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Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government in a long-running battle…
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The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
Plenty of other ideas have also been tacked onto the bill. The current text includes age checks for porn sites…
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How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook
Since January 6, 2021, meanwhile, the app’s position among the Trump movement has continued to consolidate. Channels owned by far-right…
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The Anti-Cop App That Wipes Your Phone
Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP (Getty Images) These days, if you’re arrested and charged with a crime, the first thing cops will…
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Signal’s CEO Just Hacked the Cops’ Favorite Phone Cracking Tool
Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/Signal Cellebrite, which is a favorite of law enforcement agencies across the U.S., sells software designed to unlock…
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Signal Adds a New Privacy-Focused Signal Payments Feature
Graphic: Signal Most of us might be familiar with Signal as the privacy-preserving messaging app of choice, but the company…
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Australia Might Require Proof of ID for All Social Media
Photo: Chris Delmas/AFP (Getty Images) Australia’s federal government is considering a proposal to require internet users to submit several forms…
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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down in China
This photo illustration shows the encrypted messaging app Signal (C) pictured on a smartphone home screen in Beijing on March…
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Traffic Report for Obama’s Inauguration Broadcasted for 8 Years
A radio tower behind a modular trailer in King County, Seattle, WA., March 3, 2021.Photo: Karen Ducey (Getty Images) Here’s…
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