A beginner’s guide to using Signal
A beginner's guide to using Signal A beginner’s guide to using Signal Keep your private messages private. If you hadnât heard of Signal before this week, chances are youâre well aware of it now. The messaging app was thrust into the news on Monday when The Atlanticâs editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was mistakenly added to a […]
Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed to Android Authority that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using […]
Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’
Fired FTC commissioner warns of the 'corrupting influence of billionaires' Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’ Alvaro Bedoya, commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Federal Trade Commission chair is set for a grilling by […]
DuckDuckGo is amping up its AI search tool — but will still let you leave it behind
DuckDuckGo is amping up its AI search tool — but will still let you leave it behind DuckDuckGo has big plans for embedding AI into its search engine. The privacy-focused company just announced that its AI-generated answers, which appear for certain queries on its search engine, have exited beta and now source information from across […]
How to secure your phone before attending a protest
How to secure your phone before attending a protest Back in June of 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for justice and protest against systemic racism and police brutality. It was revised two years later when people were taking to the streets to protest the possibility that […]
How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates
How the EU's DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates How the EU’s DMA is changing Big Tech: all of the news and updates The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come into force, and it’s meant that some of the world’s biggest tech companies are having to make major […]
Murena released a de-Googled version of the Pixel Tablet
Murena released a de-Googled version of the Pixel Tablet The Murena Pixel Tablet is the company’s first privacy-focused tablet device. | Image: Murena After launching several privacy-focused smartphones, Murena has released its first tablet. The French company customizes mobile devices with a version of Android called /e/OS that removes Google’s apps and services so the […]
WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation
WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation Meta’s WhatsApp has now gathered enough users to be designated a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), opening it up to stricter regulations in the region, reports Bloomberg. The DSA assigns VLOP status […]
DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
DOGE is trying to access the IRS's data on millions of taxpayers DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers The Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer data system — potentially giving it access to highly sensitive information, including Social Security Numbers and tax […]
Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges
Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers' data, lawsuit alleges Trump administration illegally allowed DOGE to access workers’ data, lawsuit alleges The Trump administration breached a federal privacy law by letting workers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access information on millions of government workers, privacy advocates including the Electronic Frontier Foundation […]