Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:59:12 +0000
Representative Darin LaHood’s claim that he was the subject of “backdoor” searches comes at a dicey moment for the bureau.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:45:17 +0000
Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.
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Credit to Author: Gabriel Geiger| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Once praised for its generous social safety net, the country now collects troves of data on welfare claimants.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Evaline Schot, Gabriel Geiger| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
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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Credit to Author: Omar L. Gallaga| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000
Every DJI quadcopter broadcasts its operator’s position via radio—unencrypted. Now, a group of researchers has learned to decode those coordinates.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:29:13 +0000
Mozilla researchers found that apps often provide inaccurate data use disclosures, giving people “a false sense of security.”
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:04:01 +0000
Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication. Switch to these alternatives to keep your account safe.
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