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Trump’s Prosecution Is America’s Last Hope

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — August 25th 2023 at 01:03
Social norms—not laws—are the underlying fabric of democracy. The Georgia indictment against Donald Trump is the last tool remaining to repair that which he’s torn apart.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health

By Pia Ceres — August 23rd 2023 at 12:00
Here’s what the science really says about teens and screens—and how to start the conversation with young people of any age.
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How X Is Suing Its Way Out of Accountability

By Vittoria Elliott — August 15th 2023 at 11:00
The social media giant filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. It’s the latest effort to cut off the data needed to expose online platforms’ failings.
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Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time Nobody Got Sued

By Andy Greenberg — August 10th 2023 at 18:43
In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defcon hacker conference on how to get free subway rides. Today, four teens picked up where they left off.
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New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

By Lily Hay Newman — August 8th 2023 at 17:17
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys.
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The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'

By Dell Cameron — July 27th 2023 at 20:31
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers.
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Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress

By Dell Cameron — July 18th 2023 at 15:56
A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team up against surveillance overreach.
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Bcrypt, a Popular Password Hashing Algorithm, Starts Its Long Goodbye

By Lily Hay Newman — May 25th 2023 at 19:55
The coinventor of “bcrypt” is reflecting on the ubiquitous function’s 25 years and channeling cybersecurity’s core themes into electronic dance music.
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A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks

By Lily Hay Newman — May 19th 2023 at 10:00
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered clues that further illuminate the hackers’ activities, which appear to have begun far earlier than originally believed.
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Your Twitter Feed Sucks Now. These Free Add-Ons Can Help

By Justin Pot — May 7th 2023 at 12:00
A  few simple tools can help filter out most Twitter Blue users (but still see the ones you like).
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ICE Records Reveal How Agents Abuse Access to Secret Data

By Dhruv Mehrotra — April 17th 2023 at 11:00
Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more.
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ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics

By Dhruv Mehrotra — April 3rd 2023 at 11:00
An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.
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How Denmark’s Welfare State Became a Surveillance Nightmare

By Gabriel Geiger — March 7th 2023 at 12:00
Once praised for its generous social safety net, the country now collects troves of data on welfare claimants.
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This Algorithm Could Ruin Your Life

By Matt Burgess, Evaline Schot, Gabriel Geiger — March 6th 2023 at 12:00
A system used by the Dutch city of Rotterdam ranked people based on their risk of fraud. The results were troubling.
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The Sketchy Plan to Build a Russian Android Phone

By Masha Borak — March 3rd 2023 at 12:00
Amid isolating sanctions, a Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets. But experts are skeptical the company can pull it off.
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What to Look for When Buying a Security Camera (2023): Tips and Risks

By Simon Hill — February 15th 2023 at 12:00
Eufy's recent scandal shows it's not so much about the data breach but about how a company responds. Here are a few ways to shop smart.
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Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

By Mark Harris — February 1st 2023 at 12:00
True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance's VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year.
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January 6 Report: 11 Details You May Have Missed

By Garrett M. Graff — January 6th 2023 at 12:00
The January 6 Committee’s 841-page report will go down as one of the most important documents in US history. These key details stand out.
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If Musk Starts Firing Twitter's Security Team, Run

By Lily Hay Newman — October 28th 2022 at 22:55
What's next for the social network is anyone's guess—but here's what to watch as you wade through the privacy and security morass.
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How Vice Society Got Away With a Global Ransomware Spree

By Lily Hay Newman — October 20th 2022 at 11:00
Vice Society has a superpower that’s allowed it to quietly carry out attacks on schools and hospitals around the world: mediocrity.
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VPN Providers Flee India as a New Data Law Takes Hold

By Varsha Bansal — September 25th 2022 at 11:00
Many companies have pulled physical servers from the country as a mandate to collect customer data goes into effect.
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The Shaky Future of a Post-Roe Federal Privacy Law

By Matt Laslo — September 15th 2022 at 11:00
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act could protect people across the country. But first, it has to get past Nancy Pelosi.
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Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll

By Matt Burgess — August 22nd 2022 at 11:00
As a graduation prank, four high school students hijacked 500 screens across six school buildings to troll their classmates and teachers.
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The Low Threshold for Face Recognition in New Delhi

By Varsha Bansal — August 21st 2022 at 11:00
Police in India's capital say they only require an 80 percent accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates.
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