Security, Spoken

Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

QR codes can be convenient—but they can also be exploited by malicious actors. Here’s how to protect yourself.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A federal court ruled on Friday that Trump, as president, may be able to avoid civil action for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. But candidate Trump is something different.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Musk’s recent use of the term “Q*Anon” is his most explicit endorsement of the movement to date. Conspiracists have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell WIRED.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices