How to Defend Yourself Against the Powerful New NSO Spyware Attacks Discovered Around the World
Even iPhones were vulnerable to the surveillance software, which appears to have been used against activists, journalists, and others.
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I Tried to Make Claims About Election Fraud So Preposterous Trump Fans Wouldn't Believe Me. It Was Impossible.
I was acting as Trump and his minions do: free to say anything, no matter how ridiculous, with no basis in observable fact.
U.S. Military Bought Cameras in Violation of America's Own China Sanctions
Purchased camera systems were supposedly made in the U.S. but actually originated from Chinese companies blacklisted for security reasons.
Defense Department IG Omitted Evidence of Alleged Corruption in JEDI Program, Documents Show
Emails reveal that the auditor shielded potentially compromising evidence from the public.
The Rise and Fall of the Ultimate Doomsday Prepper
Novelist Brad Thor thought he had found his doomsday-prepping soulmate, but then the End Times went bad.
Tools for Repression in Myanmar Expose Gap Between EU Tech Investment and Regulation
Europe is developing phone-cracking technology with a company that has exported to authoritarian regimes.
Securely Erasing Your iPhone or iPad — With a Power Drill
If you can’t power on your mobile device, Apple has no answers for you. But you can still obliterate the data. Here’s how.
Anti-China Trade Bill Is Big Boost for Big Tech
A last-minute amendment will essentially force the U.S. Trade Representative to recognize restrictions on challenges to tech companies’ monopolistic power.
Oracle of Authoritarians
Oracle Boasted That Its Software Was Used Against U.S. Protesters. Then It Took the Tech to China.
To sell the CIA-backed Endeca software for use by Chinese authorities, Oracle touted its use in Chicago for predictive policing.
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Facebook’s Secret Rules About the Word “Zionist” Impede Criticism of Israel
Obtained by The Intercept, the policies alarmed advocates, who said Facebook is silencing political speech.