Whether it’s TeamViewer’s aggressive ‘commercial use detected’ pop-ups, AnyDesk’s restrictive free tier, or the lag of browser-based tools, the search for a reliable, truly free alternative has long felt like a compromise. Enter RustDesk. This open-source powerhouse isn’t just another clone with a freemium concept; it’s a complete rethink of what remote access should be. If you are tired of being held hostage by subscriptions and want a tool that respects both your wallet and data, look no further: this is the new gold standard for Windows. Blazing fast performance When I say RustDesk is ‘no-nonsense,’ I’m not just talking…
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Recognizing the Worst in Government Transparency The Foilies were written by EFF’s Beryl Lipton, Dave Maass and Aaron Mackey and MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin, Kelly Kauffman and Anna Massoglia. For the last six years, a class of journalism students at the University of Nevada, Reno, has kicked off each semester by filing their first Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The assignment: Request copies of complaints sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about their favorite TV show, a local radio station, or a major broadcast event, such as the Grammys or the Super Bowl halftime show. The students are learning…
It’s hard to deny that the Privacy Display has proven to be the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s most talked-about feature, but I was more apprehensive than most when I first heard Samsung discuss the feature. Here at Android Police, we’ve already waxed lyrical about how the Privacy Display has to be seen to be believed, discussed how people will use the new feature, and questioned whether it’ll give users eye strain and headache. I only had eyes for Audio Eraser because from the early leaks about the screen tool, I had some doubts about it. I’m all-too-familiar with battery anxiety,…
A new open-source tool called Betterleaks can scan directories, files, and git repositories and identify valid secrets using default or customized rules. Secret scanners are specialized utilities that scour repositories for sensitive information, such as credentials, API keys, private keys, and tokens, that developers accidentally committed in source code. Since threat actors often scan configuration files in public repositories for sensitive details, this type of utility can help identify secrets and protect them before attackers can find them. The new Betterleaks project is intended as a more advanced successor to Gitleaks and is maintained by the same team, with support from Aikido, a…
Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityWhile I’ve never spoken about this publicly before now, 2022 was a tough year for me. After my Pixel 7 broke, I found myself without a phone, and with plenty of rising family expenses, I didn’t feel like I could just run out and buy one either. What I did have was a collection of older work devices from OnePlus and a few other brands that worked well as Wi-Fi devices, but no longer supported the necessary bands to work correctly on any US network.During this time, I saved up for a new device and relied…
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe have disrupted SocksEscort, a malicious proxy service that facilitated criminal activities. These proxy services enable users to hide their identity and bypass security systems. In the case of SocksEscort, it has been used for various types of cybercrime, including DDoS attacks, ransomware attacks, and the distribution of child abuse materials. According to Europol and the US Justice Department, SocksEscort has been powered by compromised routers and other IoT devices, with roughly 363,000 IP addresses from 163 countries linked to the cybercrime service since 2020. In February 2026, just before the takedown…
If you’re a Chrome user, this is your reminder not to ignore available security updates. Google is pushing an emergency patch for a zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, and a second zero-day has been identified and is expected to be fixed in a future update. As a reminder, zero-days are security vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed before the developer releases an official fix. These latest Chrome bugs are the second and third zero-days addressed so far in 2026—Google patched the first back in February. What this Google Chrome patch fixesThe vulnerability addressed…
Credit: Elle Aon/Shutterstock.com If you’re learning python, chances are you started with tutorials–and honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. They give you a solid foundation and help you get familiar with the basics. But at some point, you can get stuck in an endless loop of tutorial hell, this cycle limits real progress without you noticing. I’m now two years in, I’ve made enough mistakes to know which habits actually make you better. Here are the ones worth your time. Level up with code games: Learn by playing Stop reading about python and start playing with it If traditional exercises feel…
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. “SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet traffic through the infected routers. SocksEscort sold this access to its customers.” SocksEscort (“socksescort[.]com”) is said to have offered to sell access to about 369,000 different IP addresses in 163 countries since the summer of 2020, with the service listing nearly 8,000 infected routers as of February 2026.…
Let me tell you about the writing trick that stole my backspace key. There are days when writing flows like melted butter. Words line up politely, sentences behave themselves, and the cursor marches forward across the screen like a tiny, well-trained conductor who knows exactly where to go. And then there are those other days. You write three words and delete two. Rewrite them and delete them again. Open a browser tab to “quickly check something.” Suddenly, you’re reading a Reddit thread about mechanical chewing gum, and the paragraph you started is still sitting there half-formed like a disappointed houseplant.…