Add news tab and update about page

.github/workflows/build-blog.yml

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "MAIN_SITE_KNOWLEDGE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/why-privacy-matters/"
             echo "ARTICLES_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/tag/articles/"
             echo "VIDEOS_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/"
+            echo "NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/news/"
           } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Build Website (Privileged)

.github/workflows/build-zimfile.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   VIDEOS_SITE_BASE_URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/
+  NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/news/
   HOMEPAGE_CTA_ABOUT_LINK: about.html
   HOMEPAGE_CTA_DONATE_LINK: about/donate.html
   BUILD_OFFLINE: true
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       LANGUAGE_SWITCHER: false
       ARTICLES_SITE_BASE_URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/tag/articles/
+      NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/news/
 
     steps:
       - name: Add GitHub Token to Environment

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "MAIN_SITE_KNOWLEDGE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/why-privacy-matters/"
             echo "ARTICLES_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/tag/articles/"
             echo "VIDEOS_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/"
+            echo "NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL=https://www.privacyguides.org/news/"
           } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Set Metadata for Privileged Builds

docs/about.md

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The project executive committee consists of five volunteers charged with managem
 
     ---
 
-    :material-text-account: Founder, Director
+    :material-text-account: Founder, Program Director
 
     [:material-account: Profile](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/jonah)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Our staff are paid to contribute to supplemental content at Privacy Guides, like
 
     ---
 
-    :material-text-account: Journalist
+    :material-text-account: Staff Writer
 
     [:material-account: Profile](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/em)
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Our staff are paid to contribute to supplemental content at Privacy Guides, like
 
     ---
 
-    :material-text-account: Content Producer
+    :material-text-account: Digital Content Producer
 
     [:material-account: Profile](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/Jordan)
 
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ Our staff are paid to contribute to supplemental content at Privacy Guides, like
     [:material-mastodon:](https://mastodon.social/@kevpham "@kevpham@mastodon.social"){rel=me}
     [:material-email:](mailto:kevin@privacyguides.org "Email")
 
+-   :video_camera:{ .lg .middle } **Nate Bartram**
+
+    ---
+
+    :material-text-account: Digital Content Producer
+
+    [:material-account: Profile](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/nateb)
+
+    [:material-github:](https://github.com/tnonate "GitHub")
+    [:material-mastodon:](https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@nateb "@nateb@mastodon.thenewoil.org"){rel=me}
+    [:material-email:](mailto:nate@privacyguides.org "Email")
+
 </div>
 
 ## :material-check-decagram: Social Media
@@ -184,6 +196,8 @@ However, Privacy Guides *does* have social media accounts on a wide variety of p
 - [:simple-youtube: YouTube](https://youtube.com/@privacyguides)
 - [:simple-tiktok: TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@privacyguides)
 - [:simple-facebook: Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/PrivacyGuides.org)
+- [:simple-instagram: Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/privacy.guides/)
+- [:simple-threads: Threads](https://www.threads.net/@privacy.guides)
 
 </div>
 
@@ -209,7 +223,13 @@ In 2022, we completed the transition of our main website framework from Jekyll t
 
 We additionally launched our new discussion forum at [discuss.privacyguides.net](https://discuss.privacyguides.net) as a community platform to share ideas and ask questions about our mission. This augments our existing community on Matrix, and replaced our previous GitHub Discussions platform, decreasing our reliance on proprietary discussion platforms.
 
-In 2023, we launched international translations of our website in [French](https://www.privacyguides.org/fr), [Hebrew](https://www.privacyguides.org/he), [Dutch](https://www.privacyguides.org/nl), and more languages, made possible by our excellent translation team on [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/privacyguides). We plan to continue carrying forward our mission of outreach and education, and finding ways to more clearly highlight the dangers of a lack of privacy awareness in the modern digital age, and the prevalence and harms of security breaches across the technology industry.
+In 2023, we launched international translations of our website in [French](https://www.privacyguides.org/fr), [Hebrew](https://www.privacyguides.org/he), [Dutch](https://www.privacyguides.org/nl), and more languages, made possible by our excellent translation team on [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/privacyguides).
+
+In 2024, we successfully fundraised to hire several full-time staff members, Em, Jordan, and Kevin; to help with content creation, community management, and video production. This has allowed us to expand our reach and provide more frequent updates to our audience.
+
+In 2025, we launched our [newsroom](https://www.privacyguides.org/news), providing timely articles on the latest developments in privacy and security. We also hired Nate as a Digital Content Producer to bring more consistency to our educational video content.
+
+We plan to continue carrying forward our mission of outreach and education, and finding ways to more clearly highlight the dangers of a lack of privacy awareness in the modern digital age, and the prevalence and harms of security breaches across the technology industry.
 
 ## :material-license: Site License
 

docs/encryption.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ icon: material/file-lock
 description: Encryption of data is the only way to control who can access it. These tools allow you to encrypt your emails and any other files.
 cover: encryption.webp
 ---
-
 **Encryption** is the only secure way to control who can access your data. If you are currently not using encryption software for your hard disk, emails, or files, you should pick an option here.
 
 ## Multi-platform
@@ -96,14 +95,6 @@ TrueCrypt has been [audited a number of times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tru
 
 Built-in OS encryption solutions generally leverage hardware security features such as a [secure cryptoprocessor](basics/hardware.md#tpmsecure-cryptoprocessor). Therefore, we recommend using the built-in encryption solutions for your operating system. For cross-platform encryption, we still recommend [cross-platform tools](#multi-platform) for additional flexibility and to avoid vendor lock-in.
 
-<details class="warning" markdown>
-
-<summary>Shut devices down when not in use.</summary>
-
-Powering off your devices when they’re not in use provides the highest level of security, as it minimizes the attack surface of your FDE method by ensuring no encryption keys remain in memory.
-
-</details>
-
 ### BitLocker
 
 <div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
@@ -118,9 +109,47 @@ Powering off your devices when they’re not in use provides the highest level o
 
 </div>
 
-BitLocker is [officially supported](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bitlocker-overview-44c0c61c-989d-4a69-8822-b95cd49b1bbf) on the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows. The Home edition only supports automatic [Device Encryption](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-encryption-in-windows-cf7e2b6f-3e70-4882-9532-18633605b7df) and must meet specific hardware requirements. If you’re using the Home edition, we recommend [upgrading to Pro](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-windows-home-to-windows-pro-ef34d520-e73f-3198-c525-d1a218cc2818), which can be done without reinstalling Windows or losing your files.
+BitLocker is [officially supported](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/turn-on-device-encryption-0c453637-bc88-5f74-5105-741561aae838) on the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows. It can be enabled on Home editions provided that they meet the following prerequisites.
 
-Pro and higher editions also support the more secure pre-boot [TPM+PIN](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/data-protection/bitlocker/faq#what-is-the-difference-between-a-tpm-owner-password--recovery-password--recovery-key--pin--enhanced-pin--and-startup-key) feature, configured through the appropriate [group policy](os/windows/group-policies.md#bitlocker-drive-encryption) settings. The PIN is rate limited and the TPM will panic and lock access to the encryption key either permanently or for a period of time if someone attempts to brute force access.
+<details class="example" markdown>
+<summary>Enabling BitLocker on Windows Home</summary>
+
+To enable BitLocker on "Home" editions of Windows, you must have partitions formatted with a [GUID Partition Table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table) and have a dedicated TPM (v1.2, 2.0+) module. You may need to [disable the non-Bitlocker "Device encryption" functionality](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/enabling-bitlocker-on-the-windows-11-home-edition/13303/5) (which is inferior because it sends your recovery key to Microsoft's servers) if it is enabled on your device already before following this guide.
+
+1. Open a command prompt and check your drive's partition table format with the following command. You should see "**GPT**" listed under "Partition Style":
+
+    ```powershell
+    powershell Get-Disk
+    ```
+
+2. Run this command (in an admin command prompt) to check your TPM version. You should see `2.0` or `1.2` listed next to `SpecVersion`:
+
+    ```powershell
+    powershell Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root/cimv2/security/microsofttpm" -Class WIN32_tpm
+    ```
+
+3. Access [Advanced Startup Options](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode-b90e7808-80b5-a291-d4b8-1a1af602b617). You need to reboot while pressing the F8 key before Windows starts and go into the *command prompt* in **Troubleshoot** → **Advanced Options** → **Command Prompt**.
+4. Login with your admin account and type this in the command prompt to start encryption:
+
+    ```powershell
+    manage-bde -on c: -used
+    ```
+
+5. Close the command prompt and continue booting to regular Windows.
+6. Open an admin command prompt and run the following commands:
+
+    ```powershell
+    manage-bde c: -protectors -add -rp -tpm
+    manage-bde -protectors -enable c:
+    manage-bde -protectors -get c: > %UserProfile%\Desktop\BitLocker-Recovery-Key.txt
+    ```
+
+<div class="admonition tip" markdown>
+<p class="admonition-title">Tip</p>
+
+Backup `BitLocker-Recovery-Key.txt` on your Desktop to a separate storage device. Loss of this recovery code may result in loss of data.
+
+</div>
 
 </details>
 

includes/strings.en.env

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ NAV_FORUM_LINK="https://discuss.privacyguides.net/"
 NAV_HOME="Home"
 NAV_INTERNET_BROWSING="Internet Browsing"
 NAV_KNOWLEDGE_BASE="Knowledge Base"
+NAV_NEWS="News"
 NAV_ONLINE_SERVICES="Online Services"
 NAV_OPERATING_SYSTEMS="Operating Systems"
 NAV_PROVIDERS="Providers"

mkdocs.blog.yml

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ nav:
       - editorial.md
       - tags.md
   - !ENV [NAV_VIDEOS, "Videos"]: !ENV [VIDEOS_SITE_BASE_URL, "/videos/"]
+  - !ENV [NAV_NEWS, "News"]: !ENV [NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL, "/news/"]
   - !ENV [NAV_FORUM, "Forum"]: "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/"
   - !ENV [NAV_WIKI, "Wiki"]:
       !ENV [

mkdocs.yml

@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ nav:
           - "device-integrity.md"
   - !ENV [NAV_BLOG, "Articles"]: !ENV [ARTICLES_SITE_BASE_URL, "/articles/"]
   - !ENV [NAV_VIDEOS, "Videos"]: !ENV [VIDEOS_SITE_BASE_URL, "/videos/"]
+  - !ENV [NAV_NEWS, "News"]: !ENV [NEWS_SITE_BASE_URL, "/news/"]
   - !ENV [NAV_FORUM, "Forum"]:
       !ENV [NAV_FORUM_LINK, "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/"]
   - !ENV [NAV_WIKI, "Wiki"]: