kate-conger

Kate Conger


Kate Conger is a politics and cybersecurity journalist who currently writes for Gizmodo. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Digital Trends, Real Clear Politics, San Francisco Examiner, and elsewhere. Together with Dell Cameron, she won the Society of Professional Journalists' award for Best Scoop in 2017 for a report on the leak of data about 200 million American voters.

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LinkedIn will pay $13 million to settle suit over those annoying emails

Were you an unwitting LinkedIn spammer? Here's how to get your settlement money.

On Oct 4, 2015 by Kate Conger

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More Hillary Clinton emails discovered as she dismisses email ‘conspiracy theory’

Recent polls have shown that voters are wary of Clinton's handling of the issue.

On Sep 27, 2015 by Kate Conger

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After 7 months, app that tracks U.S. drone strikes removed from App Store

It was removed because of 'exceptionally crude or objectionable content.'

On Sep 27, 2015 by Kate Conger

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CNN will stream the Democratic debate in virtual reality

Virtual reality viewers will catch all the eyerolls and nose scratches that TV viewers miss.

On Sep 27, 2015 by Kate Conger

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China and U.S. to discuss cybersecurity deal

A proposed deal between the U.S. and China to treat cyberattacks like other weapons is the first of its kind.

On Sep 20, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Company that maintained Hillary Clinton’s server has ‘no knowledge’ of it being wiped

Platte River Networks took over maintenance of Clinton's email server after her term as Secretary of State.

On Sep 13, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Florida man looking for weed mistakenly texts captain of narcotics unit

When texting goes very, very wrong.

On Sep 13, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Finding a work space with Wi-Fi just got a whole lot easier

'This tool was spawned from our frustration with finding a good cafe or decent work space.'

On Sep 13, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Jefferson Davis statue removed from University of Texas campus

Students celebrated the removal today.

On Aug 30, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Facebook Likes can paint a very intimate picture of who we are

'It's much more difficult to monitor your appearances and opinions in years of your Facebook history.'

On Aug 30, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Chris Christie thinks the U.S. should track immigrants like FedEx packages

He says he's going to work with FedEx's CEO to make it happen.

On Aug 30, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Bogus Electronic Frontier Foundation site targets users with malware

A spear phishing campaign used the name of the Electronic Frontier Foundation to exploit victims' trust.

On Aug 30, 2015 by Kate Conger

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A munitions company is debuting ammo for shooting drones out of the sky

'Prepare for the drone apocalypse!'

On Aug 23, 2015 by Kate Conger

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IRS pressured to investigate televangelists after ‘Last Week Tonight’ segment

This 'prosperity gospel' seems kind of fishy!

On Aug 23, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Attorney behind Prenda copyright trolling scheme might finally be disbarred

And victims might finally get some justice.

On Aug 22, 2015 by Kate Conger

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