This AI Predicts How Old Children Are. Can It Keep Them Safe?
Predicting how old someone is based only on how they look is incredibly hard to get right, especially in those awkward early […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
New Sex Toy Standards Let Some Sensitive Details Slide
If it all sounds a little obvious, that’s on purpose. “The bigger, more known brands, they kind of stick to high quality […]
A Simple Bug Is Leaving AirTag Users Vulnerable to an Attack
The hits keep coming to Apple’s bug-bounty program, which security researchers say is slow and inconsistent to respond to its vulnerability reports. […]
The Senate Is Mad as Hell at Facebook—Again
Toward the end of Thursday’s hearing on Facebook and teen mental health, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) alluded to the Chinese government’s recent […]
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 […]
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 […]