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An illustration of COVID-19 contact tracing apps.
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Nearly all public health experts say we will have to employ testing and tracing on a massive scale to combat the spread of COVID-19. This has led a number of countries and tech companies to develop coronavirus contact tracing apps for smartphones. Th
Illustration of someone working from home.
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Working from home is one of the many massive societal changes that COVID-19 has forced upon the world. Millions of people are now handling sensitive work data outside their office for the first time. It can be hard enough to keep data secure in the o
An illustration of Zoom's attendee attention tracking.
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Zoom has seen a flood of new users as the COVID-19 outbreak forces more and more employees to transition to working from home. Zoom’s big selling point is its near-frictionless video calls. However, new users should be aware of the company’s privacy
An illustration of political campaigns sharing voter data.
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During this American presidential election campaign season, politicians have scored points calling out tech companies for abusing the personal data of their users. Yet many political campaigns are engaged in very similar practices.  Political campai
An illustration of cryptojacking.
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Cryptojacking made headlines back in 2017 when hackers hit a series of high profile websites (including several operated by the UK and Australian governments). Whenever somebody visited an infected site, the hackers were able to hijack the visitor’s
An illustration of different smart devices that make up the Internet of Things.
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The Internet of Things has come a long way since the turn of the century when it was a buzzword used by futurists and entrepreneurs. Although not yet as ubiquitous as some predicted a decade ago, Internet-connected devices have crept into many aspect
Proton Mail for Journalist
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Proton Mail is a free, encrypted email service that protects your messages from hackers, government surveillance, and data breaches. Not even Proton Mail can access your emails. Download the Proton Mail guide for journalists “Unencrypted journalist
Internet privacy
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IMPROVE YOUR ONLINE PRIVACY WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, DEVELOPED BY THE PROTON TEAM. HERE, WE’LL HELP YOU DETERMINE YOUR THREAT MODEL AND TAKE STEPS TO ACHIEVE ONLINE PRIVACY THAT MEETS YOUR NEEDS. Updated February 2024 Total internet privacy i
Privacy vs security
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Four years ago, the Pew Research Center, a US think tank, asked hundreds of cybersecurity experts to weigh in on a simple question: “By 2025, will a major cyber-attack have caused widespread harm to a nation’s security and capacity to defend itself a
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Crossing an international border is often a stressful experience. It becomes all the more stressful if you are pulled aside for further inspection. Border searches, including phone searches and laptop searches, have become more common in recent years
protonmail-encryption-backdoor
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For decades, law enforcement agencies have lobbied to force technology companies to weaken their own security protocols by adding an encryption backdoor. The FBI has even recently come up with a catchy brand for its anti-encryption campaign: “Going D