US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’
The FBI and the Biden administration at large have lobbied Congress to reauthorize the 702 program as is, ignoring calls for reform […]
Tag: Security
Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
The encrypted messaging and calling app Signal has become a one-of-a-kind phenomenon in the tech world: It has grown from the preferred […]
How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Latest Two-Factor Authentication Change
Meta recently changed how two-factor authentication works for Facebook and Instagram. You might have received a notification about this, but it was […]
A Spy Agency Leaked People’s Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen
The list of data is long. Names, professions, blood groups, parents’ names, phone numbers, the length of calls, vehicle registrations, passport details, […]
Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle
Passwords are a woefully insecure—and frustrating—authentication technology, but after decades of digital use, they’re ubiquitous. Recently, though, the global tech industry has […]
The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress
“The race in general is gonna be wild,” one independent researcher who tracks the far-right in Arizona under the moniker Arizona Right […]
Social Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies
Content Warning: This story includes references to suicide. If you need help, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for your region. In […]
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of an anticipated […]
CISA Has a New Road Map for Handling Weaponized AI
Last month, a 120-page United States executive order laid out the Biden administration’s plans to oversee companies that develop artificial intelligence technologies […]
Here’s the Proof There’s No Government Alien Conspiracy Around Roswell
Across the 75 years since something—something—crashed outside Roswell in early July 1947, the very name itself has taken on a life of […]