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AI Has Made Video Surveillance Automated and Terrifying

06.13.19

By Bruce Schneier
Tech

Head of Android Security Says Locking Out Law Enforcement Is an ‘Unintended Side Effect’

01.30.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Facebook and Silicon Valley Are Colluding to Profit From Your Personal Data

12.19.18

By Jason Koebler
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Malware Companies Are Finding New Ways to Spy on iPhones

11.27.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes

11.16.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price

11.13.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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How to Use an iPod Touch as a Secure Device Instead of a Phone

11.12.18

By Joseph Cox
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Hacking Team Hacker Phineas Fisher Has Gotten Away With It

11.12.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance

10.30.18

By Nafeez Ahmed
Tech

How ‘Mr. Hashtag’ Helped Saudi Arabia Spy on Dissidents

10.29.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Government Spyware Vendor Left Customer, Victim Data Online for Everyone to See

10.24.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

German Art Activists Get Passport Using Digitally Altered Photo of Two Women Merged Together

10.09.18

By Caroline Christie

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