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Signal Offers Local Backups on All Platforms. How WhatsApp, Threema, Telegram, and SimpleX Back Up Messages
On September 28, Signal summarized on its blog what has changed in the world of backups over the past…
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On September 28, Signal summarized on its blog what has changed in the world of backups over the past…
#privacy #opensource
Signal Offers Local Backups on All Platforms. How WhatsApp, Threema, Telegram, and SimpleX Back Up Messages
On September 28, Signal summarized on its blog what has changed in the world of backups over the past year.
vsx.global
October 6, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Signal Offers Local Backups on All Platforms. How WhatsApp, Threema, Telegram, and SimpleX Back Up Messages
On September 28, Signal summarized on its blog what has changed in the world of backups over the past…
#privacy #opensource
On September 28, Signal summarized on its blog what has changed in the world of backups over the past…
#privacy #opensource
Sixth Round of Chat Control 2.0 Talks: Preliminary Agreement on the EU Center, Dispute Over Private Messages Continues
On September 29, representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU met for the sixth political round of…
#privacy #opensource
On September 29, representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU met for the sixth political round of…
#privacy #opensource
Sixth Round of Chat Control 2.0 Talks: Preliminary Agreement on the EU Center, Dispute Over Private Messages Continues
On September 29, representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU met for the sixth political round of negotiations…
vsx.global
October 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Sixth Round of Chat Control 2.0 Talks: Preliminary Agreement on the EU Center, Dispute Over Private Messages Continues
On September 29, representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU met for the sixth political round of…
#privacy #opensource
On September 29, representatives of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU met for the sixth political round of…
#privacy #opensource
The Privacy Library, Part 3: Why Forgetting Is a Virtue
The first two installments of the Privacy Library were devoted to the phrases people usually use to wrap up a debate about…
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The first two installments of the Privacy Library were devoted to the phrases people usually use to wrap up a debate about…
#privacy #opensource
The Privacy Library, Part 3: Why Forgetting Is a Virtue
The first two installments of the Privacy Library were devoted to the phrases people usually use to wrap up a debate about privacy.
vsx.global
October 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Privacy Library, Part 3: Why Forgetting Is a Virtue
The first two installments of the Privacy Library were devoted to the phrases people usually use to wrap up a debate about…
#privacy #opensource
The first two installments of the Privacy Library were devoted to the phrases people usually use to wrap up a debate about…
#privacy #opensource
Which Extension to Choose for Your Own Domain. And What It Says About You
The previous installment ended with the idea that having your own domain is the first step toward being able to leave at any…
#privacy #opensource
The previous installment ended with the idea that having your own domain is the first step toward being able to leave at any…
#privacy #opensource
Which Extension to Choose for Your Own Domain. And What It Says About You
The previous installment ended with the idea that having your own domain is the first step toward being able to leave at any time.
vsx.global
October 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Which Extension to Choose for Your Own Domain. And What It Says About You
The previous installment ended with the idea that having your own domain is the first step toward being able to leave at any…
#privacy #opensource
The previous installment ended with the idea that having your own domain is the first step toward being able to leave at any…
#privacy #opensource
Tor Beyond the Browser. What to Use on Android, iPhone and Computers
Most people associate Tor with the Tor Browser. However, the Tor network can also protect other applications, or even an…
#privacy #opensource
Most people associate Tor with the Tor Browser. However, the Tor network can also protect other applications, or even an…
#privacy #opensource
Tor Beyond the Browser. What to Use on Android, iPhone and Computers
Most people associate Tor with the Tor Browser. However, the Tor network can also protect other applications, or even an entire…
vsx.global
September 30, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Tor Beyond the Browser. What to Use on Android, iPhone and Computers
Most people associate Tor with the Tor Browser. However, the Tor network can also protect other applications, or even an…
#privacy #opensource
Most people associate Tor with the Tor Browser. However, the Tor network can also protect other applications, or even an…
#privacy #opensource
Chat Control 2.0 Talks Continue Today. The Dispute Is Over Scanning Private Messages
According to the current plan, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission will meet today in…
#privacy #opensource
According to the current plan, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission will meet today in…
#privacy #opensource
Chat Control 2.0 Talks Continue Today. The Dispute Is Over Scanning Private Messages
According to the current plan, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission will meet today in Brussels.
vsx.global
September 29, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Chat Control 2.0 Talks Continue Today. The Dispute Is Over Scanning Private Messages
According to the current plan, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission will meet today in…
#privacy #opensource
According to the current plan, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission will meet today in…
#privacy #opensource
GrapheneOS Confirms Its First Phone Beyond the Pixel Line. The Motorola Signature 27 Is Set to Get Support
In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would…
#privacy #opensource
In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would…
#privacy #opensource
GrapheneOS Confirms Its First Phone Beyond the Pixel Line. The Motorola Signature 27 Is Set to Get Support
In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would arrive…
vsx.global
September 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM
GrapheneOS Confirms Its First Phone Beyond the Pixel Line. The Motorola Signature 27 Is Set to Get Support
In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would…
#privacy #opensource
In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would…
#privacy #opensource
Unplugging America. Canada Is Finding Out How Hard Digital Sovereignty Gets Outside Europe
When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It…
#privacy #opensource
When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It…
#privacy #opensource
Unplugging America. Canada Is Finding Out How Hard Digital Sovereignty Gets Outside Europe
When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It isn’t.
vsx.global
September 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Unplugging America. Canada Is Finding Out How Hard Digital Sovereignty Gets Outside Europe
When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It…
#privacy #opensource
When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It…
#privacy #opensource
Your Own Domain: The First Step to Being Able to Leave Whenever You Want
This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every…
#privacy #opensource
This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every…
#privacy #opensource
Your Own Domain: The First Step to Being Able to Leave Whenever You Want
This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every Friday.
vsx.global
September 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Your Own Domain: The First Step to Being Able to Leave Whenever You Want
This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every…
#privacy #opensource
This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every…
#privacy #opensource
Three Months Left Before the EU Wallet Arrives. Its Privacy Is Being Decided Outside Parliament
By December 24, 2026, each member state must offer its residents at least one European digital identity…
#privacy #opensource
By December 24, 2026, each member state must offer its residents at least one European digital identity…
#privacy #opensource
Three Months Left Before the EU Wallet Arrives. Its Privacy Is Being Decided Outside Parliament
By December 24, 2026, each member state must offer its residents at least one European digital identity wallet.
vsx.global
September 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Three Months Left Before the EU Wallet Arrives. Its Privacy Is Being Decided Outside Parliament
By December 24, 2026, each member state must offer its residents at least one European digital identity…
#privacy #opensource
By December 24, 2026, each member state must offer its residents at least one European digital identity…
#privacy #opensource
Posteo Won the Email Provider Test. But the Score Ignores the Cost of Leaving
On September 2, the German organization Stiftung Warentest published a comprehensive test of email…
#privacy #opensource
On September 2, the German organization Stiftung Warentest published a comprehensive test of email…
#privacy #opensource
Posteo Won the Email Provider Test. But the Score Ignores the Cost of Leaving
On September 2, the German organization Stiftung Warentest published a comprehensive test of email services.
vsx.global
September 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Posteo Won the Email Provider Test. But the Score Ignores the Cost of Leaving
On September 2, the German organization Stiftung Warentest published a comprehensive test of email…
#privacy #opensource
On September 2, the German organization Stiftung Warentest published a comprehensive test of email…
#privacy #opensource
Who in Europe Responded to the Autistici/Inventati Case, and Who Stayed Silent
The Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced its dissolution on September 6, eleven days after the United States placed it on a sanctions…
#privacy #opensource
The Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced its dissolution on September 6, eleven days after the United States placed it on a sanctions…
#privacy #opensource
Who in Europe Responded to the Autistici/Inventati Case, and Who Stayed Silent
The Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced its dissolution on September 6, eleven days after the United States placed it on a sanctions list.
vsx.global
September 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Who in Europe Responded to the Autistici/Inventati Case, and Who Stayed Silent
The Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced its dissolution on September 6, eleven days after the United States placed it on a sanctions…
#privacy #opensource
The Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced its dissolution on September 6, eleven days after the United States placed it on a sanctions…
#privacy #opensource
Trust Cannot Be Eliminated, Only Managed
I recently wrote that with Swiss services, it's not so much about where the servers are located as it is…
#privacy #opensource
I recently wrote that with Swiss services, it's not so much about where the servers are located as it is…
#privacy #opensource
Trust Cannot Be Eliminated, Only Managed
I recently wrote that with Swiss services, it's not so much about where the servers are located as it is about…
vsx.global
September 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Trust Cannot Be Eliminated, Only Managed
I recently wrote that with Swiss services, it's not so much about where the servers are located as it is…
#privacy #opensource
I recently wrote that with Swiss services, it's not so much about where the servers are located as it is…
#privacy #opensource
Web3 Email Five Months On. It Survived, But It's No Longer for Humans
In April, I wrote here about the end of Dmail Network, and a week later I asked whether the whole…
#privacy #opensource
In April, I wrote here about the end of Dmail Network, and a week later I asked whether the whole…
#privacy #opensource
Web3 Email Five Months On. It Survived, But It's No Longer for Humans
In April, I wrote here about the end of Dmail Network, and a week later I asked whether the whole concept…
vsx.global
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Web3 Email Five Months On. It Survived, But It's No Longer for Humans
In April, I wrote here about the end of Dmail Network, and a week later I asked whether the whole…
#privacy #opensource
In April, I wrote here about the end of Dmail Network, and a week later I asked whether the whole…
#privacy #opensource
Apple Warned Users in 110 Countries. Targeted Surveillance Is a Real Problem, but the Risk Can Be Reduced
When I wrote about monitoring Serbian civil society, I mentioned only in passing that the scope of the entire wave was beginning to take…
#privacy #opensource
When I wrote about monitoring Serbian civil society, I mentioned only in passing that the scope of the entire wave was beginning to take…
#privacy #opensource
Apple Warned Users in 110 Countries. Targeted Surveillance Is a Real Problem, but the Risk Can Be Reduced
When I wrote about monitoring Serbian civil society, I mentioned only in passing that the scope of the entire wave was beginning to take shape…
vsx.global
September 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Apple Warned Users in 110 Countries. Targeted Surveillance Is a Real Problem, but the Risk Can Be Reduced
When I wrote about monitoring Serbian civil society, I mentioned only in passing that the scope of the entire wave was beginning to take…
#privacy #opensource
When I wrote about monitoring Serbian civil society, I mentioned only in passing that the scope of the entire wave was beginning to take…
#privacy #opensource
Why Proton Is Moving Its Servers but Not Leaving. Switzerland Is Preparing Two Changes to Its Privacy Rules
Anyone in Europe looking for a service that prioritizes privacy often ends up in…
#privacy #opensource
Anyone in Europe looking for a service that prioritizes privacy often ends up in…
#privacy #opensource
Why Proton Is Moving Its Servers but Not Leaving. Switzerland Is Preparing Two Changes to Its Privacy Rules
Anyone in Europe looking for a service that prioritizes privacy often ends up in Switzerland.
vsx.global
September 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Why Proton Is Moving Its Servers but Not Leaving. Switzerland Is Preparing Two Changes to Its Privacy Rules
Anyone in Europe looking for a service that prioritizes privacy often ends up in…
#privacy #opensource
Anyone in Europe looking for a service that prioritizes privacy often ends up in…
#privacy #opensource
xyz.am: Canada's Thexyz Offers Everyday Privacy Tools, Even for Free
In my overview of email privacy in the U.S. and Canada, I introduced the Toronto-based company Thexyz as an independent provider of ad-free paid…
#privacy #opensource
In my overview of email privacy in the U.S. and Canada, I introduced the Toronto-based company Thexyz as an independent provider of ad-free paid…
#privacy #opensource
xyz.am: Canada's Thexyz Offers Everyday Privacy Tools, Even for Free
In my overview of email privacy in the U.S. and Canada, I introduced the Toronto-based company Thexyz as an independent provider of ad-free paid email…
vsx.global
September 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
xyz.am: Canada's Thexyz Offers Everyday Privacy Tools, Even for Free
In my overview of email privacy in the U.S. and Canada, I introduced the Toronto-based company Thexyz as an independent provider of ad-free paid…
#privacy #opensource
In my overview of email privacy in the U.S. and Canada, I introduced the Toronto-based company Thexyz as an independent provider of ad-free paid…
#privacy #opensource
Autistici/Inventati Is Shutting Down After 25 Years. Download Your Data Now, the Servers Go Dark Within Days
On September 6, the Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced that it was ceasing operations and shutting down all of its…
#privacy #opensource
On September 6, the Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced that it was ceasing operations and shutting down all of its…
#privacy #opensource
Autistici/Inventati Is Shutting Down After 25 Years. Download Your Data Now, the Servers Go Dark Within Days
On September 6, the Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced that it was ceasing operations and shutting down all of its services.
vsx.global
September 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Autistici/Inventati Is Shutting Down After 25 Years. Download Your Data Now, the Servers Go Dark Within Days
On September 6, the Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced that it was ceasing operations and shutting down all of its…
#privacy #opensource
On September 6, the Italian group Autistici/Inventati announced that it was ceasing operations and shutting down all of its…
#privacy #opensource
Switzerland Is Building a Second System Alongside Microsoft. And Europe Is Changing How It Measures Sovereignty
On September 2, the Swiss Federal Chancellery launched a program to build a sovereign office environment based on open-source…
#privacy #opensource
On September 2, the Swiss Federal Chancellery launched a program to build a sovereign office environment based on open-source…
#privacy #opensource
Switzerland Is Building a Second System Alongside Microsoft. And Europe Is Changing How It Measures Sovereignty
On September 2, the Swiss Federal Chancellery launched a program to build a sovereign office environment based on open-source software.
vsx.global
September 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Switzerland Is Building a Second System Alongside Microsoft. And Europe Is Changing How It Measures Sovereignty
On September 2, the Swiss Federal Chancellery launched a program to build a sovereign office environment based on open-source…
#privacy #opensource
On September 2, the Swiss Federal Chancellery launched a program to build a sovereign office environment based on open-source…
#privacy #opensource
Who Gets Told That a Flaw in Your Router Is Being Exploited? New EU Rules Apply From Friday
Imagine a router that a manufacturer released in 2022 and hasn't released a single update for since…
#privacy #opensource
Imagine a router that a manufacturer released in 2022 and hasn't released a single update for since…
#privacy #opensource
Who Gets Told That a Flaw in Your Router Is Being Exploited? New EU Rules Apply From Friday
Imagine a router that a manufacturer released in 2022 and hasn't released a single update for since then.
vsx.global
September 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Who Gets Told That a Flaw in Your Router Is Being Exploited? New EU Rules Apply From Friday
Imagine a router that a manufacturer released in 2022 and hasn't released a single update for since…
#privacy #opensource
Imagine a router that a manufacturer released in 2022 and hasn't released a single update for since…
#privacy #opensource
Agents on an Abandoned Wiki: What Really Happened and What It Means for Your Privacy
In July, I wrote here about the OpenAI and Anthropic models that escaped from an isolated environment during internal testing and…
#privacy #opensource
In July, I wrote here about the OpenAI and Anthropic models that escaped from an isolated environment during internal testing and…
#privacy #opensource
Agents on an Abandoned Wiki: What Really Happened and What It Means for Your Privacy
In July, I wrote here about the OpenAI and Anthropic models that escaped from an isolated environment during internal testing and attacked…
vsx.global
September 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Agents on an Abandoned Wiki: What Really Happened and What It Means for Your Privacy
In July, I wrote here about the OpenAI and Anthropic models that escaped from an isolated environment during internal testing and…
#privacy #opensource
In July, I wrote here about the OpenAI and Anthropic models that escaped from an isolated environment during internal testing and…
#privacy #opensource
GrapheneOS Looks Beyond Pixels: What the Motorola Deal Brings and Why the First Phones Won't Arrive Until 2027
Anyone who wants to run GrapheneOS today has to buy a Google Pixel phone. They can't choose any other brand, because the secure system isn't officially available…
#privacy #opensource
Anyone who wants to run GrapheneOS today has to buy a Google Pixel phone. They can't choose any other brand, because the secure system isn't officially available…
#privacy #opensource
GrapheneOS Looks Beyond Pixels: What the Motorola Deal Brings and Why the First Phones Won't Arrive Until 2027
Anyone who wants to run GrapheneOS today has to buy a Google Pixel phone. They can't choose any other brand, because the secure system isn't officially available anywhere else…
vsx.global
September 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
GrapheneOS Looks Beyond Pixels: What the Motorola Deal Brings and Why the First Phones Won't Arrive Until 2027
Anyone who wants to run GrapheneOS today has to buy a Google Pixel phone. They can't choose any other brand, because the secure system isn't officially available…
#privacy #opensource
Anyone who wants to run GrapheneOS today has to buy a Google Pixel phone. They can't choose any other brand, because the secure system isn't officially available…
#privacy #opensource
The Privacy Library, Part 2: What to Say to “I Don't Mind”
The first installment of the „Library of Privacy“ series focused on the phrase „I have nothing to hide." Today, it's the turn of its counterpart, which is heard just as often…
#privacy #opensource
The first installment of the „Library of Privacy“ series focused on the phrase „I have nothing to hide." Today, it's the turn of its counterpart, which is heard just as often…
#privacy #opensource
The Privacy Library, Part 2: What to Say to “I Don't Mind”
The first installment of the „Library of Privacy“ series focused on the phrase „I have nothing to hide." Today, it's the turn of its counterpart, which is heard just as often: "I…
vsx.global
September 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Privacy Library, Part 2: What to Say to “I Don't Mind”
The first installment of the „Library of Privacy“ series focused on the phrase „I have nothing to hide." Today, it's the turn of its counterpart, which is heard just as often…
#privacy #opensource
The first installment of the „Library of Privacy“ series focused on the phrase „I have nothing to hide." Today, it's the turn of its counterpart, which is heard just as often…
#privacy #opensource
Pegasus and NoviSpy in Serbia: Spyware Aimed at Students Before an Election
In June, I wrote here about an industry that sells governments the ability to hack into anyone’s phone. At the time, it involved a…
#privacy #opensource
In June, I wrote here about an industry that sells governments the ability to hack into anyone’s phone. At the time, it involved a…
#privacy #opensource
Pegasus and NoviSpy in Serbia: Spyware Aimed at Students Before an Election
In June, I wrote here about an industry that sells governments the ability to hack into anyone’s phone. At the time, it involved a lawsuit
vsx.global
September 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Pegasus and NoviSpy in Serbia: Spyware Aimed at Students Before an Election
In June, I wrote here about an industry that sells governments the ability to hack into anyone’s phone. At the time, it involved a…
#privacy #opensource
In June, I wrote here about an industry that sells governments the ability to hack into anyone’s phone. At the time, it involved a…
#privacy #opensource
Internxt Launches Encrypted Email: What It Promises and Why I'd Wait for Now
The Spanish company Internxt launched its own email service, Internxt Mail, this week. On the map of European alternatives that I’m gradually putting together…
#privacy #opensource
The Spanish company Internxt launched its own email service, Internxt Mail, this week. On the map of European alternatives that I’m gradually putting together…
#privacy #opensource
Internxt Launches Encrypted Email: What It Promises and Why I'd Wait for Now
The Spanish company Internxt launched its own email service, Internxt Mail, this week. On the map of European alternatives that I’m gradually putting together here,
vsx.global
September 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Internxt Launches Encrypted Email: What It Promises and Why I'd Wait for Now
The Spanish company Internxt launched its own email service, Internxt Mail, this week. On the map of European alternatives that I’m gradually putting together…
#privacy #opensource
The Spanish company Internxt launched its own email service, Internxt Mail, this week. On the map of European alternatives that I’m gradually putting together…
#privacy #opensource