Why Elon Musk’s Starlink is Unlikely to Solve Internet Censorship in Iran

While it’s unlikely that satellite internet technology, such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, will be able to connect Iranian protesters, Musk has already received a PR boost with a simple two-word tweet.     Elon Musk has once again claimed that his business interests can resolve a high-profile crisis, this time suggesting that Starlink satellite internet … Read more

Obscure yet potent: Mobile phone surveillance tool in operation nationwide

CellHawk is a tool utilized by law enforcement to process and visualize vast amounts of data obtained from cellular towers and providers. Its advanced capabilities enable law enforcement to more effectively utilize the information collected.     For years, Hawk Analytics and its powerful mobile phone surveillance tool, CellHawk, have operated largely unnoticed by the … Read more

Police Warn of White Supremacists and Conspiracy Theorists Targeting Cell Towers

According to an intelligence report by the NYPD, extremist organizations collaborated to attack crucial infrastructure and spread terror in the days following the election.     The Biden administration’s focus on repairing the country’s infrastructure has unveiled a new issue: the targeting of critical infrastructure by conspiracy theorists. The New York Police Department’s intelligence report, … Read more

Preventing Government Surveillance of Protester Phone Activity

To safeguard against government surveillance of protester phone activity, a recommended approach is to use the secure messaging app Signal and implement a PIN code for the SIM card on the phone. By utilizing Signal’s end-to-end encryption, messages and calls exchanged through the app will be protected from interception. Adding a PIN code to the … Read more

Krysten Sinema Started a Consulting Firm with Arizona Figure Connected to Payday Loan Industry

Representative Krysten Sinema has been operating a consultancy with Chad Campbell, a former legislator who supported legislation favored by the industry and later became a lobbyist for payday lenders, since 2007.   Senator Krysten Sinema has shared on the campaign trail about her impoverished upbringing, including a time when her family resided in an abandoned … Read more

FBI Obtains Congressional Cellphone Records in Connection to Capitol Attack

The FBI’s use of congressional cellphone data in their investigation of the Capitol attack raises complex constitutional issues.     Soon after the January 6th attack on the Capitol, the FBI took swift action to secure electronic records and phone data tied to individuals present at the scene, some of which were associated with members … Read more

THE CIA DIDN’T BREAK SIGNAL OR WHATSAPP, DESPITE WHAT YOU’VE HEARD

While the CIA may have the capability to access your phone, newly released documents indicate that they lack the ability to intercept encrypted chats before they reach their intended recipient.   Numerous news outlets have repeated a misleading claim regarding the latest release of CIA documents by WikiLeaks, suggesting that the agency has “bypassed” the … Read more

Using Signal Anonymously Without Revealing Your Phone Number

Here’s how you can use the secure encrypted messaging app Signal while safeguarding your private phone number, with a simple step-by-step guide.   Sending encrypted messages used to be a daunting task as it required following complex tutorials or finding a tech-savvy friend to teach you. Even after setting it up, encrypted messaging was only … Read more

The Significance of Signal in Cybersecurity for Individuals.

Whether your private conversations are of a personal, professional, or political nature, it is worthwhile to consider that what you say or type on your phone might be subject to surveillance by both domestic and foreign governments, or targeted by criminals seeking to capture sensitive information such as passwords or credit card numbers. Other scenarios … Read more