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How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity

By Andy Greenberg — January 17th 2024 at 11:00
Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable. Then a grad student named Sarah Meiklejohn proved them all wrong—and set the stage for a decade-long crackdown.
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The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

By Andrew Couts, Andy Greenberg — January 9th 2024 at 22:05
The US financial regulator says its official @SECGov account was “compromised,” resulting in an “unauthorized” post about the status of Bitcoin ETFs.
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A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects

By Dhruv Mehrotra — January 11th 2023 at 14:12
SweepWizard, an app that law enforcement used to coordinate raids, left sensitive information about hundreds of police operations publicly accessible.
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How to Protect Yourself If Your School Uses Surveillance Tech

By Pia Ceres — October 10th 2022 at 11:00
Colleges and K-12 campuses increasingly monitor student emails, social media, and more. Here’s how to secure your (or your child’s) privacy.
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material

By Matt Burgess — September 28th 2022 at 06:00
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
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Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed

By Matt Burgess — August 26th 2022 at 11:00
An attack on Russian mercenaries shows how militaries are increasingly using open source data—with sometimes deadly consequences.
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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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The Power and Pitfalls of AI for US Intelligence

By Alexa O'Brien — June 21st 2022 at 20:14
Artificial intelligence use is booming, but it's not the secret weapon you might imagine.
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The Race to Hide Your Voice

By Matt Burgess — June 1st 2022 at 11:00
Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy.
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