The hidden threats of router malware
You check your computer for viruses every week, update systems and programs promptly, use strong passwords and generally take care online... yet for some reason your internet is slow and…
Amazon ‘cutewashes’ surveillance with its new Ring doorbell TV show
For a “normal” company, having a TV series with your product as the star would be an impossible dream. But Amazon is not a normal company. The latest evidence that…
All of Your Smart Devices Are Spying on You
At this point, it’s obvious that our smartphones and computers are data-leakers. Plenty of us now cover our laptops’ webcams (although we always forget about the mics), while our smartphones track…
Defense Firm Said U.S. Spies Backed Its Bid for Pegasus Spyware Maker
A team of executives from an American military contractor quietly visited Israel numerous times in recent months to try to carry out a bold but risky plan: purchasing NSO Group,…
Social networks won’t be able to stay neutral on abortion
The end of Roe v. Wade is leaving web platforms struggling to handle moderation — and data safety — questions around newly instituted abortion bans. That’s already raising questions for…
How the Federal Government Buys Our Cell Phone Location Data
Over the past few years, data brokers and federal military, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies have formed a vast, secretive partnership to surveil the movements of millions of people. Many…
Your kids’ apps are spying on them
Imagine if a stranger parked in front of a child’s bedroom window to peep inside. You’d call the police. Yet that happens every day online, and Big Tech looks the…
Online Privacy Becomes Critical If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
One of the first things many women do when they find themselves needing an abortion is seek advice online. That won’t change no matter what the Court rules. But if they…
How to stop your cell provider from sharing (some of) your data
Smartphones are intimate companions: We cradle them in our hands, and hold them close to our chests. They greet us each morning, and whisper in our ears at night. We…
FBI accesses US servers to dismantle botnet malware installed by Russian spies
The FBI remotely accessed and disinfected US-located devices running a powerful new strain of Russian state botnet malware, federal authorities said Wednesday. Those authorities added that the Kremlin was using…
