How to Game Privately
Video games are an incredibly popular hobby, but they can be a privacy nightmare. How can we protect our privacy while gaming?
Hush Line review: An accessible whistleblowing platform for journalists and lawyers alike
Tip lines don't work if your source does not know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work?
What can we do about the RAM and SSD shortage?
AI data centers have caused an unprecedented shortage of DRAM and NAND, increasing prices on everything from computers to smartphones. If you want to purchase a device without breaking the bank, here is what you can do so securely.
Email Security: Where We Are and What the Future Holds
Email is ubiquitous. If you want to function in modern society, you pretty much have to have an email address, but what was originally just a simple protocol to send messages between machines has morphed beyond what it was originally intended for.
Real-Name Policies: The War Against Pseudonymity
Real-name policies have existed for over a decade, but these problems have become exponentially harmful in today's world. It's time to fight back against this unsafe and discriminatory privacy-invasive practice.
Bits of Freedom & Privacy Guides Partnering to Enhance FixJePrivacy.nl
We are excited to start a collaboration with Bits of Freedom to help maintain Fix je Privacy, a Dutch-language website providing practical tips to improve your online safety.
What is Differential Privacy?
Differential privacy is a mathematically rigorous framework for adding a controlled amount of noise to a dataset so that no individual can be reidentified. Learn how this technology is being implemented to protect you.
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.
Ghosts in the Machine: The Fight for Privacy After Death
In the early hours of 6 June 2020, Nicole Smallman and her sister Bibaa Henry had just finished celebrating Bibaa’s birthday with friends in a park in London. Alone and in the dark, they were both fatally and repeatedly stabbed 36 times.
Multi-Party Computation Explained
We know how to secure data in storage using E2EE, but is it possible to ensure data privacy even while processing it server-side?
Chat Control Must Be Stopped, Act Now!
If you've heard of Chat Control already, bad news: it's back. If you haven't, this is a pressing issue you should urgently learn more about if you value privacy, democracy, and human rights. This is happening right now, and we must act to stop
“We [Don't] Care About Your Privacy”
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Being able to distinguish facts from marketing lies is an essential skill in today's world. Despite all the privacy washing, there are clues we can look for to help.
Privacy Washing Is a Dirty Business
Privacy washing is a widely used deceptive strategy. Learning to detect it better is an important skill to develop to help us to respond to it and report it.
Privacy Is Like Broccoli
Improving privacy can get overwhelming at first. It's important to move one step at a time, but remain persistent. Good privacy is like good health habits.
How To Improve Your Privacy and Security on Mastodon
This article is a tutorial on how to improve your Mastodon account's security, and how to adjust the different privacy features to your preferences.
Privacy and Security on Mastodon
While most social media rely on commercial models harvesting users' data, Mastodon offers an alternative that doesn't seek profits from your data and attention.
Queer Dating Apps: Beware Who You Trust With Your Intimate Data
At the intersection of data privacy and LGBTQ+ experiences, it's inevitable to talk about queer dating apps. Unfortunately, most are horrible for data privacy.
You Can Say NO
Sometimes, it can feel like our data is collected completely outside of our control or consent. But we still have a powerful weapon to fight back: The power to say no.
Creating a Tricked-Out Monero Server with TrueNAS
In this guide, we will walk you through setting up a very powerful Monero server on TrueNAS.
Stay Safe, but Stay Connected
Balancing data protection and online connection can be difficult. Nevertheless, it's an essential skill to be able to stay safe online while staying connected.
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