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Tech resources for leaving a cult
For individuals who find themselves in a cult and want to leave, the first step is to establish secure communication with the outside world. Here’s how to do that. The challenges of leaving a cult C...
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Download Android apps anonymously via the Aurora Store
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on alternatives to Big Tech. Read our posts on installing LineageOS on your phone and downloading apps for it from F-Droid. We previously detailed our exper...
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Lightning Network: A better way to pay with Bitcoin
The Lightning Network has been highly anticipated by Bitcoin enthusiasts for years. As a separate network it promises to make Bitcoin payments faster and cheaper while not compromising the security of...
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5 ways Amazon spies on you (even if you’re not a customer)
It’s hardly news that technology companies rely on surveillance capitalism to drive higher revenue. After all, the amount of data they gather has a direct correlation with their targeting algorithms...
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Ditch Android (and Google) and install LineageOS
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on alternatives to Big Tech. Read our posts on downloading apps for LineageOS from F-Droid and getting Android apps from the Aurora Store. We often think ...
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Voters chose their digital rights on Election Day
On Tuesday, U.S. voters didn’t just cast ballots for who they wanted to be their president—several states and cities also voted for legislation that will further protect their digital rights. On t...
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20 tech giants could face stricter rules in the EU. Will this hurt innovation?
Facebook, Amazon, Google, and other Silicon Valley leviathans could face new rules designed to control their market power, according to a new report in the Financial Times. EU regulators are forming a...
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Limiting the president’s power to shut down the internet
This post was originally published on November 3, 2020. A law written 86 years ago, when telephones were still somewhat novel, has inadvertently given the U.S. president the ability to shut the intern...
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We need more than surveillance to prevent police violence
This post was originally published on October 13, 2020. When you think about intrusive surveillance, you might conjure up an image of an all-seeing eye following you around as you go about your daily ...
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Quick biography: Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning’s disclosure of hundreds of thousands of confidential military and U.S. state documents resulted in a 35-year prison sentence. Yet without her whistleblowing, the world might never h...
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