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Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider
Your inbox holds plenty of sensitive information. Here are some alternatives that put your correspondence under lock and key.
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6 years, 1 month ago
How Financial Apps Get You to Spend More and Question Less
You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to …
6 years, 1 month ago
Steve Bannon, a $25M Border Wall Campaign, and a GoFundMe Gone Bad
We Build the Wall raised millions. Now the DOJ says its operators—including the former Trump aide—skimmed hundreds of thousands off the top.
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6 years, 1 month ago
ATM Hackers Have Picked Up Some Clever New Tricks
Over the last few years, so-called jackpotting attacks have gotten increasingly sophisticated—while cash machines remain largely the same.
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6 years, 1 month ago
An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers
Amazon has patched the flaw, but its discovery underscores the importance of locking down your voice assistant interactions.
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6 years, 1 month ago
How Facebook and Other Sites Manipulate Your Privacy Choices
Social media platforms repeatedly use so-called dark patterns to nudge you toward giving away more of your data.
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6 years, 1 month ago
Flaws Could Have Exposed Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Hackers
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions.Â
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6 years, 1 month ago
Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft
Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive.…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Subtle Tricks Shopping Sites Use to Make You Spend More
Through deceptive designs known as “dark patterns,” online retailers try to nudge you toward purchases you wouldn’t otherwise make.
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6 years, 1 month ago
An '80s File Format Enabled Stealthy Mac Hacking
The now-patched vulnerability would have let hackers target Microsoft Office using Symbolic Link—a file type that hasn't been in common use in over 3…
6 years, 1 month ago