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News, analysis, and advice about the tools that aim to keep us safe online, at home, and everywhere else.

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What you need to know about your browser’s digital fingerprints
Technology

What you need to know about your browser’s digital fingerprints

By Rob Verger

Here’s what kind of data genetics testing companies can share
Technology

Here’s what kind of data genetics testing companies can share

By Rob Verger

Social Security Number Hack
Technology

Your social security number probably got leaked and that’s very, very bad

By Stan Horaczek

Screenshot of Facebook's Reactions feature
Technology

You wanna see something wild? Check out all the advertisers targeting you on Facebook.

By Stan Horaczek

Zuck house testimony
Technology

Watch: Day two of Mark Zuckerberg’s Washington testimony

By Stan Horaczek

Here’s what you need to know before Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Washington
Technology

Here’s what you need to know before Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in Washington

By Stan Horaczek

Your private browsing isn’t as incognito as you want it to be
Technology

Your private browsing isn’t as incognito as you want it to be

By Rob Verger

The HTTPS in your browser’s address bar is important for staying safe on the web
Technology

The HTTPS in your browser’s address bar is important for staying safe on the web

By Stan Horaczek

The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities affect nearly every computer. Here’s what you need to know.
Technology

The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities affect nearly every computer. Here’s what you need to know.

By Rob Verger

How to stop hackers from rickrolling your smart speaker
DIY

How to stop hackers from rickrolling your smart speaker

By Corinne Iozzio

Here’s how Apple can figure out which emojis are popular
Technology

Here’s how Apple can figure out which emojis are popular

By Rob Verger

The year’s most important innovations in security
Technology

The year’s most important innovations in security

By Kelsey D. Atherton

laptop code
Technology

Wi-Fi has a serious vulnerability. Here’s how to stay safe.

By Rob Verger

Apple’s new Face ID system uses a sensing strategy that dates back decades
Technology

Apple’s new Face ID system uses a sensing strategy that dates back decades

By Rob Verger

eBay
DIY

How to avoid eBay scams

By David Nield

your anti-virus software is not enough
Technology

Your anti-virus software is not enough

By Rob Verger

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps
Gear

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps

By Popular Science Team

WannaCry Screenshot
Technology

5 things we learned from WanaCryptor, the biggest ransomware attack in internet history

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Health

The biggest ransomware attack in history is crippling UK hospitals

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Updated: 3 things to do now to check up on your data privacy settings
Technology

Updated: 3 things to do now to check up on your data privacy settings

By Rob Verger

Computer scientists are developing a ‘master’ fingerprint that could unlock your phone
Technology

Computer scientists are developing a ‘master’ fingerprint that could unlock your phone

By Rob Verger

Passwords suck, but lip-reading computers won’t save us
Technology

Passwords suck, but lip-reading computers won’t save us

By Rob Verger

Google just made the internet a tiny bit less annoying
Technology

Google just made the internet a tiny bit less annoying

By Rob Verger

A Hacker Infiltrating A Computer
Technology

WikiLeaks’s CIA hacking trove doesn’t live up to the hype

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Amazon Echo in kitchen
Technology

Amazon Echo and the internet of things that spy on you

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Border patrol can search your cell phone whenever they feel like it
Technology

Border patrol can search your cell phone whenever they feel like it

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Stealing A Password
Technology

Password Managers Just Got A Lot More Accessible

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year
Technology

The 9 Most Important Security Innovations Of The Year

By Kelsey D. Atherton, Sarah Fecht

The Man Who Defends Hardware From Hackers
Technology

The Man Who Defends Hardware From Hackers

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

Who Hacked The NSA?
Technology

Who Hacked The NSA?

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Pokémon Go Has Access To Your Entire Google Account
Technology

Pokémon Go Has Access To Your Entire Google Account

By G. Clay Whittaker

Apple has denied the FBI's request to unlock an iPhone involved in the San Bernardino shootings.
Technology

FBI Should Crack Smartphones Themselves, Says Cybersecurity Expert

By Coby McDonald

How To Fix Our Broken Internet
Technology

How To Fix Our Broken Internet

By Matt Giles

Edward Snowden
Technology

Edward Snowden: The Internet Is Broken

By Matt Giles

The FBI Has Succeeded In Uniting Silicon Valley…Against The FBI
Technology

The FBI Has Succeeded In Uniting Silicon Valley…Against The FBI

By Carl Franzen

Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud
Technology

Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud

By Dave Gershgorn

Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices
Technology

Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices

By Xavier Harding

Carnegie Mellon Weakly Denies That It Got Paid To Help FBI Crack Anonymity Tool
Technology

Carnegie Mellon Weakly Denies That It Got Paid To Help FBI Crack Anonymity Tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Here’s How HTC and Samsung’s Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked
Technology

Here’s How HTC and Samsung’s Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked

By Dave Gershgorn

New Japanese Glasses Block Facial Recognition
Technology

New Japanese Glasses Block Facial Recognition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Thanks To This Device, Stealing Your Car Has Never Been Easier
Technology

Thanks To This Device, Stealing Your Car Has Never Been Easier

By Matt Giles

Hackers Can Tap Into Hospital Drug Pumps To Serve Lethal Doses To Patients
Technology

Hackers Can Tap Into Hospital Drug Pumps To Serve Lethal Doses To Patients

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Box Can Figure Out Your 4-Digit iPhone Passcode
Technology

This Box Can Figure Out Your 4-Digit iPhone Passcode

By Dan Moren

Face Recognition Security, Even With A ‘Blink Test,’ Is Easy To Trick
Technology

Face Recognition Security, Even With A ‘Blink Test,’ Is Easy To Trick

By Dan Moren

Pablos Holman Wants You To Break Your Gadgets
Technology

Pablos Holman Wants You To Break Your Gadgets

By Michael Nuñez

Hacked Hardware Could Cause The Next Big Security Breach
Technology

Hacked Hardware Could Cause The Next Big Security Breach

By P.W. Singer

7 Surprising Biometric Identification Methods
Technology

7 Surprising Biometric Identification Methods

By Dan Moren

The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)
Technology

The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)

By Dan Moren

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions
Technology

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions

By Dan Moren

What To Wear When You’re On The Run From The NSA
Technology

What To Wear When You’re On The Run From The NSA

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker
Technology

Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”
Technology

Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”

By Andrew Rosenblum

The War Of Zeros And Ones
Technology

The War Of Zeros And Ones

By Peter W. Singer

Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls
Technology

Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls

By Andrew Rosenblum

Google Can Now Delete Your Past — But How Much Should Be Erased?
Technology

Google Can Now Delete Your Past — But How Much Should Be Erased?

By Corinne Iozzio

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam
Technology

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance
Technology

Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner
Technology

Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’
Technology

Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’

By Francie Diep

The End Of Anonymity
Technology

The End Of Anonymity

By Erik Sofge

Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?
Technology

Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Secure Email Options for Message Privacy
Technology

Secure Email Options for Message Privacy

By Dan Nosowitz

5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans
Technology

5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere
Technology

Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere

By Francie Diep