Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism
Europe’s GDPR has just dealt its biggest hammer blow yet. Almost exactly five years since the continent’s strict data rules came into force, Meta has…
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The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
At the beginning of May, Google released eight new top-level domains (TLDs)—the suffixes at the end of URLs, like “.com” or “.uk.” These little addendums…
A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million
But wait, there’s more. Each week we round up the security stories we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click on the headlines to read the…
The Underground History of Turla, Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group
Ask Western cybersecurity intelligence analysts who their “favorite” group of foreign state-sponsored hackers is—the adversary they can’t help but grudgingly admire and obsessively study—and most…
How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban
Montana’s TikTok ban is a technological nightmare. Experts warn it will be incredibly difficult for officials to enforce and incredibly easy for almost anyone to…
A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks
Russian security firm Kaspersky today released new research that adds another piece to the puzzle of a hacker group whose operations appear to stretch back…
Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It
On May 16, Google announced new plans to delete accounts that have been inactive for two years, as well as accounts that were created and…
The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It
Each year, at the request of police and intelligence agents across the country, the United States Postal Service conducts surveillance on physical pieces of mail…
The True Cost of a Free Telly TV
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Nor is there such a thing as a free TV. But Telly TV is offering just that.…
ChatGPT Scams Are Infiltrating Apple’s App Store and Google Play
Any major trend or world event, from the coronavirus pandemic to the cryptocurrency frenzy, will quickly be used as fodder in digital phishing attacks and…
WhatsApp 2023: New Privacy Features, Settings, and More
While turning on disappearing messages will give you some more privacy, it’s worth remembering that whoever you message could still screenshot or take a photograph…
Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Meta, Reddit, Amazon
Elmore says the goal is to force reform. “We can’t bring the victims of this lawsuit back, but we can make sure that no other…