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ProtonMail Unveils an Overdue Makeover and New Features

Certainly took their time, but if it ain't broke...

Encrypted Messaging App Run by the FBI Leads to Arrest of Over 100 Organized Crime Members

Altogether, Anom allowed agents to monitor 11,800 devices in 90 countries, tracking activity by as many as 300 distinct transnational crime organizations.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jun 8

Confused Feds Subpoena Signal for Data It Doesn’t Collect

For the second time in several years, Signal has been subpoenaed by federal investigators for data that the encrypted chat app company doesn’t actually collect. In a statement published Wednesday, the company disclosed that it had recently received a summons from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California, as part of a…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 28

5 Reasons to Ditch Gmail for ProtonMail

You may assume that you have to rely on Google, Apple or Microsoft for fast and free email, but that’s not true. If you want to break away from the big tech giants, there are other options. One of those is ProtonMail. Many Gizmodo staffers rely on Gmail, but some of us also use ProtonMail,…

Gadgets David Nield Mar 8

A Ghost Radio Station Has Been Broadcasting the Same Traffic Report for Obama’s 2013 Inauguration for 8 Years

Here’s something that you’d normally see in a post-apocalyptic, zombie TV show, only instead of a mysterious radio message luring Rick and the gang to a group of cannibals, it’s a road closure notice from Obama’s second presidential inauguration. According to The Drive, the same AM radio station in Washington, D.C. has been broadcasting the…

Tech News Joanna Nelius Mar 5

Firefox’s Latest Update Promises Complete Cookie Control—With Just a Few Caveats

Mozilla beefed up Firefox’s already impressive arsenal of privacy-preserving tech on Tuesday with the addition of a new tool in its flagship browser: Total Cookie Protection. As the name suggests, the feature promises to put the lid on any creepy cookies or third-party tracking tech that might want to track your behavior from site to…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Feb 23

Mozilla’s $5-a-Month VPN Could Be Worth a Shot

Mozilla, the privacy and security nonprofit and maker of the Firefox browser, is launching its very own VPN

Tech News Catie Keck Jul 15

Get Software for Designing Rockets and Piloting Drones, Free From NASA

You can get over 1,000 free programs from NASA, thanks to the second release of NASA’s online software catalog, which debuted last year. The catalogue includes every piece of software that NASA built for itself, ranging from project management and inventory programs to design software for rockets and crewed spacecraft. https://gizmodo.com/nasas-about-to-release-a-mother-lode-of-free-software-1558491761 “This is all stuff…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland May 20

Use PRISM Break To Reduce Your NSA-Related Paranoia

Okay PRISM. It’s enough already. Erosion of privacy! Whatever. Apathy is setting in. But actually we should probably all be putting some thought into what we’re doing with our private information. Maybe you’re already trying to. But it can feel like the walls have eyes no matter where you go. Prism Break is a guide…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Jun 18

Please Do Not Buy Richard Stallman a Parrot And Other Rules

Richard Stallman is leader of the free software movement and father of GNU. Naturally, he’s in demand as a speaker. And so NATURALLY he has a completely ride-the-orangutan insane tour rider. It starts off relatively normally. It tells you how to pronounce GNU, gives some brief biographical data, and basically gives you a run down…

Tech News Mat Honan Oct 26

Strange, Misguided Man “Glad” Steve Jobs Not Around Anymore

Richard Stallman is an eccentric, odd person who just went sour. In one fell, misguided swoop, he has compared the late Steve Jobs—an admittedly imperfect man, like us all—to corrupt mayors and other “evils” visited upon society: As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, “I’m not glad he’s dead, but…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 8

Coolness Roundup: Free Software, Clueless Clerks

Charlie White and Stephen Schleicher present their definitive list of free software you can’t live without—download them all and start using them today on this week’s Coolness Roundup netcast. Then, get a hands-on evaluation of the good and bad points of the eStarling Wi-Fi digital picture frame, and hear Stephen’s gleeful rant about retailers who…

Tech News Charlie White Dec 24

ProtonMail Unveils an Overdue Makeover and New Features

Encrypted Messaging App Run by the FBI Leads to Arrest of Over 100 Organized Crime Members

Confused Feds Subpoena Signal for Data It Doesn’t Collect

5 Reasons to Ditch Gmail for ProtonMail

A Ghost Radio Station Has Been Broadcasting the Same Traffic Report for Obama’s 2013 Inauguration for 8 Years

Firefox’s Latest Update Promises Complete Cookie Control—With Just a Few Caveats

Mozilla’s $5-a-Month VPN Could Be Worth a Shot

Get Software for Designing Rockets and Piloting Drones, Free From NASA

Use PRISM Break To Reduce Your NSA-Related Paranoia

Please Do Not Buy Richard Stallman a Parrot And Other Rules

Strange, Misguided Man “Glad” Steve Jobs Not Around Anymore

Coolness Roundup: Free Software, Clueless Clerks

Someone Finally Took a Good iPhone Photo of the Moon. Good Luck Copying Their Trick

In Letter, OpenAI Reportedly Says Elon Musk and Meta Are Coordinating ‘Attacks’ Against It

Artemis 2 Day 6: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Anonymous Sources Detail Sam Altman’s Alleged Untrustworthiness in New Report

Steven Spielberg Still Wants to Make a Horror Film ‘Someday’

Waymo Has Stopped Testing Its Robotaxis in New York City and No One Knows What Happens Next

Samsung Pushes Monitor Deals Further, the 34″ ViewFinity Hits a Record Low at Nearly 40% Off

The Best Anti-Meta Smart Glasses Are About to Have Tough Competition

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