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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

Passkeys: The Good and the Bad

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May 10

What is privacy and why does it matter?

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

May 7

March 2023

Could the RESTRICT Act Ban VPNs?

Mar 30

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

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

February 2022

Toxicity and Fanboyism in the Privacy Community

I wrote this piece as a response to (and general agreement with) The Real Privacy Enemy is Ourselves by Henry from Techlore, which is a very interesting…

Feb 8, 2022

September 2021

Threat Modeling: The First Skill You Need To Begin Your Privacy Journey

I originally wrote this piece for the Privacy Guides blog, although the information herein has been largely superseded by my contributions to their…

Sep 13, 2021

November 2019

The Trouble with VPN and Privacy Review Sites

There’s a massive problem in the privacy world. Websites, social media accounts, and other platforms are constantly popping up out of nowhere, telling…

Nov 20, 2019

October 2019

So you know what a VPN is, but there are so many options to choose from! Well before we dive into this, let’s get one thing off the bat: Avoid Free VPNs…

Oct 30, 2019

Understanding VPNs

A VPN — or Virtual Private Network — is a tool that secures your internet connection from attackers on your network. But before I explain how that all…

Oct 5, 2019

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