william-turton

William Turton


Once named one of Forbes’ 20 Under 20 and hired as a staff writer for the Daily Dot when he was still a senior in high school, William Turton is a rising tech reporter focusing on information security, hacking culture, and politics. Since leaving the Daily Dot in April 2016, his work has appeared on Gizmodo, the Outline, and Vice News Tonight on HBO.

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The woman who aims to take Tor mainstream

The Tor Project has an image problem. Shari Steele knows how to fix it.

On Feb 16, 2016 by William Turton

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Hackers break into Ringo Starr’s Twitter account with scary-simple method

Another day, another Twitter account gets hacked.

On Feb 15, 2016 by William Turton

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U.K. police arrest teenage hacker who allegedly broke into CIA director’s email

The young man is also suspected of leaking thousands of FBI and DHS employees' personal data.

On Feb 12, 2016 by William Turton

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Pro-vaping congressman blows fat clouds during congressional hearing to protest e-cig ban

Vaping while legislating.

On Feb 11, 2016 by William Turton

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We’re kind of worried about Jeb Bush, so we sent him a birthday care package

Please clap.

On Feb 11, 2016 by Aaron Sankin, William Turton

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Kasich rattles the GOP race with second-place showing in N.H.

Kasich seizes the day. But has his campaign already peaked?

On Feb 10, 2016 by William Turton

Marco Rubio Game of Thrones

Rubio repeats infamous campaign line at rally, catches himself

The pressure is on.

On Feb 8, 2016 by William Turton

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Ted Cruz blames Bernie Sanders as 2 men attempt exorcism on him

Just a normal day on the campaign trail.

On Feb 8, 2016 by William Turton

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Sen. Marco Rubio literally said the same anti-Obama line 4 times during the GOP debate

And Chris Christie called him out on it.

On Feb 7, 2016 by William Turton

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Carly Fiorina campaign takes aim at ABC with #LetCarlyDebate

The campaign claims the debate is 'rigged.'

On Feb 6, 2016 by William Turton

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Here’s what the UN’s ruling on Julian Assange means

The United Nations says he shouldn't be detained. That doesn't mean he's about to go anywhere, though.

On Feb 5, 2016 by William Turton

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Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton clash over ‘establishment’ label

No, you The Man.

On Feb 4, 2016 by William Turton

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Fake 911 call sends SWAT team to home of lawmaker sponsoring anti-swatting bill

Katherine Clark is sponsoring a bill to crack down on the very prank that hit her last night.

On Feb 1, 2016 by William Turton

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Largest Bernie Sanders community on Reddit briefly falls victim to hacker prank

The hackers say they support Donald Trump.

On Feb 1, 2016 by William Turton

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Clinton campaign calls for debate in Flint, Michigan

'The water crisis in Flint is unconscionable.'

On Jan 30, 2016 by William Turton