Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Apple updated its location-tracking system in an attempt to cut down on AirTag abuse while still preserving privacy. Researchers think they’ve found a better balance.
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Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn’t they do anything about it?
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 01:02:52 +0000
Plus: Hackers reveal flaws in crypto wallets holding $1 billion, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Apple tightens anti-theft protections, Chinese hackers penetrate US critical infrastructure, and the long-running rumor of eavesdropping phones crystallizes into more than an urban legend.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:20:53 +0000
Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans’ privacy and civil liberties.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:38:03 +0000
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:56:10 +0000
Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:08:45 +0000
Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:52:39 +0000
Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.
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Credit to Author: Todd Feathers, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable.
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