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Privacy

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

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

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Rebecca Heilweil

The hidden trackers in your phone, explained

By Sara Morrison

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

A growing number of gadgets are scanning your face.

By Rebecca Heilweil

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How safe is it to use public bathrooms right now?

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Rebecca Heilweil

Beware of these futuristic background checks

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Rebecca Heilweil

The world’s scariest facial recognition company, explained

By Rebecca Heilweil

The pope’s plan to fight back against evil AI

By Rebecca Heilweil

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

By Sara Morrison