surveillance

This week Dave and Jeff take a look at a leaked Google Doc that the NHS would like to take back, unemployment scams in the US, a Star Wars–Top Gun mash-up, and more.

Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

Attentive listeners such as Apple Siri and Amazon Echo have settled down in our houses. What’s the harm?

Cameras in buildings, public areas, and even at home spy on us without our knowledge or consent. What can we do about it?

Ways that hackers can access a user’s calls.

Facial recognition algorithms can track your movements with amazing accuracy. But if you know how they work you can trick them.

Kaspersky Lab researchers examined one city’s network of surveillance cameras and determined that the systems were not very secure.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently graded a slew of mobile and Internet messaging services based on security and privacy. Here we list the low scorers.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently graded a slew of mobile and Internet messaging services based on security and privacy. Here we detail the top scorers.

In the news this week: more APT campaigns, a look forward at the DEF CON and Black Hat Hacker conferences, and good and bad news for Facebook.

In the news: Microsoft’s No-IP takedown fiasco, Chinese APT groups curious about U.S. Iraq policy, Verizon says the government wants locations data, and Microsoft denies backdoor insinuations.