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Gideon Lichfield

Modernization

WhatsApp Encryption Won’t Keep Your Messages Secret Unless You Also Do This

Privacy activists shouldn't get excited just yet.

  • By Gideon Lichfield, Quartz
Digital Government

Why Nobody Can Tell Whether the World’s Biggest Quantum Computer Is a Quantum Computer

Scientists have been arguing for years about whether D-Wave’s device is really a quantum computer or not.

  • By Leo Mirani and Gideon Lichfield, Quartz
Modernization

How To Keep Up With Events in Egypt in Real Time Without Getting Swamped

Television feeds and live blogs worth following.

  • By Gideon Lichfield and Steve LeVine, Quartz
Modernization

Google’s Purchase of Waze Would Deal a Death Blow to Other Companies’ Mapping Efforts

The Israeli app offers mapping, navigation and traffic reports based on automated data from its users’ phones.

  • By Gideon Lichfield, Quartz
Digital Government

Edward Snowden’s Lesson to Both Businesses and the NSA: Your IT People Are Your Biggest Risk

Whether you’re running a 20-person office or the world’s biggest intelligence agency, remember who has the power to blow you up.

  • By Gideon Lichfield, Quartz