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April 2021
License plates, emails, & basic user data: why losing them is a major security risk
We explore the impacts of a mobile parking app cybersecurity incident, how it was framed, and what could have been improved.
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Internet surveillance and you: how to fight browser fingerprinting and other invasive tech online
Corporate surveillance works to track your web browsing to sell you ads. How does the lone privacy user fight such a behemoth?
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War crimes & military coups: Here's our take on secure comms and why they matter
Brutal violent crimes by military leaders in Myanmar led a U.N. investigator to recommend protestors use ProtonMail and Signal to communicate securely.
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Burner phones in 2021: increasingly cumbersome but still worth it
Not just for spies or criminals, we share our thoughts on recent attempts to secure private communications "infrastructure", aka burner phones
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March 2021
Covert Comms (Issue № 5)
Swiss hackers and US security cameras | Chinese companies pose a threat to the US | China brings surveillance tools to Hong Kong | UK secretly tests…
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Covert Comms (Issue № 4)
CIA covert bases expand in Africa | viral Tom Cruise deepfakes make waves | new iPhone anti-stalking feature | the Pope visits Iraq | FBI needs help…
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COVID-19 & Privacy: here's how contact tracing works in this city of 600,000 people
We tackle some privacy issues surrounding COVID-19 contact tracing and explore the city of Milwaukee's present protocols. It's not as scary as it could…
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Covert Comms (Issue № 3)
Our weekly(ish) brief on current events, espionage, digital security, and privacy from around the world.
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February 2021
The CIA can conduct covert cyber attacks against Russia and China. So what happens when they hack us?
Experts say a strong cyber offense can decrease cyber attacks against the homeland. We explore the effects of cyber covert action in the context of the…
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Covert Comms (Issue № 2)
Our weekly(ish) brief on current events, espionage, digital security, and privacy from around the world.
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