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‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Circuit Breaker

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Matt Burgess

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Cloakroom & Dagger

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Dell Cameron

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Imbalance of Power

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Nicole Tisdale

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Mind the Gap

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Matt Burgess

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Mixed Messages

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Matt Burgess

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

Fortune Telling

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

Dell Cameron

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

Security Roundup

23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months

Lily Hay Newman

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

Big Reveal

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

Dell Cameron

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

Middlemen

Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests

Andrew Couts

Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches

Incognito Mode

Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches

Madison Goldberg

US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked

Security Roundup

US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked

Lily Hay Newman

‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022

Instability

‘Stablecoins’ Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022

Andy Greenberg

How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity

The Source

How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity

Andy Greenberg

The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win

Nonconsensual

The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win

Dell Cameron

A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay

Security Roundup

A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

Security Roundup

23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

How to Be More Anonymous Online

Missing Link

How to Be More Anonymous Online

Matt Burgess

The Worst Hacks of 2023

Year in Review

The Worst Hacks of 2023

Lily Hay Newman

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Hard Puzzles

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Lily Hay Newman

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Going for Bust

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Matt Laslo