The internet is breaking. Here’s how to save it.
This is a seminal article written in 2016 - Thank you for your Service. Written by Dan Kaminsky. We could lose this internet. Or we could save it. I prefer…
Five things to consider before you sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet
After a long early life in a pilot program, T-Mobile’s 5G home internet service has finally arrived. The bar for decent, reasonably priced internet service in the US is embarrassingly…
Google’s FLoC flies into headwinds as internet ad industry braces for instability
With Google testing its FLoC ad technology in preparation for the planned elimination of third-party cookies next year, uncertainty about potential problems and growing legal support for privacy is shaking…
These new vulnerabilities put millions of IoT devices at risk, so patch now
Security vulnerabilities in millions of Internet of Things devices could allow cyber criminals to knock devices offline or take control of them remotely, in attacks that could be exploited to…
More bosses are using software to monitor remote workers. Not everyone is happy about it
Finding effective ways to monitor remote workers will be a priority of many businesses in the months to come, as new styles of working spurred by COVID-19 settle into long-term…
Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak
Facebook's lead data supervisor in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether the tech giant violated data protection rules vis-a-vis the leak of data reported last week. "The…
How Musicians and Sex Workers Beat Facial Recognition in New Orleans
Last December, the city of New Orleans voted to ban facial recognition, joining Oakland, Somerville, Portland, San Francisco, and other cities that have successfully pushed back against the widely-criticized surveillance…
What happens when you try to opt out of personalized ads
AdChoices is a program by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), a consortium of digital advertising groups. Among other things, it provides what it calls a one-stop portal where people can…
Metadata: the hidden fingerprint inside your photos
When you take a photo, your smartphone or digital camera stores "metadata" within the image file. This automatically and parasitically burrows itself into every photo you take. It is data…
Toy Donation
Smart toys: Your child’s best friend or a creepy surveillance tool?
Imagine a child born this year who will be surrounded by technology at every phase of her childhood. When she is three years old, Sophie’s parents buy her a smart…