How the West Got China’s Social Credit System Wrong
In October 2018, Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to the Hudson Institute—a conservative Washington, DC, think tank—to give a wide-ranging […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
New York’s Revenge Porn Law Is a Flawed Step Forward
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law this week criminalizing the spread of nonconsensual pornography, making New York the forty-sixth state […]
The App Creeping on Your IG Location, Jakarta’s Insurance Crisis, and More News
The new app that creeps on your Instagram location, Jakarta is sinking, and all things Comic Con. Fast. Here’s the news you […]
The FaceApp Privacy Panic, a Mysterious Satellite Outage, and More News
FaceApp isn’t alone in the land of privacy concerns, a curious week-long satellite outage for Europe has finally ended, and WIRED did […]
Think FaceApp Is Scary? Wait Till You Hear About Facebook
FaceApp is a viral lark that takes a convincing guess at what you’ll look like when you’re old. FaceApp is also the […]
On TikTok, Teens Meme Life360, the Safety App Ruining Their Summer
Spend enough time on the social media app TikTok, and you’re bound to see a Life360 meme. That’s because Life360, a location-sharing […]
The Window to Rein In Facial Recognition Is Closing
In the wake of jarring revelations about how United States law enforcement agencies have deployed facial recognition, Congress seemed, for a moment, […]
How to Protect Our Kids’ Data and Privacy
YouTube is currently under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission following complaints that the platform improperly collected data from young users. It’s […]
Airport Facial Recognition, How Abusers Exploit Basic Apps, and More News
Stalkers have ways of tracking you even without fancy malware, airport facial recognition is becoming more common, and WIRED has some advice […]
The Simple Way Apple and Google Let Domestic Abusers Stalk Victims
One morning a couple of weeks ago, I handed my iPhone to my wife and asked her to help with a privacy […]