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How much does a VPN cost?
Online privacy is more important than ever, so it’s no surprise many people are searching for a reliable VPN service. One of the first questions that comes up is how much a VPN costs—but t...
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Invasion of the home robots: Is our privacy safe?
For better or worse, humanoid robots have become a common sight over the past few years, often found working in public places like restaurants, hotels, and airports. And while home robots—and we mea...
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Internet surveillance in 5, 9, and 14 eyes countries
The Five Eyes (also known as 5 Eyes or FVEY) alliance can be traced to informal discussions between the U.S. and the UK during World War II, in which the countries agreed to share intelligence about i...
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7 breaches, hacks, and leaks you might have missed this year
Cybersecurity Awareness Month couldn't have kicked off in more dramatic fashion: Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram went offline, the entirety of Twitch was leaked, CoinBase got hacked, and the company...
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Eye in the sky: The history of the spy plane
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Yes, it's a spy plane! It was recently revealed that in 2020, an FBI aircraft surveillance program logged over 400 hours in monitoring a man in Florida, who was eventual...
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Government hacking: How countries surveil their own citizens
Governments waging cyberattacks against state-level adversaries is a frequent modern-day offensive tactic, but it’s equally common for intelligence and law-enforcement agencies to exploit vulnerabil...
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When catfish meets crypto scam on dating apps
With the emergence of social media came the catfishers—scammers who create a fake persona, complete with attractive photos, to form relationships with strangers predicated on lies. With the emergenc...
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How Google Nest Hub sleep sensors monitor from afar
At first look, the recently launched second-generation Google Nest Hub is similar to other smart home devices on the market. It’s preloaded with Google Assistant and sports a seven-inch screen that ...
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To log in, just type. How typing biometrics makes life easier
The way you type is just about as distinctive as a fingerprint or retina pattern, and the simple act of typing might soon become more common as a way to authenticate your identity. The main applicati...
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We’re at the dawn of medical surveillance
The past year has been dominated by the consequences of a new coronavirus that has spread rapidly to every corner of the globe. New legislation and emergency regulations have allowed nearly every coun...
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