Oh, great! NYC law enforcement can probably hack your phone now
Cellebrite and the agencies wouldn’t confirm the report from OneZero. New York City law enforcement can now hack your iPhone or Android phone from the comfort of the Manhattan District Attorney’s...
View ArticleThe battle for the future of e-books is happening at your local library
People are flocking to free e-books and streaming movies at their public libraries, but in the age of digital media, it’s hard to own and lend a digital book. If you haven’t visited your local public...
View ArticleU.S. intelligence worker charged with leaking classified secrets to journalists
A Defense Intelligence Agency analyst is accused of leaking classified information to two reporters, including one he was allegedly in a romantic relationship with. A Defense Intelligence Agency...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with the ‘Epoch Times’? Here’s why...
The news outlet was one of the biggest pro-Trump advertisers on Facebook until it was removed from the platform in August. If you’ve been seeing a lot of ads online from the Epoch Times, you’re not...
View ArticleIt’s coming: Mobile voting expands, state by state
The initiative, backed by Bradley Tusk, will enable mobile voting for overseas and military voters in two counties in Oregon. And Utah County, Utah, is expanding a pilot program to serve disabled...
View Article6 ways Facebook says it will beef up election security for 2020 and beyond
The company is ramping up efforts to let people understand where election information is coming from and remove misleading facts about voting. Facebook has been under fire for years for its role in...
View ArticleThis alarming map of ransomware attacks shows a growing problem for U.S....
A new map from StateScoop, which covers state and local government tech, shows how ransomware has spread throughout the public sector. Ransomware attacks that crippled government computers in cities...
View ArticleNude photo of congresswoman could test legal limits of ‘revenge...
Representative Katie Hill said she reported the photo’s leak to Capitol Hill police. After the conservative site RedState published a redacted topless photo of Representative Katie Hill, a California...
View ArticleNow that Google won’t index Flash pages, here’s what website...
Google has announced its search engine will no longer index Flash, the once hugely popular web content format. In the early 2000s, Flash was everywhere on the web. The browser plug-in technology made...
View ArticleReport: Fears over Chinese ownership of TikTok grow as U.S. launches security...
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is looking into TikTok’s parent’s acquisition of the app Musical.ly, Reuters reports. TikTok, the short-video app that’s proven particularly...
View ArticleHigh-skilled workers in small towns are a ‘waste of resources,’...
A study by economists at Princeton and the Fed suggests turning big cities into hubs for “cognitive” workers. Critics immediately blasted it as elitist. It would be more efficient if big cities like...
View ArticleGoogle workers are demanding the company act on climate change
More than 1,000 Google employees have signed a petition calling for the company to step up its game on climate change. A group of more than 1,000 Google employees has signed an open letter calling on...
View ArticlePeople are building technology that could survive the apocalypse
Scientists and engineers are thinking about how computers could still be useful in the event of a societal collapse. Thinking about the apocalypse has long meant thinking about technology.Read Full Story
View ArticleIs your ATM safe? This security flaw could have cost serious cash
ATM maker Nautilus Hyosung America has released a patch for the vulnerable cash machines. Security firm Red Balloon has spotted two security flaws in software used on ATMs made by Nautilus Hyosung...
View ArticleReport: Security flaws in 5G could let hackers spy on your cellphone
Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Iowa say they’ve found several flaws in the protocol specification for 5G cellular networks. As cellphone carriers and users await the rollout of...
View ArticleMicrosoft is investing in apocalypse-proofing the world’s code
Microsoft’s GitHub plans to store code from open-source projects in Svalbard, near the Global Seed Vault, and other locations around the world. GitHub, the online source code repository company that...
View ArticleMacy’s data breach: Here’s what to know if you shop macys.com
Macy’s has disclosed that its website was briefly compromised by malware that could have stolen credit card numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. If you shopped on Macy’s website in early October, you...
View ArticleLouisiana’s state government was just crippled by a ransomware attack
Louisiana state computer systems across numerous agencies were shut down Monday as IT officials fended off a ransomware attack. If you were a Louisiana resident trying to get a driver’s license, apply...
View ArticleFiona Hill: GOP members are doing Russia a favor with ‘fictional...
The former White House adviser criticized Republicans for promoting the idea that it’s Ukraine, not Russia, meddling in U.S. elections. In testifying before the House impeachment inquiry Thursday,...
View ArticleAmerica’s answer to GDPR? Here’s what to know about the Consumer...
The bill faces an uncertain future in a Republican-controlled Senate preoccupied by pending impeachment proceedings and next year’s election. Senate Democrats led by Senator Maria Cantwell of...
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