Public records are for the public
Plus: Catch us on NPR while you still can
Florida wants journalists to self-censor
SLAPPs•NewsletterPlus: Indiana authorities must drop charges against photojournalist
Don’t break Texas anti-SLAPP law
SLAPPs•NewsletterPlus: Will Democrats make it so expensive to run a social media platform that only those loyal to Trump can stay in business?
Press pool takeover drowns First Amendment
Trump•NewsletterPlus: Why Senate must not confirm Ed Martin
Judge issues inexcuseable censorship order
Prior Restraint•NewsletterPlus: Trump hides migrant detention away at Gitmo
First Amendment law legend: ‘Fight back’
Trump•NewsletterPlus: Hypocrisy as deep as the Gulf of Mexico
Prosecutor puts DOGE ahead of First Amendment
Trump•NewsletterPlus: Judges must stop facilitating Trump’s extortionate settlements
A dangerous time to attack whistleblowers
Whistleblowers•NewsletterPlus: A perfect setup to criminalize reporting of corporate secrets
Why covering the prison system matters
TikTok•NewsletterPlus: No, TikTok is not regulated like the radio
Final PRESS Act push
PRESS Act•NewsletterPlus: Classification is broken. Biden can still help fix it
Clock is ticking for PRESS Act
PRESS Act•NewsletterLast chance for legislation to safeguard journalist-source confidentiality
Congress’s declassification work shouldn’t end with JFK
PRESS Act•NewsletterToday is the anniversary of the JFK assassination. Congress passed a landmark law over 30 years to release millions of pages of assassination records, even though it doesn’t normally get involved in declassification efforts.
Now or never for PRESS Act
PRESS Act•NewsletterCongress has two months to pass the most important press freedom legislation in modern history.
How to limit Trump’s power to destroy the press
Trump•NewsletterTime to check government secrecy too
Four more years … of government secrecy?
Secrecy•NewsletterHow secretive would a second Trump or a Harris administration be? And how much could either presidential candidate rein in the government’s sprawling secrecy system if they wanted to?
It’s Marco Rubio’s party, and he’ll burn documents if he wants to
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: A judge ruled DOGE is likely subject to FOIA. But that doesn’t mean we’re guaranteed to see its records.
USAID keeping reports secret out of fear of Trump retaliation
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The government’s excuse for keeping a climate report hidden is easily disproved
Capricious government secrecy could threaten crop production
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Trump administration attacks the advisory committees that keep the government honest
What’s the status of JFK declassification efforts?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Don’t be mad DOGE posted classified budget information. Intelligence agencies’ budgets should be public
New declassification task force may be more bark than bite
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Why the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety reports should be public
Here’s how you can help save government data
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Why should the public have to wait until 2034 to file FOIA requests with DOGE?
My Groundhog Day prediction: More secrecy
Secrecy•NewsletterDisappearing government data, transparency double-standards — another busy week tracking government secrecy
Health agencies silenced, DOGE transparency in doubt, and more
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: President Trump’s first week back in office was a busy one, with many orders worsening government secrecy
Government secrecy issues to watch during Trump’s presidency
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Will Trump keep trying to flush presidential records down the toilet?
Will DOGE be subject to transparency rules?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Be skeptical when government says the sky is falling anytime classified documents enter public domain
Join live FPF-New Yorker discussion on Haditha massacre reporting
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Trump may fire the archivist. She can still fight secrecy
EPA has known for 20 years that it promotes toxic fertilizer
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The CIA drugged unsuspecting Americans as part of its mind-control research programs.
Aliens, Gitmo, and the weather: Excessive secrecy affects everything
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: a look back at 2024
Gitmo, background checks, and drones: a busy week in secrecy news
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: U.S. government declassifies 1960 report stating Israeli nuclear site was for weapons
National security claims hide information from families separated at border
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: how you can help preserve federal data at risk of being deleted
Move over Signalgate, let’s talk Venmogate
NewsletterFriends don’t let friends show the national security adviser is on their Venmo contact list
Security lessons from a Signal group chat
Communication security•NewsletterThe editor-in-chief of The Atlantic is added to a Signal group chat discussing national security information — presumably by accident
Ad CEO boasts about data broker capabilities
NewsletterIf 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
Account security•NewsletterBrowser extensions are powerful, but not all are trustworthy. Here’s how to scale back to the ones you trust
Google’s personal data removal updates
NewsletterGoogle updates its “Results about you” tool to help users remove unwanted or outdated information about themselves
Apple pulls encrypted iCloud from the U.K.
NewsletterAfter government demands for global access to Apple’s end-to-end encrypted iCloud, the company disables the feature regionally
X temporarily blocks Signal links
NewsletterWhile X might be able to block links, it will have a tougher time blocking Signal usernames
U.K. officials demand iCloud backdoor
NewsletterThe “snoopers’ charter” order for access to end-to-end encrypted iCloud accounts applies globally
Signal allows synching with new devices
Communication security•NewsletterEver linked a new device to your Signal account, only to find you didn’t get your old messages? No longer!
Trump cuts DHS board probing Chinese attacks
NewsletterIn one of his first moves as president, Trump disbands cybersecurity board tasked with investigating Chinese attacks on U.S. telecoms
Security risk assessment as a mental health tool
Expert analysis•NewsletterLet’s talk about protecting your well-being by prioritizing what security risks you want to address.
Media organizations are locking down
Communication security•NewsletterThe New York Times reports media organizations are locking down their communications amid threats to the press.
Telegram’s compliance with data requests skyrockets
Communication security•NewsletterFollowing CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest, the messaging app is giving more user IP addresses and phone numbers to U.S. authorities
Leaks and the media in 2025
Leaks•NewsletterTrump attorneys, incoming officials lay out intentions to use the legal system to bully media and investigate leaks
Clawing back your data on X
Account security•NewsletterPurging your social media posts is getting much simpler
Lock down your Bluesky account
NewsletterAmong journalists, Bluesky is taking flight. Critical account security protections are still under development
New leaks on police phone unlocking tech
Device safety•NewsletterRecent insight into the capabilities and limitations of GrayKey, a secretive phone forensics tool, highlight the importance of updates
WhatsApp lawsuit highlights spyware abuses (again)
Device safety•NewsletterIn lawsuit against NSO Group, documents reveal the spyware vendor disconnected 10 abusive government customers
Use Signal’s new call links
Communication security•NewsletterThe encrypted messaging app just rolled out a new feature to let users join a call with just a link — groups no longer required
Election safety support for journalists
Collaboration/team security•NewsletterAlongside a coalition of press freedom organizations, we’ve teamed up with the Knight Election Hub to support journalists.
J-school security curriculum: Major updates in progress
Announcements•NewsletterA revamped digital security 101 module is coming soon!
Want to run digital security trainings?
Announcements•NewsletterWant to learn how to teach “digital security 101” in your J-school? Of course you do!
J-school security curriculum: Content updates!
Announcements•NewsletterCheck out the latest updates to our digital security 101, authentication, and malware modules.
J-school security curriculum: ‘Digital security 101’ updates
Announcements•NewsletterWe’ve made updates to our “Digital security 101” module, and more.
J-school security curriculum: New resource pack!
Announcements•NewsletterCheck out the new resource pack for our “Digital security 101 — Crossing the US-Mexico border” module.
J-school security curriculum: Reviewed and refreshed!
Announcements•NewsletterOn the heels of our new module focused on U.S. southern border journalism, we are happy to announce a range of additional updates to modernize the rest of the J-school curriculum.
J-school security curriculum: New module!
Announcements•NewsletterWe’re thrilled to announce a new module focused on U.S. southern border journalism
J-school security curriculum: DeepSeek leak and more ‘fun’ news
NewsletterWell, at least there’s a lot of stuff to talk to your class about
J-school security curriculum: Into the Dangerzone
NewsletterWe’ve added new slides to our Malware module to help instructors get started sharing the good word about Dangerzone.
J-School Digital Security Curriculum: September Update
NewsletterHello 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 …
J-School Digital Security Curriculum: July Update
NewsletterHello 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 …
