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Privacy & Security

Google’s new AI chatbot seems boring. Maybe that’s the point.

By Shirin Ghaffary

Stop using your phone number to log in

By Sara Morrison

The new Congress is enlisting kids in its ongoing fight with Big Tech

By Sara Morrison

GoodRx made money off your health data. The FTC is making it pay.

By Sara Morrison

Why you saw more ads on your iPhone in 2022

By Sara Morrison

Apple makes it easier to keep your data secret from hackers, cops, and even Apple

By Sara Morrison

Cookie pop-ups have taken over the internet. Here’s how to stop them.

By Sara Morrison

You’re being tracked through your email. Here’s how to stop it.

By Sara Morrison

The end of Roe could finally convince Americans to care more about privacy

By Sara Morrison

Amazon’s Ring privacy problem is back

By Sara Morrison

Should I delete my period app? And other post-Roe privacy questions.

By Sara Morrison

What police could find out about your illegal abortion

By Sara Morrison

Meta is getting data about you from some surprising places

By Sara Morrison

The problem with schools turning to surveillance after mass shootings

By Rebecca Heilweil

The future of 911 is a little bit creepy

By Rebecca Heilweil

The winners and losers of Apple’s anti-tracking feature

By Sara Morrison

The danger of making the internet safe for kids

By Sara Morrison

Inheriting bitcoin is harder than it sounds

By Rebecca Heilweil

Getting a Covid-19 test at Walgreens isn’t as much of a privacy risk as it used to be

By Sara Morrison

Apple would like to clear a few things up

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

Your most important vaccine passport questions, answered

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Sara Morrison

Your Slack DMs aren’t as private as you think

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Sara Morrison

Everything you need to know about vaccine passports

By Rebecca Heilweil

Clubhouse got a little less creepy thanks to a recent update

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

This Democrat has a federal privacy bill Republicans might actually like

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

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

By Sara Morrison

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

By Rani Molla

The year we gave up on privacy

By Sara Morrison

Live results for California’s data privacy ballot initiative

By Sara Morrison

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

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Sara Morrison

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

By Jason Kint

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

By Sara Morrison