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  • Source validation the hard way: metadata, censorship, and the data gap that almost no one talks about

    May 17, 2026 · 2 min read

    Announcing SourceNote, a metadata intelligence tool for journalists, newsrooms, and others in the business of truth — and the source-validation problem that led to it.

  • Know Your Risk

    Can an encrypted messaging app give a whistleblower away?

    May 17, 2026 · 3 min read

    A whistleblower at a regional transit authority calls a reporter from home on her own phone — but the phone is still on her agency's BYOD VPN. The encryption holds; the connection it opens tells her employer everything.

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