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Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans

Bare Minimum

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans

By Vittoria Elliott

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing

Security Roundup

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing

By Matt Burgess

It's Time to Log Off

Doomscrolling

It's Time to Log Off

By Thor Benson

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money-Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

Crypto Woes

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money-Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

By Andy Greenberg

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

Caller ID

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Inside the Race to Secure Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix

Speed Test

Inside the Race to Secure Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix

By Lily Hay Newman

US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’

Section 702

US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’

By Dell Cameron

Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

Price of Privacy

Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year

By Andy Greenberg

A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen

Exposed

A Spy Agency Leaked People's Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen

By Matt Burgess

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

Fresh Start

Google’s New Titan Security Key Adds Another Piece to the Password-Killing Puzzle

By Lily Hay Newman

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

Negative Impact

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

By Dell Cameron

The Top US Cybersecurity Agency Has a New Plan for Weaponized AI

Digital Defense

The Top US Cybersecurity Agency Has a New Plan for Weaponized AI

By Lily Hay Newman

US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers

Foul Play

US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers

By Dell Cameron

Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames

Security Roundup

Signal Is Finally Testing Usernames

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron

Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor

404

Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor

By Amanda Hoover

Sandworm Hackers Caused Another Blackout in Ukraine—During a Missile Strike

Double Whammy

Sandworm Hackers Caused Another Blackout in Ukraine—During a Missile Strike

By Andy Greenberg

This Is the Ops Manual for the Most Tech-Savvy Animal Liberation Group in the US

Fox in the Hen House

This Is the Ops Manual for the Most Tech-Savvy Animal Liberation Group in the US

By Andy Greenberg

A New US Privacy Bill Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying

Fourth Amendment

A New US Privacy Bill Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying

By Dell Cameron

Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War

Missing Connections

Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War

By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law

Error Detected

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law

By K.G. Orphanides