The rise of “catch a cheater” apps exploits our worst human tendencies
When people sign up for a dating site like Tinder, they don’t expect their profiles and personal information…
Should you wait for the GrapheneOS phone or just buy a Pixel?
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority I’ve introduced GrapheneOS to a lot of friends and acquaintances, and I…
If ICE comes to a hospital, nurses must protect patients
By Kimberly Galindo, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely obtain their own…
Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more…
Donald Trump’s digital mercantilism | Brookings
President Donald Trump appears to be trying to recreate 17th-century mercantilism for the 21st-century digital economy. Back in August, responding…
OPINION: Unitary Executive Theory is a bad idea for computers, a worse one for presidents
Cybersecurity incidents have been in the news lately. Due to the disruptive and destructive nature of such incidents,…
BUSINESS COLUMN: Privacy and computers should go together, Part Four | Community
Old computer myths die hard. The mystique of the magic Apple Macintosh computer still runs deep in certain…
Iowa district hired Ian Roberts as Des Moines superintendent despite false doctorate claim
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by…
Skinny Dipping Event Puts Ban on Photography After ‘Too Many Cameras’
A skinny dipping event in the UK has been forced to implement what it calls photography restrictions after…
Europe’s cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it. – POLITICO
European rulemakers in 2009 revised a law called the e-Privacy Directive to require websites to get consent from…
Why is Sam Altman losing sleep? OpenAI CEO addresses controversies in interview
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, testify during the Senate Commerce,…