The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS?

Our top stories this week:

Google’s new Tensor G6 brings serious performance, efficiency, and security upgrades to the Pixel 11 series
White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
Mozilla Issues New Firefox GPG Key Following Exposure
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Updates from the Team

The Secret War on Encryption: Inside Bullrun

At long last, our Bullrun video is finally out in full to the public. Go check it out to learn all about how the NSA used secret agreements, manipulation, and other underhanded techniques to try to hack the entire internet - and why you still shouldn't give up hope!

This Billion-Dollar Network Is Secretly Tracking Your Car

We also released a video about Flock ahead of next week's NoALPRs' National Week of Action Against ALPRs. This is a great video to share with your friends and family who may not have heard of these or may not understand why they're bad. You can also check out NoALPRS.com to learn more and get involved on August 16-22.

News Briefs

It was another busy news week with stories about a severe two-decade-old Linux bug being discovered, a city in California declaring a state of emergency after their 911 systems were hacked, more Nightmare Eclipse/Windows releases, and more!

Site Updates

We've made a few small changes to the website, like adding Cape as an organizational donor, and updating a few outdated links. You can get the full details below.

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Google’s new Tensor G6 brings serious performance, efficiency, and security upgrades to the Pixel 11 series

This week, Google officially announced their Pixel 11 lineup. In addition to a beefed up Tensor G6, all 11 phones will feature the new Titan M3, which is designed for post-quantum cryptography and has earned the same Common Criteria certification that bank and SIM cards use. But will Graphene support the new 11? Can they with the hardware changes?

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