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How to Spring Clean Your Digital Clutter to Protect Yourself

Just Do It

How to Spring Clean Your Digital Clutter to Protect Yourself

Lily Hay Newman

885M Financial Records—Dating Back 16 Years—Exposed Online

hack brief

885M Financial Records—Dating Back 16 Years—Exposed Online

Lily Hay Newman

The truth behind the dumbest GDPR myths, one year later

Privacy

The truth behind the dumbest GDPR myths, one year later

Matt Burgess

The Danger in Assange’s Charges, Memory Control, and More

Tech in Two

The Danger in Assange’s Charges, Memory Control, and More

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

The Latest Assange Indictment Is an Assault on Press Freedom

espionage act

The Latest Assange Indictment Is an Assault on Press Freedom

Brian Barrett

Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point

regulation

Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point

Lily Hay Newman

TfL is going to track all London Underground users using Wi-Fi

Trains

TfL is going to track all London Underground users using Wi-Fi

James O'Malley

Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005

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Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005

Lily Hay Newman

Political Parties Still Have Cybersecurity Hygiene Problems

Elections

Political Parties Still Have Cybersecurity Hygiene Problems

Issie Lapowsky

We Are Tenants on Our Own Devices

Owned

We Are Tenants on Our Own Devices

Zeynep Tufekci

Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk

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Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk

Lily Hay Newman

What is the dark web? How to use Tor to access the dark web

Privacy

What is the dark web? How to use Tor to access the dark web

Nicole Kobie

Oh Great, Google Tracks What You Buy Online With Gmail

security roundup

Oh Great, Google Tracks What You Buy Online With Gmail

Brian Barrett

The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data

WIRED Opinion

The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data

Andrew Sullivan

The Anatomy of a Modern Cybercriminal Supply Chain

goznym

The Anatomy of a Modern Cybercriminal Supply Chain

Andy Greenberg

The FCC's Plan to Stop Robocalls Sounds Awfully Familiar

Spam

The FCC's Plan to Stop Robocalls Sounds Awfully Familiar

Brian Barrett

Google Will Replace Titan Security Key Over a Bluetooth Flaw

two-factor

Google Will Replace Titan Security Key Over a Bluetooth Flaw

Lily Hay Newman

Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Bad Sign

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Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Bad Sign

Brian Barrett

Wednesday briefing: San Francisco becomes the first US city to ban government facial recognition

WIRED Awake

Wednesday briefing: San Francisco becomes the first US city to ban government facial recognition

WhatsApp Was Hacked, Your Computer Was Exposed, and More News

Tech in Two

WhatsApp Was Hacked, Your Computer Was Exposed, and More News

Alex Baker-Whitcomb