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MembersSignal's Phone Number Problem Finally Has an Asterisk
Here's what to know, what to avoid, about Signal's move away from the phone number.
MembersHow the AI “Safety” Push Creates New Gatekeepers
The biggest beneficiaries of tougher AI rules may be the very companies those rules are supposed to keep in check.
MembersWhat the Military’s Ad Tracking Problem Can Teach You About Your Phone
Your phone does not need your name to tell a stranger where you sleep and work.
MembersTwenty-Five Years After 9/11, the Surveillance Buildout Continues
Washington is still building the biometric border envisioned in the aftermath of 9/11, only now the cameras do not even need you to stop.
MembersFor Many People, it Just Got Harder to Block Tracking Ads. Here’s What Still Works
Google calls it a security upgrade. Privacy tools see a much narrower browser.
MembersNo Camera, No Problem: Wi-Fi Can See You Now
Nothing about this is illegal, secret, or even particularly new, and that is sort of the problem.
MembersFairphone 6+ Is Repairable. Is It Private and Secure?
Americans have been buying the Fairphone for a reason Fairphone never advertised. It's time to see whether the phone agrees.
MembersWas Your Plate Searched on Flock? How to Check and Request Records
How to search Flock Safety audit logs, read a hit, and file a public records request for your license plate.
MembersTotal Coverage, Optional Oversight
Surveillance companies do not promise their systems will never be abused. They promise the abuse will be caught, which is a different promise and a much smaller one.
MembersThe Streetlight With Half a Terabyte of Surveillance Storage Inside
The city council approved a lighting upgrade. What it got was 4,000 poles with an Intel processor and two cameras apiece, and nobody thought to ask which one they were voting on.
MembersBorder Phone Security: What Works and What Backfires
What actually protects a phone at a border: encryption, BFU state, and preparation, not last-minute wiping.