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The FCC might force cellphone providers to report data breaches differently

By Colleen Hagerty

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money

A woman with red nailpolish holding an iPhone and using a Macbook laptop to secure her online accounts.

Your guide to better online security

By John Kennedy

A man using a Macbook laptop on a white table with other electronics and a latte on it.

10 browser extensions that will take your online security to the next level

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Recent AWS glitches illustrate the power, and fragility, of cloud computing

By Charlotte Hu

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What to know about the latest cybersecurity bug in log4j

By Charlotte Hu

A person holding a smartphone up to a smart lock on a white door.

How to buy smart—and secure—gadgets

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3 ways to hide photos and files on your phone

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late

A person using a laptop to look at Apple products on Safari.

How Chrome and Safari can help you strengthen your passwords

The government won’t protect your internet privacy, so here’s how to do it yourself

The government won’t protect your internet privacy, so here’s how to do it yourself

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A white apartment building under cloudy skies.

How to secure your apartment-provided WiFi

By Whitson Gordon

The FCC wants to crack down on SIM swapping, a common form of identity theft

The FCC wants to crack down on SIM swapping, a common form of identity theft

The Facebook whistleblower’s Congressional hearing was a ‘big tobacco moment’ for tech

The Facebook whistleblower’s Congressional hearing was a ‘big tobacco moment’ for tech

By Colleen Hagerty

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple

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Why you need to update your Apple products’ software ASAP

By Charlotte Hu

You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks

You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks

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A complete guide on how to safely take, send, and store nudes

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The government is going to use facial recognition more. That’s bad.

The government is going to use facial recognition more. That’s bad.

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When to have the online-security talk with your kids

By Jean Levasseur

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A T-Mobile data breach could put 30 million social security numbers at risk

By Charlotte Hu

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Apple has a new plan to curb child pornography. Here’s why it’s controversial.

Not a single federal agency received an ‘A’ in a new Senate cybersecurity report card

By Charlotte Hu

The Biden Administration just revealed its plan to stop the next Colonial Pipeline hack

By Charlotte Hu

Venmo app open on mobile phone.

Venmo just made some big privacy changes—here’s what to know

By Charlotte Hu

Here’s why you’ve been getting so many privacy policy and terms of service updates lately

Here’s why you’ve been getting so many privacy policy and terms of service updates lately

By Stan Horaczek

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How to wipe metadata from any file

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Why you should switch to an encrypted messaging app like Signal

By Stan Horaczek

Should you be worried about privacy with Amazon Sidewalk? Yes and no.

Should you be worried about privacy with Amazon Sidewalk? Yes and no.

An Amazon Echo, which will soon automatically connect with Amazon Sidewalk.

If you’re worried about Amazon Sidewalk, here’s how to opt out

Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal: how to find out if your data was compromised

Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal: how to find out if your data was compromised

By Stan Horaczek

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The Anonymity Experiment

By Catherine Price

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Regardless of COVID-19’s origins, experts say it’s time to tighten up biosecurity lab protocols

By Philip Kiefer

security flaws in today's $100 bill

Building Better Money

By Elizabeth Svoboda

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How to keep all of your accounts safe in a world where people want your data

How a ransomware attack shut down a major US fuel pipeline

How a ransomware attack shut down a major US fuel pipeline

Staff Sgt. Brandon Trinidad, 621st Contingency Response Squadron security forces, attends Android Tactical Assault Kit app training Oct. 8 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Airmen from across the CRW participated in the training sponsored by the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

Smartphone location data still poses a real security risk for the military and its personnel

By Kelsey D. Atherton

iPhone in a tree on the security tab

The new iOS 14.5 update offers iPhone users serious privacy and security upgrades

Person sitting at a table on a Zoom call

Secure your Zoom calls with end-to-end encryption

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

5 signs your laptop is in trouble

5 signs your laptop is in trouble

Apple AirTag on keys

Apple AirTag has built-in anti-stalking tech

A hand caryrying a phone with the Empire Pass vaccine app on it

Here’s how New York’s ‘vaccine passport’ app works.

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Twitter is about to take a big step toward a password-free future

A phone with the New York COVID vaccine site on it

How to protect your privacy while signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine online

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How to delete your old email address without losing everything

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Hackers accessed a Florida water treatment plant’s system and tried to make a dangerous change

By Stan Horaczek

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You should update your iPhone and Chrome browser ASAP

By Stan Horaczek

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Start 2021 by fixing your online privacy

By Stan Horaczek

Apple app store privacy labels

Check these new privacy labels before you download another iPhone app

By Stan Horaczek

The most significant security innovations of 2020

By Yael Grauer and Purbita Saha

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How to stop websites from tracking you

How to make your Twitter account more secure in an age of hacks

By Stan Horaczek

Amazon Always Home Camera

Amazon’s home security drone may actually be less creepy than a regular camera

By Stan Horaczek

Android security settings you should check right now

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Your guide to all the security settings in iOS 14

TikTok Will Smith

Go ahead and use TikTok all you want

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Incognito and private mode offer fewer protections than you think

By Cranor & Habib/The Conversation

Go try the new iPad and iPhone features before they’re officially released

By Stan Horazek

Don’t expect to pay for Facebook any time soon

By Stan Horaczek

People at protest

Five ways to protect your privacy during a protest

By Sara Kiley Watson

Blurred faces crowd.

You should blur the faces in your protest photos. Here’s how.

By Stan Horaczek

Quarantine scam

Scams are thriving during COVID-19. Here’s what to watch out for.

By PopSci Editors

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Everything you need to do before you start a free trial

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What are cookies, and why are Google, Mozilla, and others going to war against them?