How to Go Passwordless on Your Microsoft Account
Despite being the default way that you get into most of your digital accounts, passwords aren’t really that secure—certainly not compared to […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
A New App Helps Iranians Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Amid ever-increasing government internet control, surveillance, and censorship in Iran, a new Android app aims to give Iranians a way to speak […]
How to Find the Hidden Files on Your Phone or Computer
Your phones and computers hold more than you might realize. The files that you can view by default on Windows, macOS, Android, […]
WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole
Few, if any, services have done more to bring secure messaging to more people than WhatsApp. Since 2016, the messaging platform has […]
ProtonMail Amends Its Policy After Giving Up Activist’s Data
This weekend, news broke that the anonymous email service ProtonMail turned over a French climate activist’s IP address and browser fingerprint to Swiss […]
What Apple Can Do Next to Fight Child Sexual Abuse
In May 2019, Melissa Polinsky, director of Apple’s global investigations and child safety team, faced investigators working on the UK’s inquiry into […]
Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide
Police around the country have drastically increased their use of geofence warrants, a widely criticized investigative technique that collects data from any […]
Apple’s Photo-Scanning Plan Sparks Outcry From Policy Groups
More than 90 policy groups from the US and around the world signed an open letter urging Apple to drop its plan […]
A Simple Software Fix Could Limit Location Data Sharing
“When you attach to the network, you offer the IMSI number to show the backend database that you are a paying customer […]
A 5G Shortcut Leaves Phones Exposed to Stingray Surveillance
In North America and many other parts of the world, high-speed 5G mobile data networks dangled just out of reach for years. […]