The White House continues to innovate… On new ways to accidentally leak your end-to-end encrypted Signal messages to journalists https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729

XChat claims it is end-to-end encrypted, but the company also admits it's vulnerable to legal requests so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TechCrunch

X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat — you probably shouldn't trust it yet | TechCrunch

X's new encrypted messaging feature, XChat, has some red flags.

I work in press freedom. The news is bleak, and I know journalists feel it too. I hope you will support the news in whatever way you can to ensure they can do the work. It’s not their fault things suck, they’re just working their asses off to help get you fact checked information. Get them paid.

It's that time again.

Freedom of the Press

How journalists can protect themselves while covering protests

For journalists covering political movements, reporting on protests is crucial, but these events come with unique security challenges. Here's how y...

Cooking something at work on identifying people on Signal. As always, I like to include illustrative screenshots.

To help confirm someone's identity, Signal offers nicknames and information about the groups you share in common with your contacts. Make sure you're inviting the right person to your group. Learn about Signal's identifiers:

Freedom of the Press

Understanding every one of Signal’s identifiers

We’ve heard some questions about the difference between Signal usernames, phone numbers, profile names, profiles, and nicknames. Let’s talk abo...

The tech world has a habit of framing narratives around progress and inevitability — that only backward-looking people get in the way. Notice where this happens with narrative-building in our politics. Don't let anyone convince you of unidirectional progress, nor inevitability. It’s another tactic.

Can the U.S. Office of Personnel Management be sued for potential illegal disclosure of sensitive, private records to DOGE? Yes, yes it can.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF Sues OPM, DOGE and Musk for Endangering the Privacy of Millions

NEW YORK—EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to stop the U.S. Office of Perso...

"OpenAI expects about $5 billion in losses on $3.7 billion in revenue this year, CNBC confirmed in September. Those numbers are increasing rapidly." So… The business model is to train models on everyones' data without paying them, then lose a billion dollars.

CNBC

OpenAI says it needs 'more capital than we’d imagined' as it lays out for-profit plan

OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that heading into 2025, "we have to become an enduring company," which requires changing its structure.

Okay party animals, here’s some fun stuff to do during the holiday.

Freedom of the Press

The 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist

Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.