Gmail vs ProtonMail: Which is More Secure?

20 Okt 201719 Okt 2017

Which email provider is more suited for the paranoid user? By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | MOTHERBOARD Revelations of broad NSA surveillance and the constant flurry of data breaches have led many…

Ex-NSA Hackers Are Not Surprised by Bombshell Kaspersky Report

7 Okt 20176 Okt 2017

Former NSA hackers respond to the revelation of yet another breach at the spy agency. By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | MOTHERBOARD Russian hackers managed to steal sensitive files from the home…

Spyware Company That Said It Would Leave Spyware World Shows Up At Arms Fair

19 Sep 201718 Sep 2017

Aglaya said it wasn't interested in selling sketchy products to governments. Now, it's advertising the same products at arms shows. By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | MOTHERBOARD In the unregulated, digital weapons…

European Politicians Are Fighting to Ban Backdoors Into Encrypted Messaging Apps

20 Jun 201719 Jun 2017

Despite swelling surveillance powers creeping across Europe, a European Parliament proposal is actually calling for a ban on "backdoors" that allow law enforcement agencies and governments into encrypted communications such…

The FBI Director Thinks a Law Against Encryption Is Possible Under Trump

4 Mai 20173 Mai 2017

The director of the FBI James Comey once again leaves the door open for a law that forces tech companies to put backdoors into their products. By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |…

Wanna Know If Someone Planted Spyware on Your Computer?

3 Mai 20172 Mai 2017

Activist Claudio Guarnieri has released a tool to detect and remove FlexiSpy from your PC. By Joseph Cox | MOTHERBOARD Figuring out whether someone has installed malware on your computer…

Terror Scanning Database For Social Media Raises More Questions than Answers

10 Dez 20169 Dez 2016

On Monday, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube announced a new partnership to create a “shared industry database” that identifies “content that promotes terrorism.” Each company will use the database to…

Cops Monitoring Social Media Is Much More Than Just Collecting Tweets

20 Okt 201619 Okt 2016

It’s not just your friends following you on Facebook or Twitter. The cops are, too. By Joseph Cox | MOTHERBOARD Law enforcement agencies around the world have used social media…

Neural Networks Are Alarmingly Good at Identifying Blurred Faces

26 Sep 201625 Sep 2016

In a world of ubiquitous smart-phone cameras, drones, and Google Street View cars, there’s probably never been a more important time to start protecting the identities of people unwittingly captured…

How Scientists Will Turn Your Smartphone Into a Lie Detector

5 Jul 20164 Jul 2016

So, you’re on a first date. You really like this person, and you have no idea whether or not they’re into you. As you casually pretend to check your phone,…

New MIT Tool Quickly Roots Out Hidden Web App Security Bugs

1 Mai 201630 Apr 2016

It's a funny time for software testing. As more and more software is replaced by web applications—the cloud, that is—software bugs have more and more come to mean security holes.…

Why the FBI’s Order to Apple Is So Technically Clever

19 Feb 201618 Feb 2016

On Tuesday, the US government dropped what might be the biggest bombshell yet in its ongoing war on encryption: A court order compelling Apple to help the FBI unlock the…

GCHQ’s Spam Problem

4 Feb 20163 Feb 2016

Spam is the bane of the internet, flooding inboxes with offers of viagra pills, get-rich-quick schemes, or the promise of love with a mail-order bride. According to newly published documents,…

Europol Is Worried About Child Pornographers Using Tor on Mobile

5 Jan 20164 Jan 2016

Using mobile data on the go has never been easier or quicker: with 4G networks, video and other data types can be downloaded quite painlessly while out and about. By…

Tired of Buying US Drones, European Leaders Agree to Build Their Own

20 Mai 201520 Mai 2015

This week, Italy, France, and Germany announced they would conduct a two-year assessment to develop the foundation for a European drone program, with the goal of getting a European drone…

The Illegal Edward Snowden Statue Lived on As a Digital Projection

8 Apr 20157 Apr 2015

On Monday, word spread that a statue of whistleblower Edward Snowden had been illegally installed in a Brooklyn park by four unidentified artists. By the end of the day, the…

No Place to Hide: We’re All Suspects In Barack Obama’s America

22 Jan 201421 Jan 2014

Barack Obama’s speech Friday on surveillance was his worst performance, not as a matter of theatrical skill, though he clearly did not embrace his lines, but in its stark betrayal…