Digital freedom

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2 mins
Countries with SIM-card registration laws
What is SIM-card registration? Find out what countries require ID and biometrics if you buy a prepaid SIM card.
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2 mins
OONI, an app that measures how much of your internet is censored
OONI is a tool from the Tor Project that lets everyone join the effort to map online censorship worldwide. Here is how you can help.
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5 mins
What does a VPN hide?
From your location data to your IP address, VPNs obfuscate several things to help you stay private and increase your anonymity online.
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3 mins
Tor outage: How a major attack felled the onion network
The Tor Network suffered a serious outage this month. We look at why Tor is not entirely decentralized, and how this affects its security.
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7 mins
Upgrading Bitcoin, Part 1: The pitfalls of hard forks and soft forks
The Bitcoin network relies on strong consensus rules. These can be upgraded through forks, but it isn’t always easy.
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5 mins
Tech resources for leaving a cult
Trapped in a cult? Leaving can be difficult and frightening. Follow our tech safety guide and start to regain control of your life.
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2 mins
Download Android apps anonymously via the Aurora Store
Don’t want Big Tech knowing what apps you download? The Aurora Store is one private alternative to the Google Play Store.
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7 mins
Lightning Network: A better way to pay with Bitcoin
Improvements to the Lightning Network have made it easy to pay by Bitcoin with a low fee.
amazon is watching you too
5 mins
5 ways Amazon spies on you (even if you’re not a customer)
When it comes to invasive algorithms, Amazon is rarely mentioned in the same breath as Facebook or Google. Perhaps that’s a mistake.
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6 mins
Ditch Android (and Google) and install LineageOS
It’s an alternative to iOS and Android that offers privacy and can help free your digital life from Big Tech Apple and Google.

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