Snowden’s Chronicler Reveals Her Own Life Under Surveillance
In a journal and FBI files shared as part of her Whitney Museum exhibit, Laura Poitras finally turns her lens…
Someone (Mostly) 3-D Printed a Working Semi-Automatic Gun
Another incremental step in the evolution of digital DIY weapons. The post Someone (Mostly) 3-D Printed a Working Semi-Automatic Gun…
Corrupt Silk Road Investigator Re-Arrested Trying to Flee the US
The former Secret Service agent convicted of stealing bitcoins from Silk Road seems to have been planning to skip his…
NY City Launches Investigation Into Hackable Baby Monitors
The city’s commissioner of consumer affairs has sent subpoenas to four sellers of the vulnerable devices demanding answers on their…
Proposed State Bans on Phone Encryption Make Zero Sense
Legal and tech experts argue a New York or California ban on smartphone encryption would be a futile and possibly…
Hack Brief: Don’t Be Trolled by This iPhone-Crashing Link Meme
Pranksters are passing a link to “crashsafari.com” around social media, which immediately crashes iPhones and iPads. The post Hack Brief:…
5 Things Congress Should Learn From New State Privacy Bills
New legislation introduced simultaneously in sixteen states ought to send a message to federal legislators that Americans need privacy reforms.…
Zcash, an Untraceable Bitcoin Alternative, Launches in Alpha
The cryptocurrency, still in testing, could be the closest thing yet to truly anonymous digital money. The post Zcash, an…
Here’s What Tor’s Data Looks Like as It Flows Around the World
TorFlow maps Internet anonymity across the globe and across time. The post Here’s What Tor’s Data Looks Like as It…
Feds Prod Automakers to Play Nice With Hackers
The Department of Transportation and 18 carmakers commit to new safety and security principles, including better relations with the security…