It’s Time to Stop Sharing Your Passwords With Your Partner
Go ahead, give them the keys to your heart—but anything more could make a cybersecurity mess. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 09, 2020•11 min
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Trump’s Election Attack Ends December 14—Whether He Knows It or Not
Despite the Trump campaign’s fight to overturn the election, the wheels of American democracy keep turning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 08, 2020•6 min
Google Is Testing End-to-End Encryption in Android Messages
For now, the security measure will be available only to people using the beta version of the app. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 07, 2020•3 min
Ghostery’s New Search Engine Will Be Entirely Ad-Free
The tracker-blocking company will soon launch a privacy-friendly desktop browser as well. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 04, 2020•9 min
By the Way, Donald Trump Could Still Launch Nuclear Weapons at Any Time
The president's responsibility for the US nuclear arsenal is a Cold War anachronism. The Trump era shows why it needs reform. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 03, 2020•11 min
Telegram Still Hasn’t Removed an AI Bot That’s Abusing Women
A deepfake bot has been generating explicit, non-consensual images on the platform. The researchers who found it say their warnings have been ignored. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 02, 2020•9 min
Forget Imposters. Among Us Is a Playground for Hackers
The blockbuster game of deception has security holes that let cheaters run wild. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Dec 01, 2020•6 min
Microsoft Is Making a Secure PC Chip—With Intel and AMD's Help
The Pluton security processor will give the software giant an even more prominent role in locking down Windows hardware. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 26, 2020•7 min
The iOS Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield
An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 25, 2020•13 min
7 Simple Tech Tips to Keep Your Family Safe This Holiday
Does your great-aunt Winifred ask for tech support every year? Even if you aren't traveling this year, send your loved ones this advice to show you care. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 24, 2020•8 min
The OS Big Sur Launch Might Have Slowed Down Macs Everywhere
The issues affected users that didn't upgrade their software, and other Apple services, too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 23, 2020•4 min
How to Use Parental Controls in Your Google, Apple, and Microsoft Account
Each of the big three offers a wealth of options to limit screen time, find lost devices, and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 20, 2020•6 min
The FBI Says ‘Boogaloo’ Extremists Bought 3D-Printed Machine Gun Parts
A criminal complaint alleges that a West Virginia man disguised the plastic components as wall hangers and sold hundreds of them online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 19, 2020•10 min
WhatsApp Using Up Your Phone Storage? Here’s How to Fix It
It's time to do something about those photos and videos automatically saving to your camera roll. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 18, 2020•6 min
An Engineer Gets 9 Years for Stealing $10M From Microsoft
The defendant tried—and failed—to use bitcoin to cover his tracks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 17, 2020•5 min
The GOP Keeps Proving There's No Election Fraud
Through numerous legal and other challenges, the Trump campaign and its allies have consistently undermined their argument. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 16, 2020•10 min
Feds Seize $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins
A hacker identified only as Individual X had been sitting on a cryptocurrency goldmine for seven years before the IRS came knocking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 13, 2020•8 min
WhatsApp Is Adding Disappearing Messages—With Some Limits
The popular encrypted messaging app now lets you automatically make chats vanish after a week, but look out for a few caveats. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 12, 2020•5 min
Beware a New Google Drive Scam Landing in Inboxes
Scammers are luring people into Google Docs in an attempt to get them to visit potentially malicious websites. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 11, 2020•6 min
Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here's How to Use It
You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 10, 2020•7 min
The US Sanctions Russians For Potentially ‘Fatal’ Triton Malware
The message is meant to deter any similar attack against US infrastructure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 09, 2020•7 min
11/6 All the Ways Slack Tracks You—and How to Stop It
From changing privacy settings to putting limits on those infuriating notifications, here’s how to take control of Slack. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 06, 2020•8 min
How 30 Lines of Code Blew Up a 27-Ton Generator
A secret experiment in 2007 proved that hackers could devastate power grid equipment beyond repair—with a file no bigger than a gif. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 05, 2020•14 min
New Research Reveals the Hidden Downsides of Link Previews
The feature is convenient, but it can also leak sensitive data, consume bandwidth, and drain batteries. And some sites are worse than others. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 04, 2020•5 min
The Russian Hackers Playing 'Chekov's Gun' With US Infrastructure
Berserk Bear has had plenty of opportunity to cause serious trouble. So why hasn't it yet? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 03, 2020•12 min
A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients' Therapy Notes
An extortionist has turned a breach of Finland's Vastaamo mental health services provider into a nightmare for victims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Nov 02, 2020•6 min
How to Clean Up Your Digital History
There are plenty of reasons to declutter your online traces. Here's how to tidy up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 30, 2020•9 min
How to Clean Up Your Digital History
There are plenty of reasons to declutter your online traces. Here's how to tidy up. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 30, 2020•9 min
Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren't Convinced
In an interview with WIRED, Facebook's chief privacy officers argue that the company has turned a corner. Again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 29, 2020•11 min
A Deepfake Porn Bot Is Being Used to Abuse Thousands of Women
An AI tool that ‘removes’ items of clothing from photos has targeted more than 100,000 women, some of whom appear to be under the age of 18. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 28, 2020•12 min
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