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A Canadian Company Is Blocking LGBTQ Content for Censorious Regimes

04.25.18

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Chinese Government Forces Residents To Install Surveillance App With Awful Security

04.09.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

This App Is Helping Iranians Beat Tehran’s Internet Censorship

01.09.18

By Justin Ling
Tech

Ethiopia Allegedly Spied on Security Researcher With Israel-Made Spyware

12.06.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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Net Worth: Data Insecurities

07.06.17

By Vice Money
Tech

Mexico’s Sloppy Hacking Attempts Expose Customers of a $1 Billion Spyware Company

06.19.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Ron Deibert’s Lab Is the ‘Robin Hood’ of Cybersecurity

02.06.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Egyptian Human Rights Activists Are Being Targeted in ‘Dangerous’ Hacking Campaign

02.02.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Canadian Government’s Plan to Sell New Spying Powers to Citizens

10.05.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Apple Patches OS X Vulnerabilities After Cyberattack on Human Rights Dissident

09.01.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Meet NSO Group, The New Big Player In The Government Spyware Business

08.25.16

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Government Hackers Caught Using Unprecedented iPhone Spy Tool

08.25.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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