1+ week, 3+ day ago   (350+ words) Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying. A prominent US senator is asking the National Security Agency to provide guidance to the general public on best practices for using virtual private networks to secure their…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (165+ words) The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time. Not long ago, I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network. “Our researchers found that these residential proxy networks are not simply monetization tools,” Plume researchers wrote. “They are actively being used as a target for additional…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (599+ words) Monitor vendors are playing with fire. Each month, we’ll examine the biggest controversial changes to tech products: what changed, why it’s happening, how users are affected, and how companies can do better. Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy…...