Collaborate Disseminate
Google Photos auto-syncs when you connect to Wi-Fi. Accidentally turning it on even once means you might end up uploading all of your photos to Google’s servers. Continue reading I Tried to Watch a Video of a Puppy and Accidentally Sent Every Photo I’ve Ever Taken to Google
The Senate voted to save net neutrality, but there’s still a long road ahead. Radio Motherboard spoke to Evan Greer of Fight for the Future about next steps. Continue reading Inside the Campaign to Save Net Neutrality
Joshua Schulte uploaded CIA code to a personal website linked to his real name, archived versions of the site show. Continue reading Alleged CIA Leaker Joshua Schulte Has Some of the Worst Opsec I’ve Ever Seen
Former CIA and NSA agent Joshua Schulte is being prosecuted on child porn-related charges, but not on charges related to allegedly leaking the “Vault 7” hacking tools to Wikileaks. Continue reading Feds Raid Apartment of Suspected CIA Leaker, Find 10,000 Images of Child Porn
Jessa Jones is a highly respected iPhone repair professional and recently testified as an expert witness in a class action lawsuit against Apple. Continue reading DHS Seizes Aftermarket iPhone Screens From Prominent Right-to-Repair Advocate
RIP to the “social reputation score” website. Continue reading Klout Dead
The developers of Drupe, a popular Android app, left its users’ data, including selfies and audio messages, on insecure, publicly accessible Amazon cloud servers. Continue reading Android App With 10 Million Downloads Left Users’ Photos and Audio Messages Exposed to Public
Vine cofounder Dom Hofmann says he’s “very, very sorry for the disappointment.” Continue reading Vine 2 Has Been Postponed ‘Indefinitely’
The Golden State Killer case shows that we should protect our DNA sequences as much as possible. Continue reading Don’t Give Your DNA to Giant Genetic Databases
If email is a to-do list someone else writes for you, might as well just write down the ones you actually need to respond to. Continue reading The Best Way to Manage Email Is With Pen and Paper