It’s been more than seven months since the May 2023 FBI raid of Florida journalist Tim Burke’s home newsroom, after Burke found and publicized Fox News interview outtakes where rapper Ye made antisemitic remarks. Yet the government still hasn’t explained the basis for the raid or returned all of Burke’s seized equipment and information.
Plus: The government’s excuse for keeping a climate report hidden is easily disproved
Plus: Trump administration attacks the advisory committees that keep the government honest
Plus: Don’t be mad DOGE posted classified budget information. Intelligence agencies’ budgets should be public
Plus: Why the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety reports should be public
Plus: Why should the public have to wait until 2034 to file FOIA requests with DOGE?
Disappearing government data, transparency double-standards — another busy week tracking government secrecy
Plus: President Trump’s first week back in office was a busy one, with many orders worsening government secrecy
Plus: Will Trump keep trying to flush presidential records down the toilet?
Plus: Be skeptical when government says the sky is falling anytime classified documents enter public domain
Plus: Trump may fire the archivist. She can still fight secrecy
Plus: The CIA drugged unsuspecting Americans as part of its mind-control research programs.
Plus: a look back at 2024
Plus: U.S. government declassifies 1960 report stating Israeli nuclear site was for weapons
Plus: how you can help preserve federal data at risk of being deleted
On all major browsers, research suggests many users overestimate the privacy promises of private browsing mode, with many believing that it allows them to hide their IP address, encrypt their web traffic, browse anonymously, and more. That’s why you’ll want to read about what private browsing mode does and doesn’t do.
We’re thrilled to announce a new module focused on U.S. southern border journalism
Well, at least there’s a lot of stuff to talk to your class about
We’ve added new slides to our Malware module to help instructors get started sharing the good word about Dangerzone.
Hello again!It’s Martin, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with our regular update on the U.S. Journalism School Digital Security Curriculum.J-school security curriculum highlightsTo account for new username and privacy options in recent versions of Signal, we made some small changes to the …
Hello again!It’s Martin, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with our regular update on the U.S. Journalism School Digital Security Curriculum.Before we jump in, I want to share that we’re hiring a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) consultant to help us develop a …
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