Technology

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

A look at how payment information is protected on smartphones that support contactless payments.

We explain what digital certificates are, what types exist, and what problems are associated with them.

Rumor has it that typing “BFF” as a Facebook comment checks your profile security. We investigate the claim.

Tinkering with smart car firmware

Researchers investigate how vulnerabilities in robots can be exploited to take control of them.

Almost every new smartphone now lets you unlock it with your face — and that’s really bad for security.

Internet of things is not getting any safer: Our experts analyzed a smart camera and found numerous vulnerabilities.

Solar power and wind energy could one day replace oil and gas.

Two new fingerprint-scanning technologies revealed at Mobile World Congress 2018 use different approaches.

Chrome learns to block ads by itself. What has Google come up with, and how will it help users?

The infrastructure for electric cars is developing, and the number of cars grows rapidly. But do providers even care about security?

Do you use NAS for backup? We’ll tell you how to protect it from new threats

Google’s new E-Screen Protector prompts users when prying eyes are on their smartphone screen. Is this technology useful?

Along with economic benefits, any new technology also comes with a certain number of problems. Cryptocurrencies are no exception.

The future doesn’t have to be a dystopian Internet of Things. We just have to prepare.

Smart contracts have made Ethereum the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. We explain what Ethereum is and how it fits with the trendy concept of ICOs.

Let’s talk about solving blockchain’s six main problems to help it work better, faster, and more efficiently.

How facial recognition works in the new Apple iPhone X —and is it secure enough for you to usetrust?

Artificial? Very. Intelligence? You be the judge.

Everyone talks about the advantages of Bitcoin and blockchain, but we never seem to hear about their disadvantages. Perhaps now is the time.