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Hey, Maybe It's Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories

Looking Back

Hey, Maybe It's Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories

Lily Hay Newman

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024

Year in Review

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024

WIRED Staff

The Paper Passport Is Dying

Flying High

The Paper Passport Is Dying

Matt Burgess

You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

Magic Words

You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family

Matt Burgess

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Security Roundup

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andrew Couts

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Security Roundup

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

WIRED World

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Seek and Destroy

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Lily Hay Newman

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Crossing a Line

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

Log Off

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

Andy Greenberg

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

Clear Cut

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Counter Spy

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Reece Rogers

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Cashing In

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Andy Greenberg

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

FUBAR

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron

Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers

Workarounds

Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers

Lily Hay Newman

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Security Roundup

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andrew Couts

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

Follower Count

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

Caroline Haskins

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Cover Ups

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Ilica Mahajan

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Own Goals

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

Dhruv Mehrotra

Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings

Security Roundup

Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman