Security, Spoken

Over the weekend, president Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Silicon Valley's most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration-backed expansion of a major US surveillance program. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans' information. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ad trackers are out of control. Use a browser that reins them in. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While some states have made data privacy gains, the US has so far been unable implement protections at a federal level. A new bipartisan proposal called APRA could break the impasse. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI tools are getting better at cloning people's voices, and scammers are using these new capabilities to commit fraud. Avoid getting swindled by following these expert tips. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices