Digital Government
The FBI May Be Able to Unlock the iPhone Without Apple’s Help
The Justice Department is testing a new method to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone.
Digital Government
The Government Is Secretly Huddling With Companies to Fight Extremism Online
A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the meetings to keep the feds in check.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Can Spoof Your Fingerprints
Just months after millions of Americans had their fingerprint data stolen by hackers, a pair of researchers found a cheap and easy way to copy them.
Digital Government
Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?
It’s historically brought together Democrats and Republicans—but the Apple-FBI fight is starting to align along party lines.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Recruit New Talent
It involves job postings on the Dark Web, Skype interviews and digital voice-changing technology.
Modernization
Apple Wins Round One in Its Encryption Fight With the Government
A federal judge in New York rules in the company’s favor on the same legal principle that the FBI is using in California.
Modernization
Apple’s Next Security Update May Not Be User Friendly
If the company encrypts iCloud backups, users would likely lose access to their valuable photos and contacts if they forget their password.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Hack Was Twice as Bad as We Thought
The agency now says that a total of 724,000 people may have had their personal information stolen by hackers.
Modernization
Used Phones Are Full of Previous Owners’ Data
Researchers bought 20 used smartphones in four cities, and recovered thousands of photos, texts and emails.
Modernization
Apple Is Right: The FBI Wants to Break Into Lots of Phones
After Apple’s lawyers revealed the agency is trying to gain access to about a dozen devices, it’s becoming increasingly clear why the government chose to take the San Bernardino case public.
Cybersecurity
This Startup Will Alert You If Your Data Shows up on the Dark Web
It’s hard to track a stolen database of personal information, which can contain everything from names and addresses to financial details and fingerprints.
Digital Government
This Los Angeles Hospital Has Been Paralyzed by Hackers
A cyberattack has left doctors locked out of patient records for more than a week. Unless the medical facility pays a ransom, it’s unclear that they'll get that information back.
Cybersecurity
The Black Market for Netflix Accounts
Hackers are stealing Netflix passwords and selling them for mere cents on the Dark Web.
Emerging Tech
The Research Pirates of the Dark Web
After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet.
Cybersecurity
The Former Federal Employee Who Tried to Launch a Cyberattack on Nuclear Scientists
He sent emails he thought were infected with viruses to Energy Department employees involved in developing nuclear weapons.
Digital Government
The Government Might Subpoena Your Toaster. Blame the Internet of Things.
Law-enforcement officials say they’re running out of ways to spy on criminals and terrorists. Maybe they’re not looking in the right places.
Cybersecurity
This Year's High-Tech Super Bowl Stadium Could Be a Target for Hackers
The Bay Area will host this year’s big game in the league’s newest venue, an arena chock-full of technology and networking equipment.
Digital Government
Attention, Feds: Your Slack Messages are Subject to FOIA
If you work for a government agency, your taco emoji are federal records.
Digital Government
Google Gave Up on China in 2008. Here’s Why It’s Heading Back
When American Internet companies do business abroad, they are sometimes forced to do a repressive government’s dirty work.
Cybersecurity
The Hidden History of Encryption
The technology that keeps your text messages private had its start on the banks of the Tigris River, 3500 years ago.
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