The Markup’s Guide to Abortion Privacy
A guide to keeping your plans private through every step of an abortion in any state, including Florida and South… read more
DeFlock
DeFlock is a tool to help you learn about Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in your area. Here’s how it… read more
Pregnancy Tracking App ‘What to Expect’ Refuses to Fix Issue that Allows Full Account Takeover – 404 Media
What To Expect, a popular pregnancy tracking app on both iOS and Android, is ignoring multiple serious vulnerabilities in its… read more
‘FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed’: Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data – 404 Media
Officials inside the Secret Service clashed over whether they needed a warrant to use location data harvested from ordinary apps… read more
New AI Tools Are Promoted as Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good? – EdSurge
But as she tried the tool more, and put in documents on complex subjects that she knew well, she noticed… read more
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser – Wired
Guide to private web browsing options: https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-browsers-duckduckgo-ghostery-brave/
A 14-Year-Old Boy Killed Himself to Get Closer to a Chatbot. He Thought They Were In Love. – Wall Street Journal
Our new chatbots pose as confidants, lovers, psychotherapists and mentors. Their creators encourage us to believe these products have empathy,… read more
How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay – Bloomberg
The whole summer was like this for rideshare drivers in New York City. Under a local law, drivers are supposed… read more
Your Personal Data Is Probably on the Dark Web. Here’s What You Can Do to Fend Off Identity Thieves – CNET
Learn the signs that your private information is on the dark web & what steps you can take to mitigate… read more
An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary – MIT Technology Review
But this technological progress also signals a much larger social and cultural shift. Increasingly, so much of what we see… read more