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Amazon Says It Didn’t Mean to Ban Employees From Using TikTok

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Amazon Says It Didn’t Mean to Ban Employees From Using TikTok

Louise Matsakis

Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs

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Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid

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DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid

Lily Hay Newman

Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads

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Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads

Louise Matsakis

Islamic State terrorist propaganda is going viral on Facebook

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Islamic State terrorist propaganda is going viral on Facebook

Moustafa Ayad

Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree

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Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree

Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment

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Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment

Andy Greenberg

How to Passcode-Lock Any App on Your Phone

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How to Passcode-Lock Any App on Your Phone

David Nield

The Encryption-Busting EARN IT Act Advances in the Senate

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The Encryption-Busting EARN IT Act Advances in the Senate

Lily Hay Newman

It’s Super Saturday, the pubs are open and it’s a privacy nightmare

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It’s Super Saturday, the pubs are open and it’s a privacy nightmare

Matt Burgess

The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far

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The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far

Lily Hay Newman

Government faces court over NHS Test and Trace privacy failings

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Government faces court over NHS Test and Trace privacy failings

Matt Burgess

New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

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New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears

Lily Hay Newman

Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

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Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid

Lily Hay Newman

Behind the scenes at the FBI’s gruesome forensics laboratory

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Behind the scenes at the FBI’s gruesome forensics laboratory

Rachael Pells

How to Get Safari's Privacy Features in Chrome and Firefox

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How to Get Safari's Privacy Features in Chrome and Firefox

David Nield

Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?

Jury's Out

Is It Legal for Cops to Force You to Unlock Your Phone?

Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica

Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations

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Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations

Lily Hay Newman

An Embattled Group of Leakers Picks Up the WikiLeaks Mantle

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An Embattled Group of Leakers Picks Up the WikiLeaks Mantle

Andy Greenberg

How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over One Man's Inbox

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How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over One Man's Inbox

Lily Hay Newman