Category: Wired

Here’s What Marines and the National Guard Can (and Can’t) Do at LA Protests
13
Jun
2025

Here’s What Marines and the National Guard Can (and Can’t) Do at LA Protests

That said, there are numerous scenarios in which the military can provide assistance to police, including by giving them “information”…

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
12
Jun
2025

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

If you insist on using biometric unlocking methods to have faster access to your devices, keep in mind that some…

Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids
12
Jun
2025

Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids

Alerts about operations are disseminated through direct messages, WhatsApp, or posts on each page’s feed. In turn, it is possible…

How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests
11
Jun
2025

How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

Waymo declined to answer questions from WIRED about how many cameras are inside its vehicles, exactly how long footage is…

Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature
11
Jun
2025

Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature

As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote concluded on Monday, market watchers couldn’t help but notice that the company’s stock price was…

The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests
10
Jun
2025

The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests

In contrast, Rutgers University professor Bruce Afran says deploying military forces against Americans is “completely unconstitutional” in the absence of…

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
10
Jun
2025

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight…

The Dangerous Truth About the ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used Against LA Protesters
10
Jun
2025

The Dangerous Truth About the ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used Against LA Protesters

Riot police in Los Angeles fire a 40mm LMT weapon from Defense Technology, which is banned by Canada. Jim Vondruska/Getty…

A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
09
Jun
2025

A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account

A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually…

The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
07
Jun
2025

The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking

All of that would represent a serious threat to national security. Except that, strangely, Apple flatly denies it happened. “We…

Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
06
Jun
2025

Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight

For years, gray market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain…

Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Dealer, Crypto Tracers Suspect
05
Jun
2025

Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Dealer, Crypto Tracers Suspect

When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as…