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The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far

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The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far

Lily Hay Newman

Government faces court over NHS Test and Trace privacy failings

Privacy

Government faces court over NHS Test and Trace privacy failings

Matt Burgess

New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

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New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

Lily Hay Newman

Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

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Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

Lily Hay Newman

Behind the scenes at the FBI’s gruesome forensics laboratory

Policing

Behind the scenes at the FBI’s gruesome forensics laboratory

Rachael Pells

How to Get Safari's Privacy Features in Chrome and Firefox

Lock & Key

How to Get Safari's Privacy Features in Chrome and Firefox

David Nield

Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?

Jury's Out

Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?

Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica

Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations

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Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations

Lily Hay Newman

An Embattled Group of Leakers Picks Up the WikiLeaks Mantle

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An Embattled Group of Leakers Picks Up the WikiLeaks Mantle

Andy Greenberg

How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over One Man's Inbox

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How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over One Man's Inbox

Lily Hay Newman

Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months

privacy

Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months

Lily Hay Newman

How video hearings broke justice and stripped people of their rights

Crime

How video hearings broke justice and stripped people of their rights

Josh Mellor

Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14

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Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14

Lily Hay Newman

Anonymous Stole and Leaked a Megatrove of Police Documents

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Anonymous Stole and Leaked a Megatrove of Police Documents

Andy Greenberg

Companies are enforcing their own contact tracing to track employees

Privacy

Companies are enforcing their own contact tracing to track employees

Laura Miller

What Is a Side Channel Attack?

hacker lexicon

What Is a Side Channel Attack?

Andy Greenberg

How to Switch to Signal and Bring All your Texts With You

Privacy Please

How to Switch to Signal and Bring All your Texts With You

David Nield

Sneaky Mac Malware Is Posing as Flash Downloads

Security Roundup

Sneaky Mac Malware Is Posing as Flash Downloads

Brian Barrett

Britain’s illegal coronavirus raves are impossible to police

Policing

Britain’s illegal coronavirus raves are impossible to police

Alex Lee, WIRED UK

A Report Blames ‘CIA Failures’ for the Agency's Worst Hack

Leaks

A Report Blames ‘CIA Failures’ for the Agency's Worst Hack

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica