lot of time working on behind the scenes, which was about browser fingerprinting. So if you haven't seen that yet, definitely check it out!
Jordan Warne
We have two new video projects in the works, one on the threat of quantum computing on encryption and another about how to protect yourself from data brokers. We've seen both of these topics discussed quite frequently in our community forum, so we thought we would also cover both of these in a video format.
If you were a fan of the interview style of the browser fingerprinting video, you're in luck because we're bringing it back for the data broker project we are working on. We will be involving an expert on the industry to bring you exclusive insights into how to protect yourself against data brokers.
Sources
Our first story looked at reports of dozens of people being fired or suspended from their jobs after a massive wave of doxxing and online harassment, targeting those who allegedly "mocked" Charlie Kirk's assassination. Social posts, whether private or public, are being sent to far-right influencers and websites like the Charlie Kirk Data Foundation that claim to be simply compiling publicly available information.