digital security
A Security App’s Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into ‘App Store Optimization’
The CEO of pEp purchased fake reviews to bolster his app’s ratings on the Google Play Store and the Apple’s App Store.
How to Organize Your Workplace Without Getting Caught
Do you want to protest your company’s crappy record on sexual harassment? Are you thinking of unionizing? Here’s the Motherboard Guide to Secure Labor Organizing.
Google Gives Free Security Keys to Activists, But Not if You’re in Iran or Syria
Sources and a document show how Google bars nonprofits from telling activists in certain countries about their products.
Facebook’s Phone Number Policy Could Push Users to Not Trust Two-Factor Authentication
Users are angry that Facebook is letting others, including advertisers, look up users via the phone numbers they provided to enable two-factor authentication.
Looks Like Australian Police are Getting Access to Your Messages
The government's controversial encryption laws are set to pass by the end of the week.
How to Use GDPR To Stop Data Breaches Screwing You Over
You may just think of the GDPR as a privacy law. But you can use it to remove your sensitive data from company servers in anticipation of a hack.
Put an Extra Passcode On Your Cellphone Account
Your cellphone number is the key to your entire online identity. Criminals are increasingly targeting people's phone numbers as a way to steal their identities and break into their most sensitive accounts.
CryptoHarlem Is Teaching Digital Security to the Over-Surveilled Black Community
Inside a 'cryptoparty.'
The Activist Developer Who Helps Journalists Protect Data and Sources
Harlo Holmes helps journalists learn how to use the anonymous whistleblower platform SecureDrop and how to stay safe online.
Ontario’s top court rules against VICE in press freedom case
VICE will seek to fight the ruling ordering a journalist to hand over source material at the Supreme Court of Canada
How to Lead a Digital Security Workshop
Do you want to teach people about infosec, opsec and how to stay safe online? Here's where to start.