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Cryptography. Debunking the myth of omnipotent intelligence services
"There's no point in defending yourself, the FSB has access to everything anyway" - these...
2 months agoHow you can be wiretapped
Short videos for every day: about useful applications, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and OSINT.
2 months agoDonate Safely! How Security Forces Track Crypto
Recently, the FSB announced that it had detained a Russian accused of treason for transferring...
2 months agoEncryption vs. Government Surveillance
The CEOs of Signal, WhatsApp, Matrix, and Element discuss how to encrypt messaging apps. Governments...
2 months agoWhy Do the Authorities Need the Max Messenger?
The campaign to promote the “national messenger” Max has gained unprecedented momentum and crossed every...
2 months agoWhy do ordinary people need cybersecurity?
Want to understand how to protect your data, why and from whom — and whether...
2 months agoWhat Stories Does Investigative Journalism Tell?
Journalist Janine Louloudi explores data-driven investigations into complex areas such as using artificial intelligence to...
3 months agoRoskomnadzor's Secret Documents: Who and How Spies on Russians Online
Vladimir Putin's illnesses, the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine, criticism of the Kremlin...
3 months agoMetadata surveillance and NymVPN
Communication metadata is information about a message other than its content, including the source, recipient,...
4 months agoHated Across Russia: The History of Roskomnadzor
It’s hard to believe, but Roskomnadzor hasn’t always existed. Even harder to believe that it’s...
5 months agoThe all-seeing eye? How surveillance and facial recognition works
In Moscow, surveillance cameras with a facial recognition system are widely used, actively used for...
5 months agoRostelecom: From Internetization to "Cheburnet"
In recent years, Rostelecom has transformed from a telecom operator into a key tool for...
5 months agoYandex has been added to the surveillance registry. Again
Over the course of this year, 9 Yandex services have been included in the register...
6 months agoDoes Telegram Work with the FSB?
An investigation into Telegram’s possible ties to the FSB sparked strong reactions and widespread suspicion,...
6 months agoWe're being watched: How SORM works
There is a lot of information of varying degrees of reliability available on the Internet...
6 months agoSocial network for the major: why Vkontakte will expose you to law enforcement agencies
In Russia, you can get a real prison term for words on the Internet. Law...
6 months agoHow Russia’s FSB Is Structured
The FSB is a massive structure made up of dozens of divisions. Thousands of officers...
6 months ago2025 in Review: Anyone Can Be Labeled a Spy
A review of 2025 for the human rights project Perviy Otdel (“First Department”) and for...
8 months agoSovereign digital certificates. What is it and why?
Russian banks have begun to demand digital certificates from the Ministry of Digital Development, without...
8 months agoTelegram meta-universe. How law enforcement agencies find you
Since Pavel Durov's arrest in Paris, Russian and foreign media have published numerous articles about...
8 months ago