New Reddit Blocking Tool Helps Users Escape Trolls
Reddit, the general interest messaging board with a penchant for cat photos, offers users a platform for voicing opinions, sharing news and posting just about anything. But according to Chris …
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Google Fights Hackers, Including State-Sponsored Ones
Google is protecting Gmail users against hackers by using more encryption. The tech giant has launched new tools to alert users when email is not encrypted, when a link could …
Feds Unlock iPhone Without Help from Apple
The legal standoff between the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple ended quietly Monday, March 28, when the government announced it had found a way to unlock an iPhone belonging …
More Weigh In on Apple vs. FBI iPhone Battle
As Apple wages its iPhone unlocking battle against the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the courts of law and public opinion, everyone from U.S. Attorney General to fugitive whistleblower Edward …
Nissan’s Electric Car Software Vulnerable to Hackers
Nissan owners who want to remotely connect to their electric vehicles’ climate control systems are out of juice for the time being. Nissan has announced it has taken the NissanConnect …
Apple Balks at Order to Unlock San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
Apple is refusing to heed a federal judge’s order to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters who killed 14 people on Dec. 2. In “A …