Privacy & Security
Yes, your data is used to sell you shoes. But it also may be used to sell you an ideology.
Telegram’s lax content moderation and encrypted chats make it a convenient tool for extremists.
Our lives moved online in 2020. Too bad privacy laws didn’t.
California already has America’s strongest data privacy law. It may get even stronger.
The company says it has mostly fixed the “technical problems” that prevented some Biden and Trump ads from running.
New research shows a surprising number of police departments have the technology to break into your phone — even when it’s password protected.
California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.
Enter a website address and Blacklight will tell you which trackers it has, what they do, and who else is getting your data.
A new government report reviewed how nearly 100 facial recognition systems are faring in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The NHL will use Clear’s Health Pass to screen players and staff at the playoffs.
How covert code enables your phone’s apps to spy on you.
A growing number of gadgets are scanning your face.
It’s complicated.
The app is one step closer to being end-to-end encrypted by default.
Tons of people are looking for work. AI-powered background checks could stand in the way.
Tempting as it may be, the vast majority of Americans think snooping is bad.
Clearview AI sells incredibly powerful facial recognition technology and now wants to help with end the pandemic.
The Vatican’s interest in artificial intelligence isn’t new, but pay attention to the tech companies that are joining along.
Clearview said it only sold facial recognition tech to cops. Its leaked client list says otherwise.
It’s not your fault if you get hacked. Blame tech companies for not forcing you to be more secure.
The social media giant is suing OneAudience, which allegedly paid third-party developers to track users who used the “login with Facebook” feature.
Researchers at the CDC and Georgia Tech are using a whole lot of data, including social media, to forecast the suicide rate, a statistic that can lag by up to two years.
New Mexico’s attorney general sued the company, claiming its school tools continue to track kids after the final bell.
Recode chatted with Sen. Jeff Merkley about everything from his iPhone to China’s treatment of the Uighurs.
Mandatory two-factor authentication is coming soon to your home surveillance system.
A computer can make a decision faster. That doesn’t make it fair.
Valentines come and go, but what you put online could be forever.
23andMe and Ancestry are laying off workers as interest in their DNA tests declines.
This Valentine’s Day, expect more cookies than chocolate.
This is no longer a matter of creepy ads following you around the internet.
Hint: It’s why every site asks you to accept cookies.
Facial recognition technology is advancing faster than the laws that regulate it.
If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.
Here are three simple ways to protect yourself from common hacks.
Here’s everything we know about Amazon’s video doorbell and the controversies surrounding it.
Privacy concerns likely factored into decreased demand.
The story of the Saudi crown prince allegedly using WhatsApp to break into a billionaire’s phone is a quick lesson in cybersecurity.
It’s going to take more than a few high-profile video hacking incidents to slow connected security camera sales.
Plaintiffs suing the company say they created unique passwords but were hacked anyway.
One New York school district acquired facial recognition to keep students safe. But some say the technology has risks and isn’t worth the cost.