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Free Speech Changes Hands: How a Left-Wing Cause Became a Right-Wing Brand

Free speech has migrated from the left to the right, but the deeper pattern is that every government abandons it once in power. From jailings over posts in Britain to age-verification mandates in Australia, the real threat is identity infrastructure that makes anonymity—and dissent—impossible.

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Why Encrypted Messaging Matters, and How to Build It: Introduction

Encryption underpins free expression, dissent, and the safety of journalists, activists, and ordinary people alike. This series builds a secure messaging system from scratch, starting with the case for doing so.

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From Cashless Cafes to Surveillance States: Why Defending Cash Is Defending Human Rights

Financial data is uniquely revealing, durable, and under-protected. Every cashless transaction builds a permanent record evaluated under future laws by future regimes. Cash is more important than ever as it may be one of our last checks on power

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