Privacy
MembersThe Right Way to Hide Your Email Address
A recent privacy issue with Apple has exposed the dangers and loopholes to be aware of. Here’s how to get email aliases right.
Radar Chat Brings Bitcoin Payments to Signal Messaging
It runs on Signal, holds your keys, and slips a Bitcoin button next to the message box, no cash tag required.
Predator Spyware Victims File €8 Million Damages Suit in Athens
There is no undo button for a hacked phone, so the victims are asking for the next best thing, a number with six zeros.
Durov Questioned a Fourth Time in France’s Telegram Case
France arrested the founder, seized his freedom, and went looking for the crime afterward.
Brussels Has Opinions About Your Social Media Feed
The same law that polices what Europe can post online now polices how the apps are built, and Meta is the test case.
Markey’s AI Bills Could Force Online Age Verification Digital ID
The slogan is taking power back from Big Tech. The fine print asks for your ID before you are allowed to say a word.
Microsoft Decided Your Windows Settings Belong in Its Cloud
Microsoft turns Windows Backup on by default in Windows 11 26H2, sending your settings and Store apps to the cloud.
France and WHO Push Social Media ID Checks
The pitch is protecting kids from algorithms. The mechanism is a permanent identity checkpoint over the entire internet.
EU Brings Back Chat Surveillance, Even As More MEPs Vote No
Every empty chair in Strasbourg counted as a vote for the surveillance nobody in the room had the numbers to stop.
Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law
The justices didn’t say a word about the First Amendment. They just let the ID check stay switched on.
Burnham Backs UK Social Media Ban, Digital ID Age Verification
Continuity, it turns out, means keeping the scheme that ends anonymous internet in Britain.
California Wants a Watcher Inside Every 3D Printer
California decided your printer should treat you like a suspect.