All the Ways Spotify Tracks You—and How to Stop It
Facebook and Google are the web’s biggest advertising powerhouses. But Spotify has ambitions to rival them. And it has all the data […]
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Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud
Children’s safety groups, for their part, also immediately applauded Apple’s moves, arguing they strike a necessary balance that “brings us a step […]
A Guide to RCS, and Why It Makes Texting So Much Better
Next year Verizon will join AT&T and T-Mobile in preloading Android phones with Messages by Google as the default texting app. It’s […]
The Privacy Battle That Apple Isn’t Fighting
For at least a decade, privacy advocates dreamed of a universal, legally enforceable “Do not track” setting. Now, at least in the […]
The Shapeshifting Cam Girl Rewriting the Rules of Porn
Sometime in late 2019, Diana Deets started changing her face. An Instagram influencer and OnlyFans adult content creator going by Coconut Kitty, […]
Venmo Gets More Private—but It’s Still Not Fully Safe
“Venmo’s finally getting the message that maximum publicity on a financial app is a terrible idea,” says Kaili Lambe, senior campaigner at […]
How to Make Your Web Searches More Secure and Private
You’ll also see drop-down menus above your search results that let you filter them by location and time. Depending on what keywords […]
Europe Makes the Case to Ban Biometric Surveillance
Your body is a data goldmine. From the way you look to how you think and feel, firms working in the burgeoning […]
Amazon Echo Dots Store a Wealth of Data—Even After a Reset
Like most Internet-of-things devices these days, Amazon’s Echo Dot gives users a way to perform a factory reset so that, as the […]
How to Make Sure Your Browser Extensions Are Safe
Browser extensions can be hugely useful, plugging gaps in functionality, adding cool new features and options, and generally just making life on […]