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How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off
The premise is convenient. But the e-commerce giant’s privacy track record isn’t exactly inspiring.
An Absurdly Basic Bug Let Anyone Grab All of Parler’s Data
The “free speech” social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.
6 Apps to Help You Trim Down Subscriptions—and Save Money
New year, new recurring subscriptions you’ve probably forgotten about. Here’s how keep track of them.
The SolarWinds Investigation Ramps Up
Plus: Covid-19 contact tracing privacy, a Nissan source code leak, and more of the week’s top security news.
WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years
A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app’s users to a practice that’s been in place since 2016.
Activists Publish a Vast Trove of Ransomware Victims’ Data
WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency.
Microsoft wants to use AI to turn your friends and family into 3D chatbots
A patent published by Microsoft describes the process of creating an AI chatbot based on a real-life person using their social data, photos, and even voice recordings.
How Your Digital Trails Wind Up in the Police’s Hands
Phone calls. Web searches. Location tracks. Smart speaker requests. They’ve become crucial tools for law enforcement, while users often are unaware.
A ‘Bulletproof’ Criminal VPN Was Taken Down in a Global Sting
Plus: Dozens of reporters get hit by an iMessage exploit, continued fallout from the SolarWinds hack, and more of the week’s top security news.