Hackers leak Disney's Slack chats

‘Every message possible’: Hackers leak data from nearly 10,000 internal Disney Slack channels

‘Almost 10,000 channels … dumped.’

On by Mikael Thalen

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‘they didnt want us posting’: Furry hacker collective suspended after teasing breach of right-wing think tank

They claimed to have Heritage Foundation data.

On by Mikael Thalen

McDonald’s customer warns of ‘personalized pricing’ on the app

‘In the same way that Uber can track your battery percentage’: McDonald’s customer warns of ‘personalized pricing’ on the app

‘This is super frightening.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg

Expert says Chewy is using this trick to steal your information

‘They have literally lied to our customers’: Expert says Chewy is using this trick to steal your information

‘It just doesn’t sit right with me.’

On by Rachel Kiley

Data can teach us a lot about trends in fanfiction

What can data tell us about fanfiction culture?

Considering how ingrained they are in our everyday lives, it’s not surprising that prejudices about race and gender seep into fanfiction. 

On by Kira Deshler

police officer in car using laptop

EXCLUSIVE: A background check company is secretly paying cops on TikTok to push its services

Experts say the practice is unethical—and scary.

On by Athena Hawkins

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‘They compromised girls’ data’: A lingerie brand was hacked—and trolls seized on it to push fears of ‘love jihad’

It’s not the first time.

On by Arbab Ali

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‘Gay furries’ hacking spree against anti-trans movement expands to 5 states

South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania have been targeted.

On by Mikael Thalen

Apple time capsule with $15 price tag sticker on bottom right (l) man speaking (c) finger pointing to 'Don's' computer on monitor screen (r)

‘I have Don’s computer. I’m gonna update you guys on what I find’: Man buys Apple Time Capsule from thrift store for $15. Previous owner forgot to wipe it

‘My biggest nightmare. this is why i keep all of my old devices.’

On by Lauren Castro

man explains sending spit in tube to ancestry database tiktok

‘Read the fine print before you spit’: Man warns against sending DNA samples to DNA testing companies like Ancestry.com

‘Whether or not you like it, your DNA is probably in a database somewhere.’

On by Melody Heald

A sad technician sits near a pile of wires and holds his head with his hands in an empty datacenter. The man is in a plundered server room.

Facebook engineers admit there’s no way to track all the data it collects on you

Two engineers said there isn’t a ‘single person that exists’ who knows where all its user data is.

On by Jacob Seitz

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Homeland Security purchased location data for millions of American phones—all without warrants

The ACLU made the documents public today.

On by David Covucci

man clicking on mental health smartphone

Mental health apps are terrible for user privacy, Mozilla study finds

Mental health apps don’t appear to make user data privacy a priority.

On by David Covucci

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Why the third time won’t be the charm for a new U.S.-EU data-sharing agreement

Activists and privacy experts still have major concerns about mass surveillance.

On by Jonathan Keane

A padlock on a keyboard, symbolizing data privacy.

Virginia poised to pass sweeping new data privacy bill

It does have some differences to California’s law.

On by Andrew Wyrich

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