internet privacy
-
Mozilla Report Finds That New Cars Give Out Lots of Your Info
Bad news: your car is a spy. If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving…
Read More » -
Cooper Davis Act Would Force Tech Cos. to Flag Users for Drugs
Internet drug sales have skyrocketed in recent years, allowing powerful narcotics to be peddled to American teenagers and adolescents. It’s…
Read More » -
11 Creepy Subreddits to Keep You Up at Night
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) I don’t know about the rest of you, but when the news cycle gets bad—like…
Read More » -
What the BlackMatter Cyber-Mercenary Hacking Scandal Means
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP (Getty Images) Earlier this week, the Department of Justice revealed that three former U.S. intelligence operatives were…
Read More » -
Bipartisan Privacy Bill Actually Has a Chance of Passing
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) A bipartisan group of senators is pushing forward a privacy bill meant to offer some…
Read More » -
The Dark Patterns Tipline Wants To Know How Sites Deceive You
Graphic: Electronic Frontier Foundation If you’re fed up with apps and websites using shitty psychological tactics—aka dark patterns—to coerce you…
Read More » -
What It Means for Your Account
Image: WhatsApp, Graphic: Shoshana Wodinsky (Gizmodo) After facing international backlash over impending updates to its privacy policy, WhatsApp has ever-so-slightly…
Read More » -
Your Old Phone Number Could Get You Hacked, Researchers Say
Photo: STR/AFP (Getty Images) When you get a new phone number, mobile carriers will often “recycle” your old one—assigning it…
Read More » -
Google Misled Android Users About Location Data, Australian Court Finds
Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) In the first ruling of its kind, the Australian Federal Court announced on Friday that…
Read More » -
Minnesota Has Begun Crafting Privacy Policies for Connected Transit Tech
Photo: Sean Gallup / Staff (Getty Images) Connected and automated vehicles are the future, but they carry with them a…
Read More »