Privacy's Defenders Podcast: The Secret Room

The government’s surveillance powers grew rapidly after Sept. 11, 2001, some in public view and some in secret. EFF suspected but couldn’t prove that the National Security Agency was spying on Americans' communications. The New York Times sat on a story about it for over a year, finally publishing it in December 2005. Then, in January 2006, a retired AT&T technician named Mark Klein walked into EFF's office with a ma…

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VU#124705: BaseChat – Audio Dating App, Android version 9.8.1, contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Android application, BaseChat – Audio Dating App, version 9.8.1, which ultimately compromise the privacy of users’ personal data and activity. Description BaseChat is an online dating platform built in Flutter and targeted toward users over 18. It facilitates anonymous, voice-first interaction between users. Three distinct vulnerabilities have been identif…

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The cryptography behind electronic voting (and why paper ballots are still essential)

As millions of Americans vote in today’s U.S. midterms, most will use paper ballots, which are protected by strict chain-of-custody protocols and, in some cases, statistical audits. You may wonder why we still use paper for our elections and voting systems when tasks like banking, tax filing, and document signing have moved away from paper-based legacy systems and become fully electronic. The short answer: security.…