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MembersTor vs. VPN: Choosing the Right Tool for Online Privacy, Anonymity, and Security
Confusing privacy with anonymity is the first mistake most people make — and usually the most expensive one.
Mozilla Eyes Revival with Thunderbird Pro and Thundermail Amid Ongoing User Decline
Mozilla expands Thunderbird with Pro services and Thundermail to challenge Gmail and Office365 in open-source email.
Mastercard Agrees to Eschew Pressure to Censor Ads, Ends Third-Party Influence After Scrutiny Over Role in GARM
Mastercard’s quiet exit from GARM signals a shift from ad-industry alliances to corporate self-preservation.
T-Mobile Glitch Exposes Real-Time Location Data of Children and Vehicles to Random Users
Parents opening T-Mobile’s tracking app found themselves watching strangers’ kids instead of their own.
UK Halts “Legal but Harmful” Censorship Rule Amid US Trade Pressure, But Online Safety Act Still Fuels Free Speech and Privacy Fears
Avoiding a showdown over speech, Westminster trades censorship debates for quiet diplomacy with Washington.
UK-US Trade Deal May Trigger Review of UK Online Censorship Law Amid US Free Speech Concerns
Washington wants liberty on the ledger, while London keeps trying to pay in polite shrugs.
Senate Probes Meta Over Alleged China Collaboration and Censorship Project “Aldrin”
A decade-long courtship with Beijing threatens to expose Silicon Valley’s most guarded ambitions.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Renews Attacks on Apple and Google Over Alleged Monopolistic and Anti-Competitive App Store Practices
Epic’s fight drags on as Sweeney accuses Apple and Google of weaponizing compliance to preserve their turf.
EU Targets Elon Musk’s X with Potential $1 Billion Fine Under Censorship Law
Brussels wants to tame the world’s noisiest platform with the world’s driest rulebook.
MembersWhen One Island Demands to Muzzle the World
The empire strikes back, but this time it’s armed with PDFs, fines, and a god complex about speech.
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”
The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.
Democrats, Former Disinfo Board Chief, Defend Government-Big Tech Ties, Dismiss Censorship-Industrial Complex at House Hearing on First Amendment Safeguards
Jankowicz stood firm in her narrative, brushing off documented censorship claims as elaborate political fan fiction.