3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (379+ words) App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming. As longer, more complex passwords have become a necessity, remembering all those strings of numbers, letters, and special characters has become nearly impossible. Password managers can solve that…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (744+ words) LG TVs are facing scrutiny due to a video seemingly showing the devices’ capability to track users when the TVs are off. YouTube channel Gamers Nexus worked with Level1Techs, a technology-focused YouTube channel, and security researchers to analyze LG TVs’ tracking…...

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…...

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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (302+ words) Is the technique outdated? Yes. Is it still creepy? Also yes. Chinese retailer AliExpress has been caught fingerprinting visitors after one of the metrics—an outdated technique that measures inaudible sounds it sends to browsers—impeded a researcher’s ability to…...