ISPs Funded 8.5 Million Fake Comments Opposing Net Neutrality
The largest Internet providers in the US funded a campaign that generated “8.5 million fake comments” to the Federal Communications Commission as […]
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Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech
As smartphone apps track our every move, a group of technologists in the US and UK this week offered guidelines for the […]
There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain
One afternoon in the fall of 2019, in a grand old office building near the Arc de Triomphe, I was buzzed through […]
Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital ‘Dark Patterns’
In 2010, British designer Harry Brignull coined a handy new term for an everyday annoyance: dark patterns, meaning digital interfaces that subtly […]
How Your Digital Trails Wind Up in the Police’s Hands
Michael Williams’ every move was being tracked without his knowledge—even before the fire. In August, Williams, an associate of R&B star and […]
This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI
In September 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued its first-ever warning for an attack on a commercial artificial intelligence […]
With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs
Apple has long been the lone wolf of the personal computer industry in maintaining its own operating system instead of licensing Microsoft’s […]
One Clear Message From Voters This Election? More Privacy
As the most important outcome of the 2020 election remains in flux, voters in California and Michigan approved new privacy laws Tuesday: […]
How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information
Smartphone security measures have grown increasingly sophisticated in recent years, evolving from passcodes to thumbprints to face recognition and advanced encryption. A […]
Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War
Preston Dunlap, chief architect of the Air Force, says the exercise was a success but declined to discuss the contributions of individual […]