Privacy

Fraudsters are using AI voice-cloning services to steal identities. Code words can thwart this deception

More U.S. states are requiring online ID checks. A proposed French strategy aims to balance child safety with users’ privacy rights

Proposed restrictions on TikTok would be “security theater” in the face of the staggering amounts of data that foreign and domestic tech companies collect

The profit-led business models of big tech are harming democracy. We should look to the tradition of public media to help us find alternatives

A cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a company owned by UnitedHealth Group, had a wide impact that's expected to grow

Our research finds that language is often a barrier for people dealing with cybercrime issues and that it’s important to close this security gap

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on.

Companies are training their generative AI models on vast swathes of the Internet—and there’s no real way to stop them

Human scent signatures could one day be collected at places like crime scenes and COVID testing sites 

An investigative report reveals that new spyware can slip in unseen through online ads—and there is currently no defense against it

In Iran and elsewhere, governments restrict Internet access to restrict freedoms. Companies that launch communications satellites can ensure a free and open Internet for all

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world