The article highlights the critical role of digital security in protecting journalists and press freedom. Harlo Holmes, a leading figure at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses measures journalists can take to safeguard their work and sources from digital threats. Training and tools provided to journalists aim to enhance online anonymity, address digital security nihilism, and emphasize the necessity of middleware for encryption. This ensures safety in an era where data privacy is increasingly endangered and essential for independent journalism's efficacy.
The need for middleware to provide encryption and other protections that shield sources' anonymity and journalists' work product when using corporate data platforms is crucial.
Holmes emphasizes how the importance of protecting online anonymity on an ever-increasingly ‘data-greedy’ internet poses challenges for journalists.
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