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Interview with Micah Lee: Cyd, Lockdown Systems, OnionShare, and more

Photo of Micah Lee over a yellow and purple graphic background, and with the name Micah Lee written on the right.

If you don't know who Micah Lee is yet, here's why you should: Micah is an information security engineer, a software engineer, a journalist, and an author who has built an impressive career developing software for the public good, and working with some of the most respected digital rights organizations in the United States.

Privacy Guides is Hiring

We are thrilled to announce the opening of three new job positions aimed at enhancing our mission of promoting personal privacy and informed digital choices. As a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the internet in a private manner, we are excited to expand our team with talented individuals who share our vision. They will play a key role in helping us reach new audiences to spread our message in multiple formats, and make sure we are the authoritative source for trustworthy and unbiased consumer privacy resources on the internet.

Sandboxing Applications on Desktop Linux

Some sandboxing solutions for desktop Linux distributions do exist, however they are not as strict as those found in macOS or ChromeOS. Applications installed from the package manager (dnf, apt, etc.) typically have no sandboxing or confinement whatsoever. Below are a few projects that aim to solve this problem: