The Calyx Institute @calyxinstitute
Nonprofit that develops & researches #privacy tech + education to address #digitaldivide & promote free expression. + @CalyxOS @[email protected] calyx.org Brooklyn, NY, USA Joined August 2010-
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If you're headed to Global Gathering in Portugal, come say hi to us at the Calyx Institute booth and meet representatives from our Sepal Fund grantee recipients!
The security risks posed by AI browser extensions no longer theoretical. Brave's security team has discovered that Perplexity's Comet browser could be tricked into accessing users' Gmail accounts and triggering password recovery flows. Read more here: arstechnica.com/information-te…
Have you applied to be our new Grants Manager yet? The application deadline is September 3, so don't wait! Read more and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/calyxinstitute…
The US Department of Homeland Security wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age: technologyreview.com/2024/08/14/109…
A breach has exposed personal data from the women's dating safety app Tea, including selfies and direct messages: 404media.co/women-dating-s…
📣 we are pushing one last OTA update before the new CalyxOS release to reach as many current users as we can about the current CalyxOS hiatus and its impact. Details about this OTA update: calyxos.org/news/2025/08/2…
Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border: wired.com/story/cbp-want…
The Calyx Institute is seeking applications for an energetic, thoughtful, and detail-oriented individual to join our team as the Grants Manager! Read more and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/calyxinstitute…
AdGuard and Brave Browser have joined Signal in blocking Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC. “The very idea of background screen captures is unsettling,” says AdGuard. theverge.com/news/713676/br…
The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely:" wired.com/story/dhs-and-…
“It’s not uploading your location at all, when you make a report that report isn’t associated with your device in any way,” says @cooperq , a senior public interest technologist at the @Efforg who analyzed the ICE Block app, told 404 Media: 404media.co/immigration-ra…
Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by the Calyx Village at #hopeconf! If you missed us at HOPE and DEFCON, or want to learn more about our mission and our work, we're always online at calyxinstitute.org
Happy #hopeconf everyone! If you haven't stopped by our Calyx village to say hi to our team and grab some goodies yet, there's still time. Don't forget to ask about our special HOPE referral code to add an extra month to your new Calyx membership.
Looking forward to #hopeconf tomorrow? We sure are! Stop by our Calyx Village in the Village area to talk with us about our projects, score some stickers and swag, and get a referral code to add an extra month of membership to your new Calyx membership!
Secret Ways You’re Leaking Data Every Day: watch as @cryptoharlem and @tangelodrift explore how technology surrounding you reveals info about your lifestyle, family, business and more.
Thanks so much to everyone who's already stopped by our #DEFCON vendor booth! If you haven't stopped by yet, there's still time-- we're here in the vendor hall until tomorrow afternoon.
#DEFCON33 is nigh! We'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning at our booth in the vendor area. Don't forget to ask our booth staff about the special DEFCON referral code to get an extra month added to your new Calyx membership.
CalyxOS UPDATE: As scheduled, we are sharing instructions for people who need to back up their data or restore their devices to stock OSes. This update also included responses to some of the biggest concerns we received from the community. calyxos.org/news/2025/08/0…
T minus 3 days until #DEFCON begins! Don't forget to stop by our booth in the vendor area to say hi to our team and sign up for a new Calyx membership.

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