Yael Grauer

This technical report details a comparative privacy and security evaluation of 16 VPNs, guided by the Digital Standard.

People facing domestic abuse can take these steps to lock down their devices and eliminate stalkerware

Millions of Leaked Police Files Detail Suffocating Surveillance of China’s Uyghur Minority

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A combination of technologies helped scientists discover a potentially illegal fishing operation involving more than 900 vessels.

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Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption, widely understood as the most private form of internet communication, protecting conversations from all outside parties. In fact, Zoom is using its own definition of the term, one that lets Zoom itself access unencrypted video and audio from meetings. Co-written with Micah Lee.

An audit report of Voatz platform confirms numerous issues previously discovered, and the voting app declines to make all the necessary changes.

This demanded a cross-industry summit—so now medical, security pros attend CyberMed.

How a student researcher on the hunt for a bug bounty found themselves on the wrong end of an FBI investigation.

The company is fighting back against rumors that it would scan messages on users’ phones prior to encryption.

We don’t really know—and that’s worrisome.

How police in the Valley use automated license plate readers

A new wave of startups is offering a fundamentally different approach to data collection and use.