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  • Congress, Stop Supporting Censorship! KOSA Threatens Free Speech in the US.

    US Senate pushes for censorship, instead of looking for real solutions. Here's why KOSA legislation will fail to help the children, and will ultimately pose a threat to free speech. Congress must stop this dangerous legislation now!

  • Call "Upload Moderation" by its real name: Chat Control!

    Despite two years of intense internal negotiations, the Council of the EU has again not been able to reach consensus about the Chat Control proposal. In June, the European Council postponed a vote on the so called 'Upload Moderation' law, better known as Chat Control. The proposal would have turned everyone into a suspect and undermined encryption, so we are taking the cancelled vote as a victory. This success was mainly possible because Germany, the spearhead in the fight for privacy in Europe, has summoned all its power - politically and through raising public awareness to stop this dangerous law.

  • Defend encryption! Open letter to the EU urging them to protect your privacy.

    This May, the Belgian Council presidency has repackaged the EU CSAM regulation to gain a majority support from EU member states. Yet, the new draft version of the law does not address critical issues and remains a clear threat to end-to-end encryption. Together with 60+ organizations, we've sent an open letter to the EU council to underline the importance of strong encryption and citizens' right to privacy.

  • Email is needed for modern communication and it's here to stay.

    In a time of fads and fastly changing trends, it’s easy for things to slip away and fall out of use, especially in terms of tech. Over the past ten years, there have been many trends in tech that have had quick successes and sometimes failures followed just as quickly. But over the years, one form of online communication has been a constant companion since its invention: e-mail.

  • The Russian Hacker Group Sandworm is Back: New Kapeka Malware Secretly Infecting Systems Since 2022

    Sandworm, the Russian hacking group behind the cyber attacks on the Ukrainian power grid are back. Newly discovered malware dubbed "Kapeka" found in Estonia has been attributed to the group by threat researchers. This backdoor malware poses a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to other European nations who may find themselves under attack either directly or as a spillover from the Russia-Ukraine war.

  • US government asks Microsoft to get its security right - before adding any new features.

    China was able to hack Microsoft's email servers in 2023. Microsoft did not detect the attack, but had to be informed about it by US government officials. This security scandal caused the US to investigate Microsoft's security standards. The now published report paints a devastating picture: It recommends that Microsoft should hold off on new features until it has fixed its security issues and established an adequate corporate security culture.

  • Emails, Contacts, Passwords - Oh My! New Outlook Shares It All With Microsoft Putting Your Security At Risk

    The latest version of Microsoft's email client behemoth Outlook made its debut in September 2023 and it has security and privacy experts concerned: The American tech giant is collecting more data than ever from its users - and sharing it with an ever increasing partner network. But even worse are its security issues: The new Outlook for Windows is no longer an email client, but a wrapper for Microsoft's 365 cloud that shares not only the unencrypted content of your mailbox, contact lists, and calendar events, but also sensitive login information like passwords with its servers located in the USA.

  • After one too many data breaches, just how safe is Dropbox?

    It’s no surprise your wondering if Dropbox is secure and safe – after all, it has had its fair share of security scandals. In this guide we take a look at Dropbox’s security features and fill you in on how safe and private the cloud storage really is.

  • German government publishes law to guarantee 'right to encryption'

    While most countries want to introduce new surveillance laws, Germany is taking the opposite approach: The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV) has published a draft bill that will require email, messenger and other cloud providers to use strong end-to-end encryption. The bill is celebrated by cryptography experts as well as privacy enthusiasts as it enshrines the digital secrecy of correspondence.

  • Google introduces new security requirements for bulk email senders - but should have done so years ago.

    Google and Yahoo, major Big Tech email providers, will be requiring bulk senders of 5000+ emails per day to deploy additional security measures to prevent abuse, reduce spam, and stop phishing attacks. This comes as a major surprise when this technology itself is not new. These security measures are a great move, but none of these technologies are new. Hopefully these new requirements will push other companies to up their email security configuration.

  • Riot Requires Kernel Level Anti-Cheat Software

    Riot is continuing to push their Vanguard anti-cheat software, now requiring League of Legends players to install software which runs upon booting your computer even when you are not playing their games. Do we really want to make running closed-source kernel level software the new norm in online gaming?

  • Google Push alternatives: Best open source apps for your Android.

    Google is the top spy among all Big Tech companies. So to protect your privacy to the maximum, you need to stop using Google services wherever possible. The most difficult part when quitting Google is if you are using an Android phone as most apps use Google Push notifications. But the number of open source apps refusing to let Google spy on their users is constantly growing. Here is our top nine of FOSS apps that do not use Google Push!