Category: Wired

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab
28
Nov
2023

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

United States lawmakers are receiving a flood of warnings from across civil society not to be bend to the efforts…

Inside the Operation to Bring Down Trump’s Truth Social
28
Nov
2023

Inside the Operation to Bring Down Trump’s Truth Social

Truth Social did not respond to WIRED’s requests for comment about NAFO’s campaign to impact Truth Social’s trending list, why…

The Hundred-Year Battle for India’s Radio Airwaves
28
Nov
2023

The Hundred-Year Battle for India’s Radio Airwaves

Radio has been part of Zareef Ahmad Zareef’s life since childhood. Today, he listens every morning and says it’s “a…

Elon Musk Is Giving QAnon Believers Hope Just in Time for the 2024 Elections
28
Nov
2023

Elon Musk Is Giving QAnon Believers Hope Just in Time for the 2024 Elections

With no new messages from Q in almost three years and former US President Donald Trump facing mounting legal woes,…

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren't Really Bans
28
Nov
2023

Telegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren’t Really Bans

For instance, messages sent to an unrestricted channel called OfficialTheCollective, with more than 4,000 members, included tags to restricted channels…

Section 702 Surveillance Reauthorization May Get Slipped Into ‘Must-Pass’ NDAA
27
Nov
2023

Section 702 Surveillance Reauthorization May Get Slipped Into ‘Must-Pass’ NDAA

Rumors are rampant on Capitol Hill about an effort said to be underway by congressional leaders to salvage a controversial…

You Don’t Need to Turn Off Apple’s NameDrop Feature in iOS 17
27
Nov
2023

You Don’t Need to Turn Off Apple’s NameDrop Feature in iOS 17

Apple’s NameDrop feature in iOS 17 is having a bit of a viral moment. Across the United States, police departments…

Private and Secure Web Search Engines: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Kagi, Startpage
26
Nov
2023

Private and Secure Web Search Engines: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Kagi, Startpage

When it comes to looking something up on the web, most of us default to Googling it—the search engine has…

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing
25
Nov
2023

Google’s Ad Blocker Crackdown Is Growing

Google proposed putting restrictions on this API but has relaxed these somewhat in the new version of Manifest V3. It…

Go on a Psychedelic Journey of the Internet's Growth and Evolution
24
Nov
2023

Go on a Psychedelic Journey of the Internet’s Growth and Evolution

Security researcher Barrett Lyon, who makes visualizations of the internet’s network infrastructure, is back with a new piece chronicling the…

It's Time to Log Off
23
Nov
2023

It’s Time to Log Off

“When we’re doomscrolling, we’re kind of looking for the resolution to the issue. Read some more posts. Read some more…

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations
22
Nov
2023

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

US prosecutors claim Binance processed around $275 million in both deposits and withdrawals to BestMixer, a cryptocurrency “mixing” service designed…