Researchers Cracked Microsoft and Google’s Shortened URLs To Spy On People
They were even able to identify a young woman who’d sought Google Maps directions to a Planned Parenthood clinic. The…
A Scheme to Encrypt the Entire Web Is Actually Working
The non-profit certificate authority Let’s Encrypt is enabling a sea change toward HTTPS encryption online. The post A Scheme to…
How to Prove You’re Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
As rumors swirl that Australian Craig Wright intends to prove he created Bitcoin, here’s the standard of proof the crypto…
The Senate’s Draft Encryption Bill Is a Privacy Nightmare
In fact, the Burr-Feinstein bill is so bad for privacy that it may be good for privacy in the long…
Hack Brief: Turkey Breach Spills Info on More Than Half Its Citizens
Though the database is from 2008, privacy activists say it still represents a serious exposure of sensitive information for most…
How Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower History
The 2.6 terabyte Panama Papers may be the first leak of their scale, but they won’t be the last. The…
The Artist Using Museums to Amplify Tor’s Anonymity Network
A growing number of museums are installing Trevor Paglen’s Tor node sculptures, offering their Internet bandwidth to the cause of…
Why Do the Feds Usually Try to Unlock Phones? It’s Drugs, Not Terrorism
New cases revealed by ACLU show that drug cases are the most common reason for the Justice Department demanding Apple…
Dark Web’s Got a Bad Rep: 7 in 10 People Want It Shut Down, Study Shows
Dubious reports of the dark web’s connection to the Paris and Brussels attacks certainly won’t help that reputation. The post…
Turning Live Surveillance Feeds Into Unsettling Works of Art
Dries Depoorter has made an art form of turning public data into works that feel provocatively intrusive. The post Turning…