Proton bundles its privacy-first tools into Workspace, adding encrypted, no-account video calls to challenge Zoom and Google.

TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.TikTok keeps track of everything you do on its app – no surprises there. What's less obvious is how the company follows you around other parts of the internet that have nothing

We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to threaten our very democracy. As long as it exists, the surveillance industry, and the data it generates, will be an irresistible tool for anti-democratic forces.

: Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents

The open-source audio editor gets better, adding convenience.

Use 'Bridgy Fed' to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky The two social networks can come together thanks to this beta bridge that connects two protocols. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Mastodon #socialmedia #Fediverse #bluesky https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-bridgy-feed-to-link-mastodon-and-bluesky

Lost your Windows login? The chntpw utility can save the day.

LinkedIn profiles have the “Use my data for training content creation AI models” setting turned on by default, and it’s been left up to users to turn it off.

Privacy startup Proton already offers an email app, a VPN tool, cloud storage, a password manager, and a calendar app. In April 2022, Proton acquired SimpleLogin, an open-source product that generates email aliases to protect inboxes from spam and phishing. Today, Proton acquired Standard Notes, adv...

Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.

Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.

Computer security for everybody.

Learn the process of encrypting and decrypting folders on your Android device with the help of SSE Universal Encryption.

The most reliable website for privacy tools since 2015. Software, services, apps and privacy guides to fight surveillance with encryption for better internet privacy.

Have I Been Pwned allows you to check whether your email address has been exposed in a data breach.

The brains behind PGP has moved his mobile-encryption firm Silent Circle to Switzerland to be free of US mass surveillance

This year, U.S. laws used to justify mass surveillance are set to expire, but the U.S. Congress will renew those laws unless overwhelmingly told to let

A simplified introduction to SFTP. What it does. Why it's better than FTP. How it transfers files securely. How to use it.

The government of Iran is no stranger to using its power to restrict Internet freedoms in its country, blocking millions of websites when they have run

TrueCrypt's dramatic shutdown in May, 2014 left everyone shocked.

Chromebooks aren't like traditional laptops.

You don't have to keep your files in the cloud to get Dropbox-like syncing and sharing. Joe Kissell explains how to get started with BitTorrent Sync.

From facial recognition to personal data collection, this thing is downright scary -- and so are the implications.

Privacy Group Launches a New Free Anti-Malware Tool called "Detekt" that Detects Govt. Surveillance Malware.

• NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records• $250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products• Security experts say programs ‘undermine the fabric of the internet’

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