
Security, Spoken
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1.8TB of Police Helicopter Surveillance Footage Leaks Online
DDoSecrets published the trove Friday afternoon. Privacy advocates say it shows how pervasive law enforcement's eye has become, and how lax its data protection can be. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Use iCloud+'s New Security Features
Apple's cloud storage service now comes with perks—and they're designed to improve your digital privacy and security. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions
On the front lines of a “rug pull” that left investors in the lurch. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An Apparent Ransomware Hack Puts the NRA in a Bind
The group behind the reported attack is under sanctions from the US Treasury, which means a payout could come with penalties for the victim. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Blind People Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM. In 3 Years, They'll Have to Do It Again
Advocates will once again be granted a DMCA exception to make accessible versions of texts. They argue that it's far past time to make it permanent. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests
Operation Dark HunTor spanned eight countries—and put the focus on sellers more than marketplaces. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This AI Predicts How Old Children Are. Can It Keep Them Safe?
Yoti’s tech may be enticing for Big Tech companies: It works out if you’re under or over 13, the age most social media platforms require to create an account. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

11 Security Settings You Should Know About in Windows 11
Microsoft has rolled out its most secure operating system yet. Here's how to make the most of it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

New Sex Toy Standards Let Some Sensitive Details Slide
The industry now has official guidance on design, materials, and more, but not security and privacy best practices. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How Hackers Hijacked Thousands of High-Profile YouTube Accounts
Google has shed light on a spate of attacks that turned creator channels into cryptocurrency scam livestreams. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Missouri Threatens to Sue a Reporter Who Flagged a Security Flaw
The governor warned that he would take legal action against a journalist who identified a vulnerability that exposed teachers' Social Security numbers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Telegram Bot Told Iranian Hackers When They Got a Hit
APT35 may not be the most dangerous group out there, but they've got a new phishing trick. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Telegram Is Becoming a Cesspool of Anti-Semitic Content
A new report shows that channels devoted to anti-Jewish conspiracy theories are growing at an alarming rate. Why won’t the platform take action? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Cloudflare Isn't Liable for Sites That Hawk Counterfeits
A federal judge ruled that the content-delivery service doesn't "contribute" to copyright infringement. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account
If you've finally hit your breaking point, here's how to say goodbye to Mark Zuckerberg's empire. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Get Your Family to Actually Use a Password Manager
Whether it's about sharing your Netflix login or getting your affairs in order, here are tips for convincing your loved ones to organize and protect their accounts too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Devastating Twitch Hack Sends Streamers Reeling
The data breach apparently includes source code, gamer payouts, and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hundreds of Scam Apps Hit Over 10 Million Android Devices
The so-called GriftHorse campaign used clever techniques to avoid detection in Google Play for nearly a year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Simple Bug Is Leaving AirTag Users Vulnerable to an Attack
Apple has reportedly known about the exploit for months. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Why James Bond Doesn’t Use an iPhone
The fictional superspy wields Nokia devices in No Time To Die. It’s an odd choice, but Apple's smartphones aren’t ideal, either. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How a Secret Google Geofence Warrant Helped Catch the Capitol Riot Mob
A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

He Escaped the Dark Web's Biggest Bust. Now He's Back
DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ's takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The iOS 15 Privacy Settings You Should Change Right Now
Apple's latest software update has a bunch of new security features. Here's how to put them to use. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple and Google Go Further Than Ever to Appease Russia
By removing a voting app from their app stores at the Kremlin's request, the tech giants have set a troubling new precedent. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Set Up a NAS to Securely Share Files
From file backups to movie streaming, network attached storage drives offer plenty of functions and features. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A New App Helps Iranians Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words, and it works even when the internet doesn’t. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Anonymous Leaked a Bunch of Data From a Right-Wing Web Host
The hacktivist collective targeted the domain registrar Epik for providing services to clients including the Texas GOP, Parler, and 8chan. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

You Can Now Ditch the Password on Your Microsoft Account
You no longer need a long string of characters to access Windows and Office 365. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

LA Police Are Collecting Detainees' Social Media Information
According to new documents, officers ask people they stop for their Facebook and Twitter account details, and then feed the data into Palantir. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What Is Zero Trust? It Depends What You Want to Hear
The cybersecurity world’s favorite catchphrase isn’t any one product or system, but a holistic approach to minimizing damage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Find the Hidden Files on Your Phone or Computer
You shouldn't mess with some of them—but there are others you should be aware of. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole
The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site Still Can't Find a Host
Even the most extreme internet infrastructure providers have turned their backs on the website for violating their terms of service. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

ProtonMail Amends Its Policy After Giving Up an Activist’s Data
The email service says it was unable to appeal a Swiss court’s demand to log the IP address of a French climate advocate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What Apple Can Do Next to Fight Child Sexual Abuse
The fallout from the company's recent proposal has created a new opportunity to fix how it roots out abusive material across its devices. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

38M Records Were Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What It'll Take to Get Power Back in New Orleans After Hurricane Ida
It could take weeks to get the lights on in parts of Louisiana, but the playbook on how to do it is clear. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

6 Things You Need to Do to Prevent Getting Hacked
You are your own biggest weakness, but changing just a few of your behaviors can reduce the chances that your online accounts get breached. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse'
The undersea cables that connect much of the world would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can't Stop
After another “zero-click” attack, security experts say it's time for more extreme measures to keep iMessage users safe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Hackers Could Increase Medication Doses Through Infusion Pump Flaws
It would take a determined hacker to break into the vulnerable B. Braun products, but the impact could be devastating. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Google Docs Scams Still Pose a Threat
A 2017 worm caused havoc across the internet. One researcher is warning that despite new protections put in place, it could still happen again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

China Aims Its Propaganda Firehose at the BBC
The alleged digital operation has deployed hundreds of websites and social media accounts to attack the broadcaster's reporting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear
Need to be discreet? Here's how to set up vanishing texts, photos, or videos in most popular chat apps. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A Simple Software Fix Could Limit Location Data Sharing
Carriers know where you are every time your phone re-connects to the cell network—but with Pretty Good Phone Privacy, they wouldn't have to. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How the Far Right Exploded on Steam and Discord
New research found that several of the major gaming platforms are hosting extremist activity, from racist livestreams to open support for neo-Nazis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails Than Humans in a Recent Test
Researchers found that tools like OpenAI's GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools
Documents reveal that police bought facial-recognition software, vans equipped with x-ray machines, and “stingray” cell site simulators—with no public oversight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A 5G Shortcut Leaves Phones Exposed to Stingray Surveillance
You may not have the full story about what network you're on—and how well you're protected. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What You Should Know About the Google Play Store Changes
With the first updates kicking in this month, Android apps should be more streamlined and lightweight. Google is also getting a greater level of control. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices