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Privacy

Walgreens’ sloppy Covid-19 testing registration exposed patient data

By Sara Morrison September 13

Apple would like to clear a few things up

By Sara Morrison August 13

Is it a HIPAA violation for your employer to require vaccines?

By Sara Morrison July 30

This outed priest’s story is a warning for everyone about the need for data privacy laws

By Sara Morrison July 21

There’s a better way to protect yourself from hackers and identity thieves

By Sara Morrison May 6

Your most important vaccine passport questions, answered

By Rebecca Heilweil April 27

Here’s the nuclear option to opt out of tracking on iOS

By Sara Morrison April 26

Your Slack DMs aren’t as private as you think

By Rebecca Heilweil April 2

Dark patterns, the tricks websites use to make you say yes, explained

By Sara Morrison April 1

Everything you need to know about vaccine passports

By Rebecca Heilweil March 31

Clubhouse got a little less creepy thanks to a recent update

By Sara Morrison March 15

How your mobile carrier makes money off some of your most sensitive data

By Sara Morrison March 13

This Democrat has a federal privacy bill Republicans might actually like

By Sara Morrison March 10

Why some like Apple’s new privacy labels, despite their flaws

By Sara Morrison February 24

Why you should care about data privacy even if you have “nothing to hide”

By Sara Morrison January 28

Why right-wing extremists’ favorite new platform is so dangerous

By Rani Molla January 20

The year we gave up on privacy

By Sara Morrison December 23, 2020

Live results for California’s data privacy ballot initiative

By Sara Morrison November 4, 2020

Facebook glitch blocks certain political ads, raising new questions about transparency

By Rebecca Heilweil October 30, 2020

It’s easier than ever for police to get your phone data

By Sara Morrison October 21, 2020

Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.

By Jason Kint October 5, 2020

It’s easier than ever to find out how your favorite websites are tracking you

By Sara Morrison September 22, 2020

Masks can fool facial recognition systems, but the algorithms are learning fast

By Rebecca Heilweil July 28, 2020

Clear usually helps people speed past the TSA line. Now it’s offering a Covid-19 screening service.

By Rebecca Heilweil July 23, 2020

The hidden trackers in your phone, explained

By Sara Morrison July 8, 2020

Recode

How can we ban facial recognition when it’s already everywhere?

A growing number of gadgets are scanning your face.

By Rebecca Heilweil July 6, 2020

The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

How safe is it to use public bathrooms right now?

By Rebecca Heilweil May 22, 2020

Facebook Messenger will now try to fight scammers without reading your messages

By Rebecca Heilweil May 21, 2020

Beware of these futuristic background checks

By Rebecca Heilweil May 11, 2020

It’s easy to sneak onto your partner’s phone. Don’t.

By Rebecca Heilweil May 8, 2020

The world’s scariest facial recognition company, explained

By Rebecca Heilweil May 8, 2020

The pope’s plan to fight back against evil AI

By Rebecca Heilweil February 28, 2020

The world’s scariest facial recognition company is now linked to everybody from ICE to Macy’s

By Sara Morrison February 28, 2020

What the Ring hacks tell us about tech’s backward approach to security

By Rani Molla February 28, 2020

Facebook is suing a company that improperly harvested user data

By Shirin Ghaffary and Sara Morrison February 27, 2020

How researchers are using Reddit and Twitter data to forecast suicide rates

By Rebecca Heilweil February 24, 2020

Google’s education tech has a privacy problem

By Sara Morrison February 21, 2020

How a basic iPhone feature scared a senator into proposing a facial recognition moratorium

By Rebecca Heilweil February 19, 2020

Ring is finally requiring a basic security feature to help prevent hacks

By Sara Morrison February 18, 2020

Why algorithms can be racist and sexist

By Rebecca Heilweil February 18, 2020