

Siding with Apple, court rejects UK’s secrecy request

Move over Signalgate, let’s talk Venmogate


Security lessons from a Signal group chat
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic is added to a Signal group chat discussing national security information — presumably by accident

Advice column: Should I be concerned about AI transcription tools?
There are some great uses for time-saving AI transcription tools, but it’s important to also know when to avoid uploading to a cloud provider

Ad CEO boasts about data broker capabilities
If our digital security trainer were in charge of data broker services, he might keep his cards closer to the vest. But that’s just him

Dropping malicious browser extensions
Browser extensions are powerful, but not all are trustworthy. Here’s how to scale back to the ones you trust

Advice column: So you’ve been targeted by a famous person
Our digital security team examines the security risks to journalists if a prominent person targets them online, and what can be done to prepare

Google’s personal data removal updates
Google updates its “Results about you” tool to help users remove unwanted or outdated information about themselves

Apple pulls encrypted iCloud from the U.K.
After government demands for global access to Apple’s end-to-end encrypted iCloud, the company disables the feature regionally

Advice column: Is it safe to unlock my phone with my face?
Welcome to “Ask a security trainer,” the column where the Digital Security Training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) answers your burning questions at the intersection of journalism and security. Submit yours here! Let’s jump right into this week’s question.Dear DST,I have some sensitive data …

X temporarily blocks Signal links
While X might be able to block links, it will have a tougher time blocking Signal usernames

U.K. officials demand iCloud backdoor
The “snoopers’ charter” order for access to end-to-end encrypted iCloud accounts applies globally