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Jack Morse

Professionally paranoid. Covering privacy, security, and all things cryptocurrency and blockchain from San Francisco.


By Jack Morse

7 Slack privacy settings you should check right now
An illustration of the Slack logo leaking a red liquid into a pool of liquid.

Why you need a secret phone number (and how to get one)
A person dialing a new number on their phone for privacy reasons

'Twitter Circle' is here for all your trash-talking needs
Screenshot of the new Twitter Circle feature.



Apple just released a bunch of security updates. Again.
An iPhone with a cracked screen, displaying the Apple logo.


Google introduces new tool for removing your private info from search results
A finger taps a smartphone showing the Google search page.

Instagram jumps on the NFT bandwagon as the wheels spin off
Woman reaches for an oversized, pixelated dollar bill.

Clearview AI's creepy facial-recognition business takes a major legal hit
Paper cutouts in the shape of people, with a box around one of the heads.

Elon Musk still needs a Twitter babysitter, judge rules
Elon Musk looking frustrated.


It's official: Elon Musk buys Twitter
Elon Musk stands in front of a crowd.

How to report plagiarized NFTs as stolen art
Pixel art of the letters "NFT" inside a frame.

Netflix introduces 'two thumbs up' for content you really, really love
Hand holding a remote in front of a Netflix logo.

Twitter tests an 'unmention' feature
A human silhouette, made out of the Twitter logo, walks.

Twitter says it's working on an edit button for real
Twitter logo in flames.

Meta insists it just chose a side in the encryption debate
Hands typing on a computer, showing an obscured password.

How to stop Spotify from sharing your data, and why you should
Man holding a cellphone, standing between a giant pair of headphones.

Elon Musk's Twitter stock purchase already paying off (for him)
Elon Musk stands, with hands clasped and eyes closed, as people look on from afar


The secret Wikipedia prank behind the Pringles mascot's first name
Two original flavor Pringles cans, showing the mascot.

Feds arrest alleged scammers behind notorious NFT rug pull
Screenshot of the OpenSea Frosties collection.

Apple wants customers to pay subscriptions for iPhones, report claims
A smartphone, displaying the Apple Pay logo, held in front of cash.
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