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A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was…
Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations
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How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over This Engineer’s Inbox
Kenton Varda gets dozens of messages a day from Spanish-speakers around the world, all thanks to…
Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months
Starting today, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm.
Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14
At WWDC, the company detailed a litany of privacy-friendly improvements to its software.
Zoom Reverses Course and Promises End-to-End Encryption for All Users
The videoconferencing platform had previously said that only paid accounts would get the feature—a move privacy…
The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About
The campaign known as Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of…
Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
3somes, *** Daddy Bear, and ****** Dating are among the nine services that leaked the data…
Android 11 Will Help You Rein In Zombie App Permissions
The latest update to Google's operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements.