Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process that also fuels government surveillance, poses national security risks, and gives data brokers easy access to your online activity.

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Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How

Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real...

While VPNs may be able to disguise the source of your internet activity, they are not foolproof—nor should they be necessary to access legally protected speech.

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VPNs Are Not a Solution to Age Verification Laws

VPNs are having a moment. On January 1st, Florida joined 18 other states in implementing an age verification law that burdens Floridians' acce...

Facebook has a clear and disturbing track record of silencing and further marginalizing vulnerable users, and being less than forthright about their content moderation. If it truly values freedom of expression, it must do more to protect all users.

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Meta’s New Content Policy Will Harm Vulnerable Users. If It Really Valued Free Speech, It Would Make These Changes

Earlier this week, when Meta announced changes to their content moderation processes, we were hopeful that some of those changes—which we will ad...

Android phones have changed a lot over the years, and with those changes come new privacy and security features that are easy to miss. Here’s a rundown on the most important settings.

How to: Get to Know Android Privacy and Security Settings

Open up your Android phone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of th...