Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Zeynep Tufekci| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Both. Yes, authoritarians have co-opted tech. But the story is far from over.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:32:07 +0000

Twitter funneled two-factor authentication phone numbers into their ad targeting platform—but they weren’t the only ones.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:32:07 +0000

Twitter used phone numbers provided for two-factor authentication to target ads—just like Facebook did before.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The road to routing all Domain Name System lookups through HTTPS is pocked with disagreements over just how much it will help.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:40:50 +0000

Attorney general William Barr seems eager to reignite the encryption wars, starting with the social media giant.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:17:11 +0000

Turning on the new Incognito Mode in Google Maps won’t make you as invisible as it might sound.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Researchers have found a potential silver lining in so-called adversarial examples, using it to shield sensitive data from snoops.