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News, analysis, and advice about the tools that aim to keep us safe online, at home, and everywhere else.

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Person making online purchase.

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

By Simon Fondrie-Teitler/The Markup, Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.

Suicide hotlines promise anonymity. Dozens of their websites send sensitive data to Facebook.

By Colin Lecher and Jon Keegan/The Markup

humvees in Kuwait in 2005

The Pentagon wants to retrofit vehicles to drive themselves

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Federal Trade Commission building exterior

An FTC one-two punch leaves Amazon and Ring with a $30 million fine

chrome browser icons

This PDF Chrome extension might contain malware

By Harry Guinness

Big Tech’s latest AI doomsday warning might be more of the same hype

Big Tech’s latest AI doomsday warning might be more of the same hype

Building rubble from missile strike

A notorious spyware program was deployed during war for the first time

Facebook webpage showing unavailable account error message.

Meta fined record $1.3 billion for not meeting EU data privacy standards

A person sitting in front of a laptop that has a skull and crossbones in green code on the screen, indicating that it may have been infected with malware that they'll now need to remove.

How to remove malware from your suffering computer

Montana is the first state to ‘ban’ TikTok, but it’s complicated

Telly dual-screen smart TV mounted on wall

Read the fine print before signing up for a free Telly smart TV

Close up of female hand using calculator atop tax forms.

A free IRS e-filing tax service could start rolling out next year

A Labrador retriever smelling for explosives with a member of a bomb squad at the trial of the 2015 Boston Marathon bomber

No machine can beat a dog’s bomb-detecting sniffer

Close-up of WhatsApp home screen on smartphone

WhatsApp released a super-secure new feature for private messages

The US is seeking a firefighter helmet that protects against flames and bullets

The US is seeking a firefighter helmet that protects against flames and bullets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

illustration of scientist with 3D models

Inside the little-known group that knows where toxic clouds will blow

By Sarah Scoles

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway

Watch a giant military drone land on a Wyoming highway

By Kelsey D. Atherton

You can unlock this new EV with your face

You can unlock this new EV with your face

By Kristin Shaw

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Laptop with google account screen showing how to set up passkeys

Ditch your Google password and set up a passkey instead

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Google joins the fight against passwords by enabling passkeys

Google joins the fight against passwords by enabling passkeys

By Harry Guinness

Tech giants have a plan to fight dangerous AirTag stalking

Tech giants have a plan to fight dangerous AirTag stalking

By Harry Guinness

A person using a white MacBook laptop on a white table, maybe figuring out how to remove bloatware.

Make sure your computer isn’t downloading stuff you don’t want

slack on a laptop

Some of your everyday tech tools lack this important security feature

By Harry Guinness

a computer chip from Intel

Cloud computing has its security weaknesses. Intel’s new chips could make it safer.

By Harry Guinness

Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic

Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic

By Harry Guinness

Biofire Smart Gun resting on bricks

Startup claims biometric scanning can make a ‘secure’ gun

TikTok app download screen on smartphone

Montana may soon make it illegal to use TikTok in the state

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

Hands holding and using smartphone in night light

A mom thought her daughter had been kidnapped—it was just AI mimicking her voice

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires

By Colleen Hagerty

person charging phone at airport charging station.

Why you shouldn’t charge your phone at a public USB port

By Harry Guinness

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage

Car parked outside garage attached to a home

These WiFi garage doors have a major cyber vulnerability

By Harry Guinness

Woman's hands typing on laptop keyboard

Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent

What to know about a ‘sophisticated hacking campaign’ against Android phones

What to know about a ‘sophisticated hacking campaign’ against Android phones

By Harry Guinness

It's easy to take back control of your data with this smartphone security checklist.

Your checklist for maximum smartphone security

Container cargo ship at sea

Maritime students gear up to fight high-seas cyberattacks

a person plugs in a usb drive

Don’t plug in mysterious USB drives

By Harry Guinness

Close-up of Federal Trade Commission building exterior

Canceling your digital subscriptions could finally get easier

Panera Bread restaurant exterior at twilight

Soup with a side of biometrics: Amazon One is coming to Panera

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

Watch this Navy drone take off and land on its tail like a rocket

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban

MQ-9 Reaper in flight

What to know about the MQ-9 Reaper, the drone the US just lost over the Black Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Person on a New York City subway train texting on their phone.

7 secure messaging apps you should be using

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset

Why some US lawmakers want to ban TikTok

By Harry Guinness

armored vehicle launched bridge

Ukraine is getting mobile bridges from the US. Here’s how they can help.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

Red strength test with different tiers of password security against a cyan background.

The Opt Out: Stop choosing bad passwords already

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Cyber security concept, man hand protection network with lock icon and virtual screen on smartphone.

Why government agencies keep getting hacked

By Harry Guinness

Side-by-side of man wearing black hoodie and surveillance camera footage of him walking with LED lights blinding face

A simple DIY hoodie can fool security cameras

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A man wearing sunglasses and a blue plaid shirt sitting in a dark room using an Apple Macbook laptop.

How to check if your computer has been tampered with

The FTC is trying to get more tech-savvy

U-2 spy plane balloon selfie

The real star of this aerial selfie isn’t the balloon—it’s the U-2 spy plane

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Kia in Minneapolis

A software update could make your Hyundai or Kia harder to steal

By Harry Guinness

Woman covering face with hands in frustration while sitting in front of laptop on an office desk.

Don’t fall for an online love scam this Valentine’s Day

Chest of police officer in uniform wearing body camera next to police car.

Police are paying for AI to analyze body cam audio for ‘professionalism’

Close up of twitter icon

Twitter announced some new features, then temporarily crashed

Close up of medicine jar tipped over with pills spread on glass table

GoodRx fined $1.5 million for allegedly selling users’ health data

iphone screen lockpad

Why you should update your iPhone ASAP, even if it is ancient

By Harry Guinness