After years of fighting to beat back identity thieves, last November, the IRS launched a new authentication system the agency hoped would start to turn the tide. The tool was designed for a limited set of taxpayers — those who wanted to access past tax returns online, or get access [Keep reading]
A set of armed robbers who terrorized residents near Duke University recently are being called “tech-savvy” after they allegedly demanded their victims Venmo them money and wipe their smartphones — disabling anti-theft measures — before stealing the gadgets. In one case, a 28-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint and forced [Keep reading]
Hate pop-ups that interrupt your web browsing — and probably come with consequences you don’t fully understand? Well, there’s hope. When Europe passed its ambitious law designed to protect consumer privacy, known as GDPR, many Internet users noticed only one impact — annoying pop-ups jammed with mini-privacy policies. To any [Keep reading]
Ever sit in a coffee shop, staring idly into space, when you get the weird sensation that someone is staring at you? How did you know? What a strange skill to have. Our innate desire for privacy is indeed powerful. It’s also primal. Privacy is a human right, at least [Keep reading]
I’ve been thinking a lot about distraction lately. We are all living lives of grand distractions these days, with one eye over our shoulder keeping track of Covid and its consequences. The constant drumbeat of cases and science and conspiracy and bickering never ends. If you are lucky enough that [Keep reading]
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