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Authorities seize 3 sites that were selling fake coronavirus vaccines

The fake sites were stealing people's personal information.

On Apr 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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533 million people are part of a massive Facebook data breach—including Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg's info was included in the dataset.

On Apr 5, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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What is ProtonMail, and should you use it?

ProtonMail provides secure email—with a few catches.

On Jun 10, 2020 by Ana Valens

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35 members of Congress call on law enforcement to stop protest surveillance

The lawmakers said they had 'deep and profound concerns' about the surveillance of the protests.

On Jun 9, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Law enforcement using Google location history to find potential suspects

Google's 'Sensorvault' is a treasure trove of information for law enforcement.

On Apr 14, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Amazon downplays ‘technical error’ that exposed user emails

Company fails to provide details on security incident

On Nov 21, 2018 by Mikael Thalen

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Facebook VP denounces and deletes controversial 2016 memo

"Anything that allows us to connect more people more often is *de facto* good."

On Mar 30, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Snapchat’s latest feature is eerily reminiscent of Facebook

This may not be such a good idea.

On Mar 28, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Americans are waking up to the importance of online privacy

Americans also endorsed the European view of privacy by a surprisingly large margin.

On Jan 28, 2016 by Eric Geller

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DOJ and FTC officials offer dueling visions on encryption

A top consumer-protection official said efforts to weaken encryption 'deeply worry' her.

On Jan 25, 2016 by Eric Geller

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Privacy coalition urges FCC to police how ISPs use and protect customer data

Internet companies are sure to object to new rules about what they do with customer data.

On Jan 20, 2016 by Eric Geller

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Millennials are surprisingly clueless about cybersecurity

This doesn't bode well for the future.

On May 12, 2015 by Eric Geller

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After leaking Obama’s passport data, Australian government agency bans autocomplete

White House conducting own investigation to make sure Obama's info wasn't compromised.

On Apr 2, 2015 by Tim Sampson

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Why you should be encrypting your phone calls and texts

The barriers to entry are so low that there's really no reason not to.

On Mar 9, 2015 by S.E. Smith