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Privacy & Security

The anatomy of a Facebook account heist

By Amanda Florian

The chaotic and cinematic MGM casino hack, explained

By Sara Morrison

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

By A.W. Ohlheiser

Public phone chargers are convenient, but are they also dangerous?

By Sara Morrison

Is YouTube tracking your kids again?

By Sara Morrison

Is Zoom using your meetings to train its AI?

By Sara Morrison

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The tricky truth about how generative AI uses your data

By Sara Morrison

There’s a handy new label to tell you if your gadget is easy to hack or not 

By Sara Morrison

Tax prep companies let Google and Facebook sell ads off your data

By Sara Morrison

The US government is buying your data to spy on you

By Sara Morrison

Tesla’s cameras are reportedly spying on customers, but it’s not just a Tesla problem

By Sara Morrison

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

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