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ACLU Wants to Keep Your Phones and Software Safe From the Government

Government requests for data and encryption back doors are becoming more and more common.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Facebook Introduces New Form of Two-Factor Authentication

Kick your security up a notch.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Best Part of iMessage Is Coming to Android Phones

Android will now support the ability to continue text conversations on the web.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

Apple's New OS Will Automatically Share Your Location During Emergency Calls

First responders will be able to find callers faster.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

These Police Dogs Sniff Out Electronic Devices

The nose knows.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

New Data Could Help Siri And Alexa Know When They’re Being Unhelpful

Knowing when there isn’t enough information to provide an accurate answer is a tricky skill to learn.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

First Modernization Fund Winners Offer Cheat Sheet for Future Pitches

The first three awardees of the Technology Modernization Fund offer a window into the kinds of projects and pitches the board is looking for.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Google Translate Is Getting An Upgrade

An offline mode could help travelers when they need it most.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Android Malware Is Infecting Amazon Fire Sticks

It's throttling devices to mine cryptocurrency.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message

What if you deleted all your emails during vacation and never looked back?

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

Uber's AI Knows When You're Inebriated

Drunk passengers can be occupational hazards for drivers.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about content and privacy during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, June 4, 2018. Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about content and privacy during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, June 4, 2018.

Privacy Is a Luxury, Just Like a $1,000 iPhone

If Apple is the company that will protect you from the tendrils of the internet, that service doesn’t come cheap.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
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Schumer, Rubio Seek to Reverse Trump Reversal on ZTE Ban

Trump wants to help ZTE as part of a U.S.-China trade deal, but lawmakers say the company’s a national security risk.

  • By Joseph Marks

FCC Bans Surprise Phone Charges

The agency is also cracking down on surprise network switching.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Facebook Gave User Data To The Chinese Company At The Heart of U.S.-China Tech Tensions

Huawei has been flagged numerous times by U.S. lawmakers as a possible security threat to Americans.

  • By Josh Horwitz, Quartz

Civil Liberties Groups Urge IG Investigation Into Faulty FBI Encryption Stats

The FBI says the inflated figures were due to a methodology error.

  • By Joseph Marks
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Huawei Slams FCC Efforts to Bar It From Federal Communications Program

Government officials say the Chinese telecom poses a hacking threat to national security.

  • By Joseph Marks
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Your Smartphone Was Probably Sharing Your Friends’ Facebook Data Behind Your Back

These new revelations could spell more trouble for Facebook.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz

Mozilla Introduces DNS Privacy to Firefox

Updating the Domain Name System for the 21st century.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Facebook Is Killing its “Trending” Feature, Proving Algorithms Aren’t Always the Answer

Algorithms can’t always do the job of a human.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz