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Age Verification
Article · 39 min read Age Verification

US Age Verification Laws: Every Bill, Every Deadline (Live Tracker)

Simon Walsh· Aug 10, 2026
Bitcoin
Article · 12 min read Bitcoin

The Coldcard Exploit: When the Random Number Generator Wasn't Random

Simon Walsh· Aug 4, 2026
Telegram
Article · 10 min read Telegram

Telegram Vanished for Forty Minutes — And That's the Whole Problem

Simon Walsh· Aug 4, 2026
Privacy
Article · 6 min read Privacy

India Tried to Ban Bitchat. You Can't Send a Takedown Notice to a Protocol.

Simon Walsh· Jul 26, 2026
Privacy
Article · 6 min read Privacy

An Atlanta Man Used a Duress Password on His Phone. Now the Government Is Prosecuting Him for It.

Simon Walsh· Jul 26, 2026
Privacy
Article · 7 min read Privacy

The Majority Voted No. Chat Control Passed Anyway.

Simon Walsh· Jul 9, 2026
Privacy
Episode · 8 min read Privacy

The KIDS Act Passed the House — and It Quietly Points Toward ID Checks for Everyone

Simon Walsh· Jul 2, 2026
Privacy
Article · 10 min read Privacy

EU Chat Control: The Fight to Scan Every Private Message (Live Tracker)

Simon Walsh· Jul 2, 2026
Privacy
Article · 6 min read Privacy

Apple Is Putting a Uniform on Your "Private" Email — Here's How to Take Back Control

Simon Walsh· Jun 26, 2026
Surveillance
Article · 7 min read Surveillance

Your License Plate Was Never the Point

Simon Walsh· Jun 14, 2026
Privacy
Article · 5 min read Privacy

Show Me Your Papers: Google's New reCAPTCHA Demands a Google-Approved Phone

Simon Walsh· May 11, 2026
self-hosting
Article · 14 min read self-hosting

Your Media, Your Server: The Complete Self-Hosted Streaming Stack (Jellyfin, Plex, Immich, and Beyond)

Simon Walsh· Apr 27, 2026