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Articles tagged security (13)

One year in, the Israel-Gaza war has cost more than 120 journalists their lives

Joshua BentonFebruary 21, 2023

For the tech giants, security is increasingly a paid feature

Identity verification on social platforms used to be a matter of trust and safety. Now for Twitter and Facebook, it’s a new line of revenue.

Sarah ScireApril 30, 2020

Reluctant managers, fewer resources, and inertia contribute to the sorry state of security in journalism

“This is what it is to do journalism in tech — in an online world. It’s time to put the typewriters down and fire up the VPN and get out there and do your job.”

Twitter is weeding out bots and — now — locked accounts. “Most people will see a change of four followers or fewer”

Shan WangMay 3, 2018

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation is coming May 25. How have news publishers prepared?

What is it? Why is it happening? Who does it affect? Who does it benefit? What work does becoming compliant with this law involve?

Need a super, super secure way to access The New York Times site? Now you can try it via a Tor Browser

A Twitter tool was hacked this morning, which means now is a good time to double-check your Twitter permissions

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 24, 2017

3 (free) things that journalists can do right now to protect their data and their sources at the border

A guide for the slightly paranoid.

Ricardo BiltonApril 28, 2016

Wired’s making the long and slow switch to HTTPS and it wants to help other news sites do the same

With its HTTPS implementation, Wired’s starting with its security vertical and for users who pay for the ad-free version of the site.

Mark CoddingtonApril 11, 2014

This Week in Review: Vox and the wonk boom, and Comcast defends its TWC merger plans

Plus: Heartbleed exposes the Internet’s vulnerability, the alleged decline of the mobile web, and the rest of the week’s must-reads in journalism and tech.

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