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We are hiring to increase our video production capabilities and make sure high-quality educational resources are accessible on the platforms where people need to learn about digital privacy, personal cybersecurity, and consumer rights the most.
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Digital Content Producer Location: Remote (United States Preferred) Classification: Full-Time, Salaried (Exempt) Pay Range: $900/week – $1280/week ℹ We aim to move very quickly with this position and...
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Hm, should we work on this? 🤔
There are too few Monero content creators. We can’t expect the existing people making content to do more than they are, we simply need more people. Making content is not a get rich quick scheme. You’ll have to commit to many months or years of continuous output to even make an
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We recommend a lot of great encryption tools, but that couldn't always be taken for granted. During the Cold War, the US government tried to stop you from having access to strong encryption. Then Phil Zimmermann and PGP changed the game. Recommended tools: https://t.co/nms0t6XB7O
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So many ways to avoid the real reason: To surveil and punish anyone who disobeys the state.
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Every day they come up with a brand new way digital IDs are supposedly useful. Just hoping something might stick? đźš©đźš©đźš©
I recently spoke with someone buying a house with her partner. She told me that she had to pay just to verify who she was. With digital ID that could be done in seconds and wipe out the costs. Digital ID will save you time and money.
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We're live in a few moments, check out Episode 24 of This Week in Privacy! https://t.co/m9r2PjzaaW
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Text messaging has been a staple of communication for decades, but it hasn't stood the test of time. Switch to a secure instant messenger to defend your data privacy: https://t.co/EWFRn0cmL4
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Apple's new support for ARM's Memory Tagging Extension in iOS and their A19 SoC is an underrated feature for journalists, activists, and other high-profile figures.
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The only kind of privacy the government likes is the backdoored kind. This is the danger of using any crypto that isn’t private by default.
🚨JUST IN: Coinbase CEO reveals Base will soon enable private stablecoin transactions. They’ll use Iron Fish’s ZK-proofs to mask amounts and addresses with “read-only access” for authorities.
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There is no privacy when it comes to these vibe coded IoT devices.
🚨 The friend pendant is not your friend Someone reverse-engineered the device, exposing lack of basic security: - Anyone can connect via Bluetooth and hear the microphone's recordings - Friend's audio is unencrypted. - Audio can be accessed on non onboarded devices as well
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In the modern age of digital data exploitation, your privacy has never been more critical, and yet many believe it is already a lost cause. It is not. Your privacy is up for grabs, and you need to care about it. https://t.co/UzYFmp3grS
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🚨 M365 Copilot Prompt Injection Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data Read more: https://t.co/ibBBeHPXZB A sophisticated vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot (M365 Copilot) that allows attackers to steal sensitive tenant data, including recent emails,
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The security vulnerability we found in Perplexity’s Comet browser this summer is not an isolated issue. Indirect prompt injections are a systemic problem facing Comet and other AI-powered browsers. Today we’re publishing details on more security vulnerabilities we uncovered.
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Real talk: If you install these agentic AI browsers, malicious websites can trivially use prompt injections to steal your data or worse. Stay away!
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Ok I was wrong in yesterday’s tweet. The biggest threat to your organization is actually this spyware đź«
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It's #GlobalEncryptionDay! Encryption is such a critical tool to protect your personal information, but in some places around the world it's under threat. Global Encryption day is all about reminding people and especially our governments that we all need strong, encryption
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Encryption of data is the only way to control who can access it. These tools allow you to encrypt your emails and any other files.
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ok but seriously something about X has changed because my timeline is suddenly 100% crypto instead of 100% privacy lol
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Hm… so are any of our followers secretly crypto billionaires who want to support nonprofit privacy rights advocacy forever? Or is this kind of money only spent on NFTs? 🤪
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The biggest threat to your organization’s security is now the operating system you use 🫣
AI is now built in. “Every Windows 11 PC is now an AI PC – with Copilot at the center of it all.”
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I don’t trust Signal anymore
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