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Ars is always looking for sensitive story tips, useful data, and confidential sources—or ideas on where to find them. While our preference is always to have sources go on the record, we are willing to grant anonymity in some situations. Please also bear in mind that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and it may take us some time to verify information sent to us.
(For more general correspondence—press releases, story pitches, breaking news tips—please contact us here.)
In this document, we’ve outlined a few methods for sending confidential information to us:
Postal mail
Physical mail delivered through the United States Postal Service is a secure means of communication. Please use stamps on your letter or package, and use a public mailbox rather than a post office.
If you are concerned about privacy, consider using a mailbox far from your home or office. Bear in mind that any markings (to/from label) and postmarks may be recorded by authorities.
Our address is:
News Tips
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You can send email, encrypted or unencrypted, to anyone at Ars.
You can reach other specific reporters at Ars using the [email protected] format.
A number of services are freely available to enable PGP encrypted email, such as Mailvelope and Enigmail.
Some Ars staffers have PGP keys listed here.
Ars Technica can be reached at @arstechnica.
Signal (encrypted messaging)
You can reach us by using the Signal app on your mobile device. Signal is a very easy-to-use, free, open-source messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption so that only the sender and the recipient can read the content. The app also lets users set messages to self-destruct from all devices automatically. Signal retains little information about users and does not retain metadata related to specific communications, but it is tied to the phone number of the user’s device.
Some staffers have Signal installed on their own phones. Please contact them via another method to set up this channel
Like all software, Signal and any of the other software and services mentioned above could have security bugs that are exploitable. We do not make any warranties as to Signal, Mailvelope, Enigmail or any other third-party services or systems. Use them at your own risk.
Last updated: February 4, 2019