How Would NYC's Anti-AirDrop Dick Pic Law Even Work?
The bill’s sponsors want cyber flashers to face the same consequences as their offline counterparts, but there are technical and legal hurdles.
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AuthorIssie Lapowsky
Midterm Elections 2018: Voting Machine Meltdowns Are Normal—That’s the Problem
Americans watched their voting technology break down right in front of their eyes—or on social media—Tuesday, but it’s too soon to tell if
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How Feds Tracked Down Mail Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc
At a press conference Friday, officials detailed how they identified and found Cesar Sayoc, who has been arrested in connection with a series
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Iran's New Facebook Trolls Are Using Russia's Playbook
Facebook took down another Iranian-based network of phony accounts Friday. This new campaign focused on American politics—and it was successful.
Source: Wired
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Democrat Mail Bomb Scares Are a Perfect Misinformation Storm
News of mail bombs targeting prominent Democrats and CNN on Wednesday gave way to a deluge of false reports, partisan finger pointing, and
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The Facebook Hack Exposes an Internet-Wide Failure
Major sites using Facebook’s Single Sign-On don’t implement basic security features, potentially making the fallout of last week’s hack much worse.
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Fake Beto O'Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls
Someone hijacked a volunteer tool to make it look like Beto O’Rourke encouraged voter fraud—and that could just be the beginning.
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Twitter Finally Bans Alex Jones—Over a Publicity Stunt
After years of abuse and spreading conspiracy theories, Alex Jones finally went too far for Twitter with a relatively tame rant.
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Senator Mark Warner Is Not Happy With Google
The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee talks about the search giant’s glaring absence at this week’s committee hearings, and the White
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The Fight Over California's Privacy Bill Has Only Just Begun
The tech industry lobby has made it clear that they want changes to California’s sweeping privacy protections—and they’ve got plenty of time left
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