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All the data Google’s apps collect about you and how to stop it

Privacy

All the data Google’s apps collect about you and how to stop it

Matt Burgess

The UK Is Trying to Stop Facebook's End-to-End Encryption

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The UK Is Trying to Stop Facebook's End-to-End Encryption

Gian M. Volpicelli

Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest' Video Game Cheat Ring

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Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest' Video Game Cheat Ring

Brian Barrett

Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’

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Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’

Lily Hay Newman

The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse

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The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse

Brian Barrett

YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem

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YouTube Has a Disturbingly Creepy Minecraft Problem

Cecilia D'Anastasio

How to Keep Nearby Strangers from Sending You Files

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How to Keep Nearby Strangers from Sending You Files

David Nield

Line of Duty’s daft jargon masks a big real-world policing problem

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Line of Duty’s daft jargon masks a big real-world policing problem

Amit Katwala

Hackers Hosed by Google Were a Counterterrorism Operation

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Hackers Hosed by Google Were a Counterterrorism Operation

Lily Hay Newman

The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now

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The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now

Tim De Chant, Ars Technica

Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech

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Groups Call for Ethical Guidelines on Location-Tracking Tech

Sidney Fussell

Facebook Moves Against ‘Evil Eye’ Hackers Targeting Uyghurs

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Facebook Moves Against ‘Evil Eye’ Hackers Targeting Uyghurs

Lily Hay Newman

Google’s rivals are fighting back against Chrome’s big cookie plan

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Google’s rivals are fighting back against Chrome’s big cookie plan

Matt Burgess

‘Browser Isolation’ Takes On Entrenched Web Threats

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‘Browser Isolation’ Takes On Entrenched Web Threats

Lily Hay Newman

The UK’s lockdown roadmap and rules, explained

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The UK’s lockdown roadmap and rules, explained

Matt Burgess

The Peculiar Ransomware Piggybacking Off of China’s Big Hack

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The Peculiar Ransomware Piggybacking Off of China’s Big Hack

Brian Barrett

A Homecoming Queen Was Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking

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A Homecoming Queen Was Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking

Andy Greenberg

A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks SEC First

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A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks SEC First

Brian Barrett

Facebook's ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Outside the Social Network

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Facebook's ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Outside the Social Network

Lily Hay Newman

Apple Bent the Rules for Russia. Other Nations Will Take Note

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Apple Bent the Rules for Russia. Other Nations Will Take Note

Lily Hay Newman