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  1. life after roe
    The Right to a Private Life Is Under AttackConservative activists want to control our most personal decisions.
    By Sarah Jones
  2. tiktok
    What’s Going on With Trump’s TikTok Ban and the Microsoft Deal?As TikTok users continue to hold their looped breath, Microsoft is again trying to acquire the app after dealing with some Trump-prompted confusion.
    By Chas Danner
  3. twitter
    Twitter Accounts of Bloomberg, Obama, Apple and Others Hacked in Bitcoin ScamThe accounts of Mike Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Kanye West, and Bill Gates all posted messages encouraging followers to give to the same Bitcoin wallet.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. security
    Is It Safe to Use Zoom?The video-call software has seen enormous growth and has had its many security issues exposed.
    By Brian Feldman
  5. the zucc
    Facebook’s Privacy Tool Launched Months Ago. Or Did It?Despite promising access, Facebook’s “clear history” tool is MIA for most of the United States, with no clear release date.
    By Brian Feldman
  6. data
    Senators Introduce a Bipartisan Social Media Bill, Which Is Actually Very GoodI’m as surprised as you are.
    By Brian Feldman
  7. checking in
    You Might Not Be Checking In on Foursquare, But Foursquare Is Checking In on YouThe company has become a data-harvesting success story — and is still trying to figure out whether that’s “cool or creepy.”
    By James D. Walsh
  8. the zucc
    Facebook’s FTC Deal Won’t Change FacebookThe FTC gave Zuckerberg a slap on the wrist.
    By Brian Feldman
  9. conspiracies
    Democrats Find a New Bogeyman to Blame Their 2020 Loss On: FaceAppFaceApp, the theory goes, is a front for the Russian government because it is based in St. Petersburg.
    By Brian Feldman
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    You Should Really, Really Make All Your Venmo Transactions PrivateA computer science student scraped data from millions of transactions without even needing the app.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  11. ssomgwtfbbq
    Is Apple’s New Privacy Feature Anti-Competitive or Hyper-Competitive?Apple is requiring its own login system to appear in apps that offer logging in through Facebook and Google.
    By Brian Feldman
  12. the zucc
    Facebook May Actually Launch a Functional Privacy ToolThe company is moving ahead with a “Clear History” tool, and Zuckerberg warned advertisers that ad targeting may suffer as a result.
    By Brian Feldman
  13. browser wars
    My Broken Browser Broke My Already Broken BrainAll of my browser extensions failed over the weekend, teaching me a valuable lesson about myself.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. life in pixels
    On the Internet, You Can Run But You Can’t HideSomebody blocking you on Instagram doesn’t mean you can’t still see their posts.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  15. the zucc
    Facebook Is Not Good at Protecting Your PrivacyThe site revealed this week that it stored millions of passwords insecurely and scraped users’ email contacts to use for ad targeting.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. privacy
    Can Snapchat Avoid Facebook’s Privacy Mistakes?Snapchat is letting third parties access its user data. That didn’t work out so well when Facebook did something similar.
    By Brian Feldman
  17. the zucc
    Mark Zuckerberg Discovers the Problem With Facebook Is FacebookMark Zuckerberg’s solution for Facebook’s privacy issues doesn’t address the features that caused them in the first place.
    By Brian Feldman
  18. nsa
    NSA Isn’t Using Phone Data Program Exposed By SnowdenThe invasive program was supposed to be indispensable for national security. And yet, the NSA reportedly stopped using it months ago.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. data
    Even When It Doesn’t Ask For It, Facebook Gets Tons of DataThe company’s many different collection methods reveal a tangled web of collection schemes.
    By Brian Feldman
  20. privacy
    Even If You Delete Your Account, Twitter Doesn’t Delete Your DMsA new report from a security researcher might make you think twice about your messages.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  21. privacy
    Most Americans Don’t Know How Much Facebook Knows About ThemPer a new survey, odds are you haven’t seen the detailed psychographic profile Facebook has on you — and you’d be uncomfortable once you did.
    By Jake Swearingen
  22. privacy
    Judge Rules That Biometrics Are the Same As PasswordsA legal loophole allowing police to compel people to grant access to their phones may soon be closed.
    By Brian Feldman
  23. google
    Google’s Project to Create a Censored Search Engine for China StallsThe main database Google was using to train itself how to censor search results has been cut off over privacy worries.
    By Brian Feldman
  24. oh word?
    Documents Show Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User DataDocuments seized in a new lawsuit shed light on the company’s thinking.
    By Brian Feldman
  25. life in pixels
    The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg EmpireDo we need Facebook?
    By Max Read
  26. privacy
    Facebook Wasn’t Keeping a Close Eye on How Its Data Was Being UsedNew info emerges about privacy audits and the company’s agreement with the FTC.
    By Brian Feldman
  27. 2038
    In 20 Years, the Internet Will Have Swallowed You, So Nothing Will Be PrivateOn this week’s episode of 2038, the author of What Is Code? talks about the true (maybe terrifying) meaning of the “internet of things.”
    By The Editors
  28. privacy
    Tim Cook Pushes for Strong Privacy Regulations That Don’t Really Affect AppleThe Apple CEO says his company supports “comprehensive” federal laws.
    By Brian Feldman
  29. hacking
    Good News! The Enormous Facebook Data Breach Only Has 30 Million Victims!The company is working with the FBI to investigate.
    By Brian Feldman
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    One Coffee? Your Total Is Some Personal Data.Shiru Café offers “free” coffee in exchange for student data.
    By Joseph Frankel
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    Inside the Decades-Long Fight to Protect Your Children’s Data From AdvertisersWhat’s stopping internet companies from using everything they can to target kids? Surprisingly little.
    By Joseph Bien-Kahn
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    Smart-Home Robots Are Using Their Cuteness to Spy on You BetterIf self-driving cars need a good sense of physics, social robots need the tools of a confidence artist.
    By Marc DaCosta
  33. Rand Paul Remains the GOP Rebel Who Rarely RebelsPaul quickly abandoned his concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, not with a bang but a whimper.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    California Passes Sweeping Privacy RegulationsOther states could follow suit.
    By Brian Feldman
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    What Iran and Russia’s Telegram Ban Means for Secure Messaging AppsUp until the late ’90s, basic encryption technologies in the U.S. fell under the same category as anti-aircraft missiles and militarized submarines.
    By Mack DeGeurin
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    Facebook Bug Might Have Had Users Post Private Things PubliclyThe glitch affected 14 million people.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Google, Facebook Already Facing Lawsuits Under New European Privacy LawThe E.U.’s new data-privacy law went into effect today — and Google and Facebook are already facing legal complaints.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    How Storyful Kept a Very Close Eye on What Journalists Looked AtA social-media aggregator monitored what journalists were looking at, hoping to gain an edge on what content was about to go viral.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    The E.U.’s New Privacy Laws Might Actually Create a Better InternetData regulation could do more than protect your personal information — it might result in a new, happier internet.
    By Max Read
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    ‘F*ck Them. We Need a Law’: A Legendary Programmer Takes on Silicon ValleyA conversation with legendary programmer Richard Stallman on the real meaning of “privacy rights” and why he only ever uses cash.
    By Noah Kulwin
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    Facebook Previews Underwhelming Privacy TweaksThe system appears designed to gain informed consent without actually informing.
    By Brian Feldman
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    A Paranoid Guide to Smart-Speaker PrivacyThe demon boxes cater to your every need! How much should you trust them?
    By Kaveh Waddell
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    An Apology for the Internet — From the Architects Who Built ItEven those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created. A breakdown of what went wrong.
    By Noah Kulwin
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    Ever Record a Video on Facebook? Facebook Still Has It.Facebook quietly saved videos users filmed on the platform but never actually posted.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  45. cambridge analytica
    As Facebook Fears Mount, Zuckerberg Apologizes in Ad BlitzThe company lost nearly $50 billion in stock value last week following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
    By Chas Danner
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    It’s Now Really Easy for Your Boss to Read Your Slack DMsSlack announced some changes to its privacy policy.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    MoviePass Stops Secretly Tracking UsersConcerns were raised after MoviePass’s CEO mentioned that the app was tracking users before and after the theater.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Your Friendly Neighborhood Best Buy Geek Squad Is Even Friendlier to the FBIRepair technicians have a lot of incentive to search for illegal material.
    By Brian Feldman
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    You Should Probably Check Your Airbnb for Hidden CamerasPeople are trash and technology is terrible.
    By Paris Martineau
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    ‘Anonymous’ Browsing Data Isn’t As Anonymous As You ThinkAll it really takes is the right data broker and some deductive reasoning.
    By Brian Feldman
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