WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging app, is generally considered as safe but still presents data and privacy issues that journalists should be aware of. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) investigates the safety risks associated with this messaging app and how best to use it safely. WhatsApp, owned by Facebook’s parent […]

Weibo is one of the most popular social media platforms in China. Like all Chinese online services, it is subject to censorship and legally bound to hand over user data to the Chinese government if requested. In this last article of a six-part series, cybersecurity expert Ben Finn explains the […]

Social media Twitter, recently renamed “X,” has been one of the most useful apps for journalists but has become less safe and trustworthy due to late changes. In this fifth article of a six-part series, cybersecurity expert Ben Finn explains the main safety issues and suggests precautions for journalists to […]

As part of their daily work, journalists frequently have to open attachments and download electronic documents from unknown or untrustworthy sources, which poses a significant digital security risk. In this article, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) introduces Dangerzone, a free and open-source tool journalists can use to convert potentially dangerous documents […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently developed a Russian-language training guide on digital safety for independent Russian journalists and media workers in exile.  Внизу на русском Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) “Digital Safety Guide” is a handbook specially developed for regime-critical Russian journalists and media workers living outside the Russian Federation. Suitable […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) provides alternative methods to download Tor Browser, a crucial tool for circumventing censorship and ensuring online anonymity, for journalists in regions where its access is restricted. In today’s digital landscape, the fight for privacy and the right to information face significant challenges, especially within regions burdened […]

Many journalists do not use different devices for professional and personal activities, which increases the risk of exposing sensitive data or sources information. Tails is a secure, portable operating system that offers a free-of-charge solution for separating reporting activities from personal life on the same device. For technical reasons, lack […]

Journalists usually resort to cloud services to share sensitive files, which presents security risks especially in authoritarian countries. In this article, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) introduces OnionShare, an open-source tool journalists can use to share and receive files both anonymously and securely. Sharing documents and files with colleagues or sources […]

Social media app Instagram is owned by Meta and shares with Facebook many of the same risks to the safety and integrity of journalists’ work. In this fourth article of a six-part series, cybersecurity expert Ben Finn explains for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) these risks and how to best use […]

Facebook is the largest social media app in the world, and an essential tool for journalists to develop and promote their work. However, it also presents many risks for the profession (misinformation, data mining, hacking etc.). In this third article of a six-part series on social media, cybersecurity expert Ben […]

Many governments and businesses worldwide have banned or restricted the use of popular video app TikTok out of security concerns. In this second article of a six-part series on social media, cybersecurity expert Ben Finn details for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) the risks to which journalists may be confronted while […]

Journalists cannot avoid social media for research or communication in their work, but its use comes with non-negligible risks. In this introduction to a six-part series, cybersecurity expert Ben Finn introduces for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) the common risks of social media platforms and gives general safety advice for journalists […]