Teenager Bill Demirkapi had been ghosted. Hard. “It didn’t feel good,” he explained to the large crowd gathered to hear him speak. “It hurt my
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Researchers break iPhone’s FaceID by putting modified glasses on unconscious people
Security researchers have cracked Apple’s FaceID biometric system yet again. But there’s an unusual caveat to this trick: to successfully unlock an iPhone, the attackers
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Those robocall blocker apps are hanging up on your privacy
Do you hate robocalls enough to let an app give your data to third parties in exchange for blocking the spam? Researchers found that’s exactly
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AI Needs Your Data—and You Should Get Paid for It
Robert Chang, a Stanford ophthalmologist, normally stays busy prescribing drops and performing eye surgery. But a few years ago, he decided to jump on a
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Apple Card vs. Apple Pay vs. Apple Cash: Differences you need to know
Apple is officially in the credit card game with the Apple Card, a mostly digital card that’s available now for those who’ve received invites. With
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Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls
An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation
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Twitter may have shared your data with ad partners without consent
Twitter says it recently found issues with how it adheres to user privacy settings and that it may’ve inadvertently shared user data with third parties.
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How to prepare for the world’s largest hacker fest
One of the largest gatherings of hackers is rolling into Las Vegas this week, with Black Hat and Defcon taking place back to back. The
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Microsoft: Russian government hackers are targeting IoT devices
Microsoft today warned that Russian government hackers have been using video decoders, printers, and internet of things devices to breach computer networks. In a blog
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Apple stops letting contractors listen to Siri voice recordings and will offer opt-out later
Apple has said that it will temporarily suspend its practice of using human contractors to grade snippets of Siri voice recordings for accuracy. The move
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