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The Best VPNs to Protect Yourself Online
Mullvad offers apps for every major platform, as well as routers. The…
The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text…
Biden signs bill to reauthorize FISA warrantless surveillance program for two more years
President Biden this weekend a bill that reauthorizes a controversial spying program…
The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in…
The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
You’ve been asked to serve on the jury in the first-ever criminal…
Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants
A trade organization representing some of the world’s largest information technology companies—Google,…
Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users
After months of delays, the US House of Representatives voted on Friday…
House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
A controversial US wiretap program days from expiration cleared a major hurdle…
Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program
For the third time since December, House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed…
There’s One Big Problem With the New Federal Data Privacy Bill
Americans have wanted a federal privacy law for years but intensive lobbying…
Key lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer right
WASHINGTON — Two influential lawmakers from opposing parties have crafted a deal…
A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress
Congress may be closer than ever to passing a comprehensive data privacy…
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
The browser is part of a bigger project to keep internet browsing…
Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years
It’s been a week since the world avoided a potentially catastrophic cyberattack.…
Yogurt Heist Reveals a Rampant Form of Online Fraud
The Journal’s story reveals that cargo hijacking fraud remains a serious problem—one…
Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people’s ages
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify…
Digital kiosks like these collect your phone’s data if you go near them
Digital signs that can be found throughout the Boston area are collecting…
TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled
WASHINGTON — The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina…
The NSA Warns That US Adversaries Free to Mine Private Data May Have an AI Edge
Electrical engineer Gilbert Herrera was appointed research director of the US National…