Plex begins enforcing new restrictions on remote streaming this week
Plex is no longer allowing users to remotely access personal media servers without enrolling into its Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass subscription plans.
Kevin Pham
Kevin is a Master's student in cybersecurity at Tufts University and the 2025 intern with our community & news team, where he was instrumental in the creation of our weekly live show. Past experience: Freedom of the Press Foundation, Cornell Tech.
State-sponsored spyware campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp, CISA warns
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued an alert on Monday warning of a state-sponsored spyware campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp
GrapheneOS migrates server infrastructure from France amid police intimidation claims
The GrapheneOS project has announced on X that they are ceasing all operations in France, asserting that the country is no longer safe for "open source projects"
WhatsApp contact discovery vulnerability identifies 3.5 billion users
Security researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research have disclosed a now-patched vulnerability that can enumerate around 3.5 billion WhatsApp accounts using the app's contact discovery feature.
NovaCustom announces SHIFTphone with iodéOS: Security community concerned
Dutch-based computer manufacturer NovaCustom announced that they are selling a configurable version of the SHIFTphone 8.1, a modular smartphone similar to the Fairphone, with iodéOS.
Official GrapheneOS Phone, Framework Secure Boot Flaw, & Perplexity AI in Firefox
This Week in Privacy #23
Governments Attack Free Speech, Apple Releases MTE, Chat Control is Still Around
This Week in Privacy #19
We're back... and so is Chat Control 😅
The Privacy Guides newsletter has arisen, Chat Control is once again threatening to endanger the internet, and we'll be live again this Friday as usual. Thank you for being a dedicated privacy advocate.
How to Clear Your Browser History on Chrome, Firefox, and Other Browsers
A beginner's guide to clearing browsing data — such as cookies, website cache, and browsing history — on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Brave.