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Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats

Bye, Middle Man

Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats

By Lily Hay Newman

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

Open Wide

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

By Andy Greenberg

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

High Alert

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

By Andrew Couts and Lily Hay Newman

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

23andwhat?

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

By Lily Hay Newman

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Who You Know

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

By Dell Cameron

ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever

Security Roundup

ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever

By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

Cold Chamber

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger

By Matt Laslo

Okta Breach Impacted All Customer Support Users—Not 1 Percent

Rounding Errors

Okta Breach Impacted All Customer Support Users—Not 1 Percent

By Lily Hay Newman

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Pressure Cooker

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

By Dell Cameron

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans

Bare Minimum

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans

By Vittoria Elliott

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing

Security Roundup

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing

By Matt Burgess

It's Time to Log Off

Doomscrolling

It's Time to Log Off

By Thor Benson

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money-Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

Crypto Woes

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money-Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

By Andy Greenberg

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

Caller ID

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Inside the Race to Secure Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix

Speed Test

Inside the Race to Secure Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix

By Lily Hay Newman

US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’

Section 702

US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’

By Dell Cameron

Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

Price of Privacy

Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

By Andy Greenberg

A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen

Exposed

A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen

By Matt Burgess

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

Fresh Start

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

By Lily Hay Newman

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

Negative Impact

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

By Dell Cameron