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iOS 9 can track your sex life?
This post was originally published on September 9, 2015. If you have an iPhone, then your device and its maker, Apple, know a lot about you. From your location to your web history, owning an iPhone me...
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Facebook can identify you even if it can't see your face - #WTFWednesday
It’s creepy enough that Facebook can recognize your face in photos. Even if you didn’t upload it yourself, Facebook can spot you and let other people tag you in any picture uploaded to the site. T...
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Spotify responds to backlash against 'creepy' new privacy policy
This post was originally published on August 25, 2015. When Spotify launched in 2008, it was heralded as a return to the glory days of Napster, when all music was free. In a sense, this is still true;...
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AT&T happy to help NSA spy on millions
This post was originally published on August 24, 2015. When Edward Snowden told the world the NSA had friends in the American telecom industry, he didn’t name names. Nor did the documents he release...
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Pixels in images can hack your computer - #WTFWednesday
What’s so dangerous about looking at a picture file in your web browser? In the past, nothing. You loaded the image. It displayed on your screen. You closed it, or went to a different page. There wa...
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Appealing amendments: NSA lawsuit gets another chance
Many citizens see Edward Snowden as the linchpin that finally led to a flood of challenges and lawsuits against the National Security Agency (NSA) for its indiscriminate search and seizure of Internet...
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Milking it: NSA goes after advertiser cookies for user data
This post was originally published on August 7, 2015. What's in a cookie? Used by browsers of all types, these small files are designed to help websites create tailored, curated experiences for netize...
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5 parts of your body that betray your identity
This post was originally published on July 29, 2015. Biometrics is a double-edged sword. Sure, fingerprints and facial recognition can make it fun and easy to open doors, sign in to your phone, and...
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Game over: Hacking Team disclosure exposes spy agency playbooks
Who hacks the hackers? It's a question the founder of Hacking Team — a company which supplies its own version of surveillance malware to governments worldwide — is struggling to answer after the H...
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London’s 500,000 cameras are watching you. All the time - #WTFWednesday
This post was originally published on Jun 30, 2015. If you’ve ever been to London, you’ll know it’s a great place to see the sights, climb some apple and pears, and overpay for mediocre food and...
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