Hello, friends! In a spirit of celebrating Banned Books week, we here at Web3Privacy Now are delighted to be able to prepare for you another newsletter with freshest info. Going against the censorship, as we ought to given this week's theme, we bring you info about new NymVPN update that brings build-in censorship resistance features. Thanks to the EFF's series StopCensoringAbortion you can also learn more about Meta's attempts to silent pro-abortion activists and so much more. So brew yourself some hot beverage of your choice, stay relaxed and look into what is new:

New tool of the week

• Newest version of NymVPN has been deployed, aiming to improve their connection and censorship resistance

Insights

• Read the last installment from StopCensoringAbortion series
• Gmail brings end-to-end encryption, even cross-platform
• Coinbase is profitting on its Bitcoin loans
• What does the government shutdown mean for privacy and cybersecurity?
• SysLinuxOS aspires to be best Linux for system administrators
• Phishing SMS came from unsecured cellular router

Knowledge

• Long read on how big tech firms are enabling government surveillance with military and intel agencies
• Proton's tips on how to inbox zero
• ICE plans to do 24/7 surveillance on social media to target for deportations
• Get on Electronic Frontier Foundation's Opt Out October challenge for daily tips how to improve your digital security
• Brave Browser celebrates more than 100 millions active users monthly
• App aiming to educate children on online safety will see its launch on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Inspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the web

• Join p2pfoundation's Michael Bauwens Academy Cohort courses
• Podcast on leadership in digital governance with Ruby Zefo, ex-Uber's Chief Privacy Officer
• Aztec's Zachary Williams on Ethereum Singapore 2025: From Panopticon to Autonomy: Privacy as d/acc for Individual Sovereignty
• Signal Foundation president Meredith Whittaker on reclaiming Privacy in the Age of AI
• Brian Eno talks AI, Art and What Makes Us Human on Ezra Klein Show

Inspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events

(new/changes in bold)

• Oct 14 - How Surveillance Targets Women and Gender-Queer People Seattle
• Oct 17-19 - ETHRome Rome
• Oct 28 - Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference
• Nov 7-8 - SeaGL conference Seattle
• Nov 16 - Web3Privacy Now Congress II Buenos Aires
• Nov 21 - Ethereum Privacy Stack
• Dec 27-30 - 39th Chaos Communication Congress Hamburg