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bad times
Kids' Smartwatches Are Still a Security Nightmare
Andy Greenberg
national security
A DHS Official Says He Was Punished for Not Pushing Trump's Agenda
Lily Hay Newman
Policing
Lie detectors are creeping into UK policing and they still don’t work
Amit Katwala
books
Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia—and Trump
Garrett M. Graff
Hacking
A data fail left banks and councils exposed by a quick Google search
Henry Dyer
wikileaks
Julian Assange Lays Out His Case Against US Extradition
Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack
Brian Barrett
Election 2020
Will WhatsApp’s Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger?
Brian Barrett
Reverse Lookup
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
Sidney Fussell
Privacy
No, Dominic Cummings isn't plotting to bring back ID cards
Matt Burgess
Campaign 2020
Zuckerberg Says He’s Got This Election Stuff Under Control
Gilad Edelman
voting
The Trump Administration Continues to Erode Election Security
Garrett M. Graff
Hacks
A Critical Flaw Is Affecting Thousands of WordPress Sites
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
heads up
The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning—but Says It Won’t Again
Andy Greenberg
New Plan
Google and Apple Change Tactics on Contact Tracing Tech
Gregory Barber
dark patterns
The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
Brian Barrett
sneak attack
Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS
Lily Hay Newman
encryption
How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities
Lily Hay Newman
Naked Truth
Porn Sites Still Won’t Take Down Nonconsensual Deepfakes
Matt Burgess
lock down
How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop
David Nield
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