@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab partner @7asecurity.bsky.social recently audited @throneless.tech's Bitpart to ensure it is as safe as possible for users.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social is accepting proposals from organizations and individuals interested in providing editorial and design support services to advance global internet freedom.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab partner @7asecurity.bsky.social recently audited the dComms platform to ensure it offers users the best possible security.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab partner @atredispartners.bsky.social recently audited Geph VPN to ensure it is as safe as possible for users.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Sustainability Fund is accepting applications.

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Request for Proposals: Security Lab OTF is soliciting proposals from Information Security professionals and organizations to provide services to our Security Lab. Apply by March 16, 2026.

⏳Last call to apply to join @opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab as a partner!

We are seeking cybersecurity experts who can strengthen the security of privacy-enhancing and anti-censorship technologies used in authoritarian contexts.

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Deadline to apply to be a partner with @opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab extended to March 25, 2026!

We’re extending the deadline in order to answer questions about the Request for Proposals.

Submit questions by March 13 to security_lab@opentech.fund!

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How OTF’s Security Lab Improves Internet Freedom Technologies The Security Lab strengthens the security of open source internet freedom software by providing security audits, advancing project software security best practices, validating project privacy and…

📣 2 weeks left to apply to be a partner with @opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab!

The Lab ensures internet freedom tools are secure for users facing authoritarian censorship and surveillance.

Learn more about the Lab, access the Request for Proposals, and apply by March 16:

Request for Proposals: Security Lab OTF is soliciting proposals from Information Security professionals and organizations to provide services to our Security Lab. Apply by March 16, 2026.

Are you a cybersecurity expert that wants to improve the security of privacy-enhancing and censorship circumvention technologies that are used in authoritarian contexts?

Apply to join @opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab as a partner by March 16!

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@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab ensures internet freedom tools are secure for users facing authoritarian censorship and surveillance.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner @assuredab.bsky.social recently audited @engagemedia.org’s Cinemata platform to ensure it’s as safe as possible for users.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social is accepting applications to join our Security Lab until March 16, 2026.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab ensures internet freedom tools are secure for users facing authoritarian censorship and surveillance.
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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner @srlabs.bsky.social recently audited LEAP applications to ensure they are as safe as possible for users.

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Tehran tried to kill the internet, but U.S. legislation helped Iranians stay connected Three years ago, in the wake of the murder by Iranian “morality police” of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the Iranian people flooded the streets to stand in opposition to their authoritarian regime.

Senator Marsha Blackburn and Representative Michael McCaul in @washtimes.bsky.social:

@opentechfund.bsky.social's tools are among the only sources securely providing Iranians with the information they need ... Without these, they would be left in the dark.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social accepts applications on a rolling basis to our Internet Freedom Fund in support of innovative, technology-focused projects that counter authoritarian #censorship and #surveillance.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner Radically Open Security recently audited the Tor Browser's migration to Firefox’s Extended Support Release version 140 to ensure the best security possible for users.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner 7ASecurity recently audited @greatfire.org's FreeBrowser to ensure the best security possible for users.

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ICYMI: Watch @opentechfund.bsky.social President Laura Cunningham speak at a @helsinkicomm.bsky.social event on what Russia’s MAX app means for the Kremlin’s evolving model of information controls.

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BRIEFING—The MAX App: Russia’s Pocket-Sized Approach to Mass Surveillance Russia is pioneering a novel, low-cost approach to digital censorship and surveillance. In lieu of a centralized system to block unwanted online activity, Moscow is pairing old-school authoritarian ta...

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Panelists Laura Cunningham @opentechfund.bsky.social, @jshermcyber.bsky.social, and Anastasiya Zhyrmont of @accessnow.org will discuss the potential for Russia to export this surveillance paradigm further beyond its borders and strategies to circumvent and counter this approach to repression. (2/3)

UPCOMING BRIEFING—The MAX App: Russia’s Pocket-Sized Approach to Mass Surveillance
📅Dec. 2
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Join us to explore the implications of Russia’s approach to digital surveillance, including prospects for access to the open internet in Russia & occupied Ukraine. (1/3)

@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner NimKat’s recent audit of PiRogue Tool Suite found that the platform includes several security enhancements — including robust protection for wireless networks.

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China’s creepiest export surge Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state

New @economist.com article cites @interseclab.bsky.social 's @opentechfund.bsky.social-supported research into how Chinese firm Geedge Networks exports internet-control technology.
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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner 7ASecurity’s recent audit of AmneziaVPN found that the #OpenSource tool is securely designed.

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@opentechfund.bsky.social's Security Lab partner 0xche's recent audit of Mailvelope found that the #OpenSource tool is securely designed.

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Why the Open Technology Fund Is Worth Saving The government-funded nonprofit has helped millions living under authoritarianism access the internet safely.

An op-ed in @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social by former Congressional staffer Grant Mullins tells the history of how Rep. McCaul & Sen. Blackburn championed the Open Technology Fund Authorization Act -- and what we've been able to accomplish since its enactment.

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Anything but safe: Using VPN can bear immense risks – DW – 09/20/2025 A new study reveals that popular VPN connections provide less safety than widely believed. The findings are alarming, especially for users in authoritarian states.

"Users have a false sense of security because a nation-state threat actor can see everything the users of these products are doing," @opentechfund.sky.social-supported Benjamin Mixon-Baca to @news.dw.com on privacy & security issues he found in widely-used commercial VPNs.

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“This is very frightening,” @interseclab.bsky.social's Marla Rivera explained the technical details of new @opentechfund.bsky.social - supported research into Geedge Networks’ censorship and surveillance technologies to @wired.com.

ICYM: @opentechfund.bsky.social-supported research from Ben Mixon-Baca sheds light on the egregious transparency and security vulnerabilities of 16 commercial VPN apps linked to the CCP that put more than 700 million users at risk of authoritarian surveillance.
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