A single photo got a source arrested.
Every photo taken with a smartphone or digital camera contains metadata embedded in the file itself.
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A journalist was arrested because of an email.
Most journalists working in sensitive environments operate under a set of assumptions that haven t been tested.
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Your device was seized. This is what they can extract.
The device is connected to a forensic extraction tool.
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How to build your threat model in 20 minutes.
Every functional threat model answers five questions.
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Security checklist before traveling to high-risk countries.
Assess the specific threat profile of your destination.
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How to communicate with confidential sources safely in 2026.
The most dangerous moment in a source relationship is the first one.
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Border agents seized a journalist’s laptop. It took 11 minutes to access everything.
In the United States, border agents can search electronic devices without a warrant, without probable cause, and without any articulable suspicion for both citizens and non-citizens at ports of entry.
