The UK, Iran, and Russia's Aligned VPN Policies
The UK House of Lords voted to ban VPN services for anyone under 18. The age verification required puts Britain on the same policy path as China, Russia, and Iran
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Feds Ratfuck Innocent Samourai Wallet Founders
US prosecutors destroyed two open source developers after regulators told them no crime existed. This case exposes how far the surveillance state will go to crush privacy tools that work.
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Session Messenger Deep Dive
Session Messenger rejects phone numbers, central servers, and contact graphs. This deep dive explains how its network works, why Protocol V1 made controversial tradeoffs, and how Protocol V2 changes the cryptographic model.
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Signal vs Microsoft Recall
Microsoft Recall screenshots your screen by default. Signal responded by blocking Windows from capturing private conversations entirely.
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India Is Killing Anonymous Messaging
India is mandating SIM binding for WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. If your SIM changes, your messages die. This is surveillance, not security.
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The VPN Industry’s Rot Laid Bare
A new peer reviewed study shows enormous VPN brands lying about ownership, hard coding encryption keys, and quietly piping user data through insecure tunnels. The rot is systemic and it has been hidden behind Singapore shell companies and marketing gloss.
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Android's No Match for GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS strips out Google’s surveillance layer and replaces it with real security. It takes discipline to use, but the payoff is a phone that finally works for you instead of advertisers.
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Monero Keeps You Hidden
Monero hides the sender, receiver and amount on every transaction. In a world built on surveillance finance, this is what real digital cash looks like.
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Zcash’s privacy revolt
Zcash’s surge has set off panic among Bitcoin purists and institutions that want crypto domesticated. Privacy is back on the table and the usual suspects are furious.
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Why WireGuard Encryption is Superior
WireGuard stripped VPNs back to what matters, modern cryptograpy, tiny attack surface, insane speed, and zero legacy baggage. Here is why we built Blackout on top of it.
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A rundown of Linux for Beginners
A simple guide to what Linux is, why it exists, and how to install it. Learn why privacy users trust it and how to start safely.
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