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.
Technology
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.
Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks
A "vehicle forensics kit" can reveal where you've driven, what doors you opened, and who your friends are.
Oracle of Authoritarians
Oracle Executive's Contentious Interview With the Reporter He Sought Dirt On
Executive vice president Ken Glueck defended supplying technology to Chinese authorities and undercut Oracle's own marketing.
Browse The Intercept Anonymously and Securely Using Our New Tor Onion Service
Reading The Intercept entirely within the "dark web" minimizes the visibility of your visits.
Oracle of Authoritarians
How a Chinese Surveillance Broker Became Oracle’s “Partner of the Year”
A network of local resellers helps funnel Oracle technology to the police and military in China.
Progressive Groups Fight AT&T and T-Mobile’s New Texting Rules
Critics say the rules, known as “10DLC,” will hamper their organizing and worsen private tech overreach.
Israel May Have Destroyed Iranian Centrifuges Simply by Cutting Power
The details of the blackout at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility are scattered — but intriguing.