Privacy, Decentralized Web 3.0 & Open Source

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Sonos' upheaval highlights the risks of closed systems in home audio. Here's how an open-source platform and universal speaker connectivity standard could benefit everyone.

Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a simple guide for you—and anyone who claims they have nothing to hide.

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Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate information on virtually everyone in the US.

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