Journalist security in 2026 isn't a checklist you complete once — it's threat modeling against a landscape that now includes commercial spyware deployed by democratic governments, retroactive laws that criminalize…
By Dana Reyes
"Stalkerware" is the term security researchers use for commercial apps sold openly as "parental monitoring" or "employee tracking" software that get installed on someone's phone without their…
A modern smart home is a privacy liability by default, not by accident — most devices ship configured to phone home constantly, and the average manufacturer's privacy policy is written…
By Dana Reyes
"Threat modeling" sounds like something for spies or security researchers, but the underlying idea is simple: you can't protect everything from everyone, so figure out what actually…
By Dana Reyes
Passwords alone, even strong ones, can be phished. A hardware security key adds a physical, phishing-resistant second factor: even if an attacker steals your password on a…
Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a full operating system you boot from a USB stick instead of installing on your hard drive. Shut it down and it forgets…
GrapheneOS is the most credible option for anyone who wants a genuinely private Android phone rather than a phone with a privacy-focused launcher bolted onto stock firmware. It's a hardened,…
If a VPN app you were using suddenly vanished from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you're not imagining it — app-store VPN removals have been a regular…
Financial privacy is following the same regulatory trajectory as network privacy: the tools are increasingly legal to possess but harder to actually access through mainstream, regulated channels. If you hold…