security
How I Accidentally Hijacked Someone's WhatsApp
Because of phone number reuse, I ended up receiving a load of a stranger’s personal WhatsApp messages.
How to Protest Without Sacrificing Your Digital Privacy
How to keep your digital devices and accounts safe when exercising your right to peaceably assemble.
NSO Group Impersonated Facebook to Help Clients Hack Targets
Motherboard uncovered more evidence that NSO Group ran hacking infrastructure in the United States.
Why Online Voting Won't Work, Even in a Pandemic
Coronavirus has led us to desperate times, but online voting still isn't safe.
Surveillance Company Says It's Deploying 'Coronavirus-Detecting' Cameras in US
Athena Security previously sold a system that it claims can detect weapons in video feeds. Now it says it's applying a similar approach to spotting fevers.
How a Trans Woman’s Murder Led to an App that Saves Lives
Trans women across Brazil know the dangers of just being themselves—so a Canadian researcher stepped in to help them.
Data Protection Authority Investigates Avast for Selling Users’ Browsing History
The move comes after a joint Motherboard and PCMag investigation uncovered details of the data collection through a series of leaked documents.
Infosec Buzzword Bingo: 2020 Edition
The Infosec Buzzword Bingo can add some levity to the misery of browsing vendor halls, perusing vendor websites, or sitting on a call that sounds more like a Turing test than a product pitch.
Border Patrol Detains Iranian-Born American Soldier at the Border, Seizes Their Phone
The American citizen was on official military business and told Motherboard they believe they were questioned because of their Iranian heritage.
Senator Warner Says FTC Not Doing Enough on Sale of Browsing Data
Warner's comments come after a Motherboard and PCMag investigation found antivirus Avast selling browsing data to Home Depot, Google, and other companies.
Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data
An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey.
Cops Are Illegally Detaining and Hurting Mental Health Patients
Understaffed hospitals in Vermont are engaging local law enforcement as security, but their lack of training means people get hurt, citations are issued, and already-strained regions lose access to healthcare.