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ProPublica - Technology

Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order

27 days ago

Microsoft's "Free" Plan to Upgrade Government Cybersecurity Was Designed to Box Out Competitors and Drive Profits, Insiders Say

2 months ago

Exploiting Meta's Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election

3 months ago

Tow Center for Digital Journalism

1 year ago

Neo-Nazi Telegram Users Panic Amid Crackdown and Arrest of Alleged Leaders of Online Extremist Group

4 months ago

Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

1 month ago

DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm

5 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures

8 months ago

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State's Biggest Corporate Giveaways

6 months ago

Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here's How Some States Are Tackling the Industry's Impact.

6 months ago

The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.

7 months ago

Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

7 months ago

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

8 months ago

How Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict

1 year ago

Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime

1 year ago

Senator Elizabeth Warren Probes Google's Quest for Soldiers' Medical Data

1 year ago

"At What Point Does Profit Trump Safety?" Ex-National Cyber Director Presses Software Regulation Amid High-Profile Hacks

8 months ago

Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches

1 year ago

A Scammer Who Tricks Instagram Into Banning Influencers Has Never Been Identified. We May Have Found Him.

7 months ago

DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be "Broken Up"

1 year ago

Senators Had Questions for the Maker of a Rent-Setting Algorithm. The Answers Were "Alarming."

1 year ago

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

1 year ago

Inside Google's Quest to Digitize Troops' Tissue Samples

2 years ago

Fintechs Made "Massive Profits" on PPP Loans and Sometimes Engaged in Fraud, House Committee Report Finds

2 years ago

Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

2 years ago

More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Hike Apartment Rents

2 years ago

Pressure Grows on Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Jack Up Apartment Rents

2 years ago

How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns

2 years ago

How Google's Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World

2 years ago

Company That Makes Rent-Setting Software for Apartments Accused of Collusion, Lawsuit Says

2 years ago

How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime

2 years ago

Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

2 years ago

Human Trafficking's Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

2 years ago

He Felt Isolated and Adrift After an Autism Diagnosis. Can He Make It as a Cybersleuth?

2 years ago

Real Money, Fake Musicians: Inside a Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Scheme

2 years ago

Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps

2 years ago

Google Allowed a Sanctioned Russian Ad Company to Harvest User Data for Months

2 years ago

Facebook Finally Agrees to Eliminate Tool That Enabled Discriminatory Advertising

2 years ago

"Big Lie" Vigilantism Is on the Rise. Big Tech Is Failing to Respond.

2 years ago

Inside the Government Fiasco That Nearly Closed the U.S. Air System

2 years ago

How Your Shadow Credit Score Could Decide Whether You Get an Apartment

2 years ago

Congressional Chair Asks Google and Apple to Help Stop Fraud Against U.S. Taxpayers on Telegram

2 years ago

In the Ukraine Conflict, Fake Fact-Checks Are Being Used to Spread Disinformation

2 months ago

How Bots and Fake Accounts Push China's Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland

2 years ago

The New York Times

3 months ago

A Former Hacker's Guide to Boosting Your Online Security

3 years ago

Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected

3 years ago

Boston City Councilors Seek Review of Surveillance Tech Purchase by Police

3 years ago

The Extortion Economy Podcast: Exploring the Secret World of Ransomware

3 years ago

Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public

3 years ago

China Unleashed Its Propaganda Machine on Peng Shuai's #MeToo Accusation. Her Story Still Got Out.

3 years ago

How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism

1 year ago

How to Avoid Being Scammed by Fake Job Ads

8 months ago

Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People's Identities

3 years ago

How to Avoid Being Scammed on Facebook Marketplace

2 years ago

Facebook Grew Marketplace to 1 Billion Users. Now Scammers Are Using It to Target People Around the World.

3 years ago