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Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor
A secret encryption cipher baked into radio systems used by critical infrastructure workers, police, and others around the world is finally seeing su…
3 years, 2 months ago
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws
German researchers gained rare access to three satellites and found that they’re years behind normal cybersecurity standards.
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3 years, 2 months ago
New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rival US Lawmakers Mobilize to Stop Police From Buying Phone Data
A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans' data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team …
3 years, 2 months ago
FBI Surveillance Fears Are Uniting a Badly Broken Congress
The FBI has collected sensitive data on millions of Americans without warrants, drawing intense scrutiny from Congress and turning the agency into a …
3 years, 3 months ago
Silk Road’s Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dar…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse…
3 years, 3 months ago
How to Use Discord’s ‘Family Center’ Safety Settings for Your Kids
The popular messaging platform launched new parental controls for keeping tabs on teens. Here’s what the tools do (and don’t) include.
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3 years, 3 months ago
The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers
Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance.
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3 years, 3 months ago
Don't Join Threads—Make Threads Join You
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company…
3 years, 3 months ago