Apple, Google introduce cross-platform secure messaging
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The 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team’s checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
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Use Signal’s new call links
The encrypted messaging app just rolled out a new feature to let users join a call with just a link — groups no longer required
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Chrome phases out popular ad blocker — what now?
It’s the Digital Security Training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with security news that keeps you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone has shared this newsletter with you, please subscribe here.In the newsIn its push to rework permissions within Google Chrome desktop …
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Metadata 102 — What is communications metadata and why do we care about it?
Even if we encrypt our chats, they yield metadata — data about our conversations. Let’s talk about why it matters.
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Why journalists should enable Signal usernames
With Signal’s new username and discoverability features, we’re done giving away phone numbers
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Overcoming challenges when setting up newsroom Signal tiplines
We outline important decisions for newsrooms when setting up Signal tiplines
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Signal, the secure messaging app: A guide for beginners
Also available in Spanish.
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From Tik to Tok: Security considerations for newsrooms using TikTok
By the end of 2021, TikTok reached one billion monthly users, becoming one of the most popular social media platforms globally. In the United States, the platform was one of the few that significantly increased its share of users who said they regularly use the platform to get their …
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Taking care with source security when reporting on abortion
What journalists can do to better manage digital security for sources when reporting on abortion.
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To protect your sources, protect your address book
Source protection is a paramount concern for journalists in every beat. Platforms like SecureDrop and apps like Signal allow you the ability to securely and privately speak with whistleblowers to break important stories. Beyond protecting the confidentiality of these conversations, however, is the concern for the metadata, or data about data, that identifies who you’ve been talking to.
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So you want a second Signal account
If you use Signal, the secure messaging app, you may have thought about getting a second account. The good news is you don’t need another phone plan to use a second Signal account, and you may be able to set it up on a range of devices.We’ll walk …
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Journalism’s treacherous relationship with email
In journalistic work, email introduces needless risk. But it's also tough to avoid. We must think through when and how to switch to different channels.
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Keybase for beginners
When working together online, chat tools like Slack are useful, but allow the service provider to read your messages. Keybase simplifies the process of sharing files and having conversations securely.Keybase is end-to-end encrypted, meaning that only you and your conversational partners can read the messages and files you …
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Upgrading WhatsApp security
Also available in Spanish.
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First steps for online safety
The environment in the U.S. surrounding digital security threats to journalists is evolving. What should journalists do to better protect themselves, sources, and colleagues from escalating digital security threats?
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Security considerations for confidential tip pages
How journalists can safely make the most of their confidential tip pages.
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What we know about video conferencing with BigBlueButton
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the BigBlueButton video chat platform.
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Journalists, how private are your Slack messages really?
It's time to rethink your privacy on Slack.
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Encrypting a college newsroom with Signal
Freedom of the Press Foundation's Digital Security Training intern speaks to the experience of deploying Signal in his student newsroom.
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What we know about video conferencing with Microsoft Teams
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the Microsoft Teams video chat platform.
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What we know about video conferencing with Slack
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the Slack video chat platform.
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Wear a mask, then cover your face with Signal
Learn how to blur faces in photos with Signal, the encrypted messaging app.
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Redacting photos on the go: A field guide
Photos and how we share them can present risks to the people and sensitive information that’s been captured in the process. In this guide, we discuss how to safely redact them
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Beyond Signal phone numbers
Something exciting is happening at Signal: Through novel encryption techniques and architecture, we may be moving away from phone numbers as user IDs.
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What we know about video conferencing with Whereby
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the Whereby video chat platform.
