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What we know about video conferencing with Zoom
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common video...
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What we know about video conferencing with Jitsi Meet
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common...
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What we know about video conferencing with Whereby
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common...
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Beyond Signal phone numbers
Many journalists rely on Signal, an encrypted messenger, to facilitate secure messaging, voice, and video calls. It’s generally regarded in the security community as the gold standard for its open...
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Wear a mask, then cover your face with Signal
Photo by Tim Dennell. CC BY-NC 2.0Following the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, people are marching to demand justice and reform to counter structural racism around the world....
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What we know about video conferencing with Slack
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common video...
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What we know about video conferencing with Microsoft Teams
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common video...
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Keeping your home Wi-Fi router reasonably secure
Many journalists are taking advantage of their home internet connection more than ever. However, your Wi-Fi router often comes with less-than-ideal default settings, in some cases making the home...
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Encrypting a college newsroom with Signal
Students in San Jose State University's journalism program discuss content for an upcoming issue. CC BY Kunal MehtaStudent journalists have it pretty rough. Most try to balance passing a full load of...
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Journalists, how private are your Slack messages really?
It's time to rethink your privacy on Slack. Photo by Adam Levine. CC BY 2.0As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, workplaces were forced to rapidly switch from in-person settings to fully remote. Slack, which...
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What we know about video conferencing with BigBlueButton
If you work remotely on the web, you’re probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’ve published a high-level comparison of some common video...
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Security considerations for confidential tip pages
Confidential tip pages are a great resource for journalists, making their tip channels available to would-be sources all in one place. While these tip pages can be found on the websites of...
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U.S. election security incidents were minimal — and now it gets messy
Photo by Victoria Pickering. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Technology journalists and security experts have warned for years of risks to U.S. election infrastructure. In recent years the common wisdom of the security...
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First steps for online safety
A United States Parks Police officer records the crowd during a protest around the 2017 presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Following the steps in our guide is the first step...
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Our Digital Security Team discusses arrests of U.S. journalists in 2020
Freedom of the Press Foundationrecently released a report detailing a record number of arrests throughout 2020 based on comprehensive data gathered by theU.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project in...
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Are you an independent journalist looking for advanced digital security...
CIJ Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is proud to partner with the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) on a comprehensive eight week digital security course for independent journalists,...
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Journalism’s treacherous relationship with email
Photo by Xavier Verges. CC BY 2.0We know email is a central part of the reporting toolkit — central enough that the Department of Justice recently targeted the email records of journalists at The...
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What journalists should know about detecting and mitigating Pegasus spyware
Photo by Thought Catalog. CC-BY-2.0At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we assist journalists on their digital security habits to help them work more safely and sustainably. So we take it a little...
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Filmmakers, take action: A new digital security resource and free digital...
As documentary filmmakers tell brave stories, those stories are accompanied by big risks. Today, we're launching a digital security resource and free training clinic designed specifically to help film...
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How secure are journalists’ favorite transcription tools?
Photo by Randarey. CC-BY-2.0Journalistic work often depends on transcription services for creating written logs of recorded audio, from assisting in research to captioning videos to publication of...
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