Surveillance capitalism: How every ‘like’ adds to your data for sale
Many of the technology services we use daily are free. But we’re paying for them in ways you might not have considered.
How a Tesla employee saved the company from a ransomware attack
A Russian hacker has been indicted in a case alleging that he attempted to bribe the employee, who instead assisted in an FBI sting operation.
Yes, your e-reader tracks you, too. Here’s what to do about it.
Kindle tells Amazon about your page turns, dictionary lookups, highlights, notes, and more.
A researcher hacked satellite internet connections with $300 equipment
A British Ph.D. student has demonstrated how easy it is to read communications transmitted by satellites across the globe.
Denmark’s lesson in whistleblowing: Don’t arrest the whistleblowers
Seven years after Snowden, Denmark shows how a government should respond to whistleblowers.
Notorious eavesdropper NSA issues guide to hiding your location data
We're not making this up. The NSA has just issued a set of directives on how to stay safe and anonymous online.
Instagram stored messages and photos you wanted to delete
An independent security researcher found photos and messages more than a year after he deleted them.
Interview: Encryption expert Riana Pfefferkorn on the erosion of online free speech
The effect of the EARN IT Act, the problem with the U.S. concept of privacy, the emergence of regional internets, and more.
Face masks do help evade facial recognition tech—for now
A study by the U.S. government found that even some highly accurate algorithms failed to match photos of masked individuals to their pictures up to 50% of the time.
The CIA was secretly granted much more freedom to carry out cyberattacks
Since 2018, the agency has been permitted to approve its own operations, no longer needing White House approval.
