How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
For all these approaches, from the fully public to the paranoid, the same principle applies as in a Signal conversation: A piece of information is…
Category: Wired
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
After years spent finding and investigating data breaches, Greg Pollock admits that when he comes across yet another exposed database full of passwords and Social…
The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess
A shocking but ultimately brief airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, and parts of New Mexico last week is stoking unease among pilots and the…
Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar
The widespread protests in Iran have exposed both Tehran’s brutal tactics in the streets, where state authorities have killed thousands of demonstrators since early January,…
Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico
Authorities in Mexico’s Guadalupe, Nuevo León, this week unveiled four robot dogs that will be part of the security devices at BBVA Stadium, one of…
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
Cryptocurrency’s frictionless, transnational, low-regulation transactions have long promised the ability to pay anyone in the world for anything. More than ever before, that anything includes…
ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota is pushing the United States court system to its breaking point. Since Operation Metro Surge began…
CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face recognition tool that compares photos…
Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and behavioral profiles collectively provide the…
AI Is Here to Replace Nuclear Treaties. Scared Yet?
For half a century, the world’s nuclear powers relied on an intricate and complex series of treaties that slowly and steadily reduced the number of…
Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
An analysis by WIRED this week found that ICE and CBP’s face recognition app Mobile Fortify, which is being used to identify people across the…
ICE Agent’s ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting
Defense attorneys for a Minnesota man convicted in December of assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross are seeking access to investigative files related…