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Marriott loses the data of half a billion customers

Have you traveled for work or pleasure at any point in the past four years? If yes, you could be one of a staggering number of people who have had their information stolen in a data breach affecting a slew of popular hotel chains. Up to 500 million people have had their personal data stolen from the.....

5 famous whistleblowers who risked everything

If you see misconduct, criminal activity or just something suspicious, you are expected to alert the authorities. But what if it’s the authorities that are doing something wrong, by abusing their power or acting suspiciously? Ideally, an institution should have internal complaints mechanisms, an Omb.....

Facebook vs. ad blockers: No matter who wins, you lose

In the latest chapter of Facebook’s war against ad blockers, developers have reported that the social media king has been actively injecting extra lines of code to help thwart ad blockers’ attempts to hide any sponsored posts. This game of cat and mouse (where Facebook updates its code and developer.....

An unprotected server leaked 24 million sensitive housing documents not once but twice

If you live in the U.S. and bought a house sometime over the last decade, your information may be at risk. According to TechCrunch, more than 24 million mortgage and banking documents were exposed not once but twice. The exposed information included mortgage loan agreements, payment schedules, borro.....

India proposes mass surveillance measures in new IT bill

India’s government is taking drastic steps to surveil and censor content on social media platforms in an attempt to stem what they consider “unlawful information or content.” Proposed last year and expected to take effect soon, the amendments to Section 79 of India’s IT Act, also known as the Interm.....

What is a phishing attack?

Phishing is by far the most common “hack” used to steal passwords, take over accounts, and enter systems without authorization. It is mostly a social engineering attack, rather than a true hack in the technical sense. As such, it is far harder to defend against, and not even a good VPN can protect y.....

Worried your devices will get confiscated at the border? Here’s what you can do

There is growing evidence to suggest that border security agents are taking greater steps to intrude into our daily lives. Just last year, customs agents in the U.S. conducted over 33,000 warrantless device searches—quadruple the number from only three years ago. A recent testimonial in a lawsuit he.....

The fight for your face: The battles deciding the fate of facial recognition

Last week, San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to ban government agencies from using facial recognition technology. With the increasingly pervasive presence of facial recognition technology in public spaces, the decision is now prompting others to follow in its footsteps. The state of su.....