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Aug 2, 2022 • 9min
How Tor Is Fighting—and Beating—Russian Censorship
Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 5min
How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone
The next time someone wants to borrow your device to make a call or take a picture, take these steps to protect your privacy.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 6min
Interstate Travel Post Roe Isn’t as Secure as You May Think
The DOJ vows to protect people’s ability to travel out of state for abortion care, but legal experts warn we can’t take it for granted.
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Jul 28, 2022 • 8min
Russia Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine
Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid pace.
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Jul 27, 2022 • 7min
The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats
While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list.
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Jul 26, 2022 • 10min
The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris
As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.
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Jul 25, 2022 • 9min
Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law.
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Jul 22, 2022 • 9min
Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups
Despite alerting Meta months ago, Iranian women’s rights groups say tens of thousands of fake accounts continue to bombard them on Instagram.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 10min
The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy
Under increased scrutiny, certain period-tracking apps are seeing a surge of new users. Which are as safe as they claim to be?
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Jul 18, 2022 • 7min
A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser
Researchers have found a way to use the web’s basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
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