Archive - Jonah Aragon

I'm not going to be emailing you from Substack anymore

You've probably heard this one before.

Jan 4

Is Device-Based Age Verification the Solution for Child Safety?

The recent move among U.S. states to add digital “age verification” to websites which serve adult content is a troubling one. Digital age verification…

Jan 4

December 2023

Apple's iOS 17.2 release brings a much-needed security improvement to iMessage

Update your iPhone today!

Dec 11, 2023

November 2023

Why You Should Connect to Tor with a VPN

Watch now | A response to Mental Outlaw’s “Stop Using Tor With VPNs” video

Nov 30, 2023

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September 2023

Privacy & Security of Digital Wallets

Google Pay and Apple Wallet don’t work quite how most people expect. Can they be trusted to protect your privacy and security? I made this quick…

Sep 6, 2023

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May 2023

All About the Invite-Only Bluesky Social

Watch now (9 min) | Bluesky's the hottest alternative to Mastodon and Twitter, but is it worth switching to?

May 19, 2023

9:02

Passkeys: The Good and the Bad

Watch now (8 min) |

May 10, 2023

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What is privacy and why does it matter?

Privacy, Security, and Anonymity are three important—but distinct!—concepts you should know about.

May 7, 2023

March 2023

Could the RESTRICT Act Ban VPNs?

Mar 30, 2023

Linus Tech Tips Hacked. Who's to Blame?

Three gigantic YouTube channels: Linus Tech Tips, Techquickie, and TechLinked were deleted for nearly a full day, so what did we learn?

Mar 24, 2023

October 2022

In Defense of Internet Anonymity

Internet identity verification seems like the easiest solution to our moderation woes, but would it actually help? My latest blog post on Techlo…

Oct 31, 2022

Privacy and Security Features in macOS 13 Ventura

macOS Ventura was released this week, and the Apple users among us may be interested in the improvements it brings to your personal privacy and…

Oct 27, 2022

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