Security, Spoken

New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in a post-Roe world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk's social network is fraying at the edges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Government officials are urging citizens to adopt the official digital currency in a bid to gain more control over the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One man’s battle to reclaim his face shows regulators across the bloc are failing to reprimand the US face search engine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Questions about the Kremlin's relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security researchers see updated tactics and tools—and a tempo change—in the cyberattacks Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency is inflicting on Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

True the Vote’s IV3 app is meant to catch election cheaters. But it has a fundamental flaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cash is safe—for now. Contactless payment methods, like Apple Pay or Google Wallet, are more of a threat to the existence of physical cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A year after a billion-dollar seizure of the dark web market's crypto, the same agency found a giant trove hidden under a different hacker's floorboards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stadiums around the world, including at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are subjecting spectators to invasive biometric surveillance tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its rise can't come soon enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Underwater cables keep the internet online. When they congregate in one place, things get tricky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authoritarian societies depend on people ratting each other out for activities that were recently legal—and it’s already happening in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's next for the social network is anyone's guess—but here's what to watch as you wade through the privacy and security morass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Open-internet advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent election for the International Telecommunications Union's top leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your anti-malware software may not work if you upgraded to the new operating system. But Apple says a fix is on the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For months, an anonymous caller has terrorized communities around the US by reporting false shooting threats. We know how they did it. The question is, why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A series of deadly attacks using Iranian “suicide drones” shows Russia is shifting gears in the conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Endless vulnerabilities. Widespread hacking campaigns. Slow and technically tough patching. It's time to say goodbye to on-premise Exchange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice Society has a superpower that’s allowed it to quietly carry out attacks on schools and hospitals around the world: mediocrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While tensions over a possible nuclear attack on Ukraine remain high, experts say surveillance will likely catch Russia if it plans to do the unthinkable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google wants to make your digital life—in its ecosystem, anyway—passwordless and more secure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices