iPhone users get more robocalls than Android users. AT&T users get more robocalls than Verizon users. And by vowing to never answer my phone again, I might be a terrible journalist, but I’m at least doing my part as a member of the robocall resistance. That’s what I learned today […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Zelle fraud problem that I’ve reported is now in the spotlight If you’re a victim, try again to get a refund now that the NY Times is on it Below, I fix Zelle’s bad rap with my own suggestions “You can send money safely cause that’s what it’s […]
In this final episode of Breach (for now), we learn the fate of the Russian hackers allegedly behind the biggest hack in history. This episode takes you from the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow to a kindergarten classroom. And hopefully, lays the groundwork for a sensible discussion about how consumers […]
Is Facebook sorry? That was the question posed to me on Saturday night by CBC anchor Aarti Pole, when I was a guest on Canada’s national news network with Huda Idress. Click play below to see my answer. We had a thoughtful 10-minute discussion about Mark Zuckerberg’s 10 hours of […]
Of all the things Mark Zuckerberg said this week before Congress, I found this the most incredulous: “I would hope that what we do with data is not surprising to people.” Everyone is surprised when they find out what Facebook does with data. I’ve been writing about data hacks and […]
Starbucks change in Wi-Fi policy — forcing users to hand over their email address — gave me an excuse to look closer at the firm’s privacy policy, and I found something strange there. If consumers get cold feet and want to remove the personal information they’ve shared with Starbucks at […]
With all the sensitive news about Facebook and privacy hovering menacingly over the Internet this week, it seems an odd time for Starbucks to begin “forcing” consumers to register so they can connect to Wi-Fi. But that’s indeed what’s happening to coffee drinkers around the country. Many are sipping coffee […]
On episode 4 of Breach, our podcast about the massive Yahoo hack, investigative journalist Michael Isikoff appears to provide a much deeper view of Russian attacks on critical U.S. systems during the past decade. Isikoff is one of the most important journalists of our generation, and he becomes part of the […]
What’s really going on inside Center 18 — the cybersecurity office of the Russian FSB? And who exactly were the Russians behind the hack of Yahoo. For Episode 3 of our Breach podcast, we dig deep inside Russia’s cyber-hacking machine with the help of Moscow-based journalist Andrei Soldatov . He’s co-author of […]
When we think about the $1.45 trillion student loan crisis, we normally imagine struggling, young, recent college graduates. We often don’t think about the collateral damage among families that overwhelming school debt can inflict, but that’s a fast-growing problem. Almost all private student loans require a co-signer, and increasingly, the […]
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