Jonah Aragon
Jonah is Privacy Guides' editor and Program Director. With over a decade of technical writing experience, his role includes researching and writing for Privacy Guides. He also runs Triplebit, a non-profit ISP behind many privacy-related tools.
Privacy Guides Reveals Full-Time Educational Video Team Hire
Privacy Guides, an impartial, non-profit organization focused on building a strong privacy & digital rights advocacy community, announced today that Nate Bartram would join its video production team as the latest full-time staff contributor.
Monero Node RPC Codebase Gets Improved Fuzzing Coverage
The Monero node codebase now has significant fuzzing coverage over its RPC endpoints, thanks to work by ADA Logics, funded and contracted through MAGIC Grants.
EU Digital Omnibus Supposedly Simplifies Digital Privacy Regulation
The EU Commission has put forth their Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, which aims to simplify the GDPR in order to foster competitiveness.
Google Plans to Restrict Installing Apps Outside Google Play to "Experienced Users"
Google recently uploaded a blog post stating that some of their proposed plans to validate developer identities on Android could be bypassed by "a new advanced flow."
Proton May Start Recycling Abandoned Email Addresses
Proton recently announced they are considering a change to their longstanding policy of not recycling mailbox addresses.
Android 17 will include a native 'Contact Scopes' feature
According to Android Authority, Android 17 will include a new permission that allows app developers to request access to specific contacts.
Apple Launches 'Digital ID' Feature Nationwide in the United States
This week, Apple released a new Digital ID feature for United States passport-holders, which will be available for age verification and identity verification "in apps, online, and in stores."
Mullvad Set to Retire 'Leta' Search Proxy on Nov. 27, 2025
The Mullvad Leta search engine will be retired at the end of this month, according to an announcement from Mullvad last week.
Data Brokers Know Everything About You (Interview with Yael Grauer)
Data brokerage is a billion-dollar industry built on selling your personal information without your knowledge or consent. This is what you need to know to keep your information protected.
Memory Integrity Enforcement Changes the Game on iOS
Apple's new support for ARM's Memory Tagging Extension in iOS and their A19 SoC is an underrated feature for journalists, activists, and other high-profile figures.
Governments Attack Free Speech, Apple Releases MTE, Chat Control is Still Around
This Week in Privacy #19
We're back... and so is Chat Control 😅
The Privacy Guides newsletter has arisen, Chat Control is once again threatening to endanger the internet, and we'll be live again this Friday as usual. Thank you for being a dedicated privacy advocate.