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Who’s listening? Inside the voice-profiling revolution
Do you sound friendly? Hostile? And which voice would be more likely to buy something?
Should law enforcement be using AI and cell phone data to find rioters?
The attack on the Capitol forces us to confront an existential question about privacy.
Amazon devices have colonized homes. ‘Smart neighborhoods’ may be next
Here's why you may want to opt-out of Amazon's new shared network.
Study suggests most “dark web” users are not engaging in illicit activities
A new study finds that some people just want privacy.
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How face masks are fooling facial recognition software
A new study explores how wearing a face mask affects the error rates of popular facial recognition algorithms.
Aspects of cybersecurity not to overlook when working from home
Just because your team has gone remote doesn't mean you need to be vulnerable to hacks, breaches, and scams.
‘Misleading marketing’: Zoom video meetings may not be as secure as you think
Video meetings on the popular platform don't seem to offer end-to-end encryption as advertised.
5 in-demand tech skills, and how you can start learning them today
Break into the lucrative world of tech with training you can do anywhere.
Are passwords obsolete? Thoughts from a famous fraudster.
In the next two to three years we'll see passwords go away in a way that's long overdue.
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The smart move: We learn more by trusting than by not trusting
Yet interpersonal trust is at its lowest point in 50 years.
Can we afford to live longer?
We're living longer than ever, but few of us will save enough to afford this historical boon.
Republicans aim to stop school shootings with mass surveillance
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students' online activity.
The great hack: A famous fraudster explains the Equifax data breach
Hackers look for open doors. If your personal data isn't protected, it's that much easier to compromise your identity.
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Millions of medical devices using old code are open to attack, FDA says
The recent discovery highlights an alarming cybersecurity vulnerability in the health care industry.
The hackable technology that worries even a legendary con man
Before we release new technology into the ether, we need to make safeguards so that bad actors can't misuse them.
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How to outsmart a scam: Strategies from a legendary con man
Frank W. Abagnale says scammers don't discriminate — here's what you can do to protect yourself.
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Hawaiian tweeters displayed heightened anxiety for days after false missile alert
Anxiety provoked by an unavoidable threat — like an electric shock in a lab — increases as the expected event draws closer.
Five ways your safety depends on machine learning
Machine learning, which actively protects you from all sorts of dangers, including fires, explosions, collapses, crashes, workplace accidents, restaurant E. coli, and crime.
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Let’s not confuse entanglement with teleportation
Though quantum teleportation has been demonstrated, the beam-me-up kind is still fiction.
FaceApp: Is this Russian startup misusing user data?
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
We spoke to survivalists prepping for disaster: Here’s what we learned about the end of the world
The Doomsday clock has never been closer to midnight.
Want to have better sex? Talk about ‘it’ with your partner more, say Texas researchers
Conversation helps sexual satisfaction and desire, especially with partners in committed relationships.
The information arms race can’t be won, but we have to keep fighting
The tactics that work now won't work for long.
How financial insecurity sinks American IQ scores
Being on shaky financial footing is making Americans dumber.
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6 signs you’re in an emotionally strong relationship
These powerful habits from six powerful people are worth taking to heart.
Why sex behind the Iron Curtain was better for women
A new book about life under communism reveals an unexpected benefit.