Kevin is a Master's student in cybersecurity at Tufts University and the 2025 intern with our community & news team, where he was instrumental in the creation of our weekly live show. Past experience: Freedom of the Press Foundation, Cornell Tech.
Tip lines don't work if your source does not know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work?
This Week in Privacy #34
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AI data centers have caused an unprecedented shortage of DRAM and NAND, increasing prices on everything from computers to smartphones. If you want to purchase a device without breaking the bank, here is what you can do so securely.
Brave Nightly will include an opt-in agentic AI browsing mode that hosts additional safeguards for your personal data. But is it actually safe?
Nicholas Merrill enters the MVNO market with Phreeli, promising to collect no personally-identifiable information. Are these claims accurate?
Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta-based activist, was charged with destroying evidence after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection unit searched his Google Pixel smartphone.
This Week in Privacy #30
Kohler's smart toilet camera claims that all photos are secured with end‑to‑end encryption, but it turns out that they only use TLS encryption.
The IDF has banned the use of Android phones by senior officers to prevent social engineering attacks.
Plex is no longer allowing users to remotely access personal media servers without enrolling into its Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass subscription plans.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued an alert on Monday warning of a state-sponsored spyware campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp
The GrapheneOS project has announced on X that they are ceasing all operations in France, asserting that the country is no longer safe for "open source projects"
Security researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research have disclosed a now-patched vulnerability that can enumerate around 3.5 billion WhatsApp accounts using the app's contact discovery feature.
Dutch-based computer manufacturer NovaCustom announced that they are selling a configurable version of the SHIFTphone 8.1, a modular smartphone similar to the Fairphone, with iodéOS.
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