Digital Security Articles & Newsletters

A recent letter from our lawmakers raises the question: What does the intelligence community do with the data of VPN users in the United States?

It may be a problem sooner than experts think

Lawmakers sent Tulsi Gabbard a letter asking for clarification about how the use of VPNs affects Americans’ privacy rights

Two tech tips that can help keep your communications shielded from government surveillance

In this guide, we break down the privacy and security considerations of AI advances to current tools and platforms.

In this guide, we break down the privacy and security considerations of these integrations.

In this guide, we break down the privacy and security considerations of services like Claude, ChatGPT, or Otter.

The best time to update your devices is all the time

Using advertising infrastructure, Customs and Border Protection can track users’ locations when targeted devices are served ads

Independent and freelance journalists working without institutional support face unique risks when filming federal agents. We share the gear, in-field security tactics, and digital security considerations used by two journalists on the ground to stay safe and to secure their footage.

A recent story of a Proton Mail user unmasked for Swiss authorities highlights what the company can and can’t protect

Intellexa founder and three others found guilty of using mercenary spyware to target journalists and senior government officials in Greece

Thinking of switching to Linux? Here are some distributions to consider for security

FPF’s Harlo Holmes offers advice on 404 Media podcast

Lockdown Mode is not just for dealing with remote malware — it also appears to shut down some forensic devices.

Court documents show how investigators can track digital activities, and reveal ways to harden journalists’ devices

We’re showing our favorite digital security tools some love in our newsletter this week. Read up on why we love security keys.

Let’s appreciate all that passcodes do for us by sending this week’s Valentines to them and their natural home, the password manager.

Larger groups come with more risk to your privacy, but you can make decisions about how to navigate groups safely

What can journalists do if they expect someone might take devices with sensitive information?

As heart-shaped chocolate boxes fill store aisles, allow us a moment to write a love letter to one of our favorite tools: Signal.

Confer is an open source, end-to-end encrypted chatbot.

Following the search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, here are concrete steps to take to safeguard yourself and your sources

If you got one of these emails, you weren’t alone.

Even if you don’t live in the Golden State, there are things you can do to opt out of invasive data broker companies.