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January 31st 2023

A New Tracker Promises to Collect a Lot More of Your Data. Its Maker Says That’s Better For Your Privacy.

FullThrottle is launching a new, souped-up tracker as Google moves to kill third-party cookies.

Privacy & Security Thomas Germain Jan 31

November 30th 2022

MSCHF’s Latest Project Is an ATM That Broadcasts Your Account Balance

The interactive ATM at an Art Basel Miami Beach booth ranks the account balance of each person who uses it.

Tech News Nikki Main Nov 30

October 18th 2022

DuckDuckGo’s New Web Browser Will Protect Your Privacy While You Watch YouTube

The private search company is bringing its data protection to your Mac.

Privacy & Security Thomas Germain Oct 18

October 11th 2022

Some EU Websites Make You Pay to Reject Cookies—the US Could Be Next

Want to protect your privacy? A cookie paywall on a single site could cost you €75 a year.

Tech News Thomas Germain Oct 11

September 16th 2022

Everything We Know About the Massive Uber Hack

Somebody wormed their way into the tech giant's systems, though it's hard to say how bad the damage is yet.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Sep 16

August 31st 2022

Patched TikTok Exploit Potentially Let Attackers Take Control of User Accounts

Microsoft researchers said they revealed the ‘one-click’ exploit to TikTok security back in February, adding that the flaw has already been patched out.

Tech News Kyle Barr Aug 31

June 29th 2022

A New Firefox Update Can Stop Certain URLs from Tracking You Around the Web

A new privacy feature from Mozilla strips URLs of parameters that follows a user's clicks on links that target you with more ads.

Privacy & Security Kyle Barr Jun 29

May 20th 2022

Does Texas’ Idiot Attorney General Have a Point About Chrome’s Incognito Mode?

Ken Paxton, an election denier under indictment, says Google deceives Chrome users into believing Incognito offers more privacy. Surprisingly, experts agree.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin May 20

April 19th 2022

Scientists Invent Device for Optimally Separating Oreos

Made from simple items, the Oreometer turns snacking into a science.

Physics & Chemistry Isaac Schultz Apr 19

April 12th 2022

DuckDuckGo’s Super Private Browser to the Rescue (For Mac)

The data privacy company has officially released a desktop version of its secure web browser for Mac users.

Internet Kevin Hurler Apr 12

February 4th 2022

The Hidden Failure of the World’s Biggest Privacy Law

The EU's landmark privacy law, GDPR, was supposed to change the world of tech privacy forever. What the hell happened?

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Feb 4

January 31st 2022

Ads Will Soon Target You Based on Your Music and Podcast Taste

SXM Media is one of the players scrambling to come up with something to replace the long-hated cookie.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Jan 31

Your Graphics Card Can Be Used to Track Your Movements on the Web, Researchers Find

A research team has discovered that a GPU can be fingerprinted, thus transforming it into a web tracker that can monitor computer users.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Jan 31

January 25th 2022

Google’s New Plan for Tracking Users Is Still All About Your Browsing History

The planned replacement for third-party cookies was despised by nearly everyone (except Google), so the company has a new idea.

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Jan 25

December 28th 2021

Hackers Are Getting Better and Better at Defeating Your 2FA Security

Two-factor authentication is a widely used and trusted security mechanism, but criminals are increasingly using malicious toolkits that can outwit it.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Dec 28

August 10th 2021

How Your Ad Blocker Can Track You Across the Web

A few lines of code hidden away on a webpage can turn your blocked ads into a unique ID.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 10

June 24th 2021

The End of Cookies Is Coming Later than We Thought

Google was originally set to kill off the tracking tech by next year but then the regulators came knocking.

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 24

June 17th 2021

This Browser Plugin Can Kill Those Annoying ‘Privacy Setting’ Pop-Ups

Cookie banners were supposed to make the web more private, but they just made it more obnoxious.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 17

April 27th 2021

Please, Don’t Trade Your Cookies for Cookies

MSCHF, the Brooklyn-based art collective you might remember from the recent Satanic Shoes debacle featuring Lil Nas X, has a new pitch for you: trade in your digital cookies for real ones. The conceit of this project is pretty simple: you download the Cooooookies browser extension, which then hangs out in the corner of your…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Apr 27

April 13th 2021

What You Need to Know About FLoC, the Ad-Targeting Tech Google Plans to Drop on Us All

About two weeks ago, millions of Google Chrome users were signed up for an experiment they never agreed to be a part of. Google had just launched a test run for Federated Learning of Cohorts—or FLoC–a new kind of ad-targeting tech meant to be less invasive than the average cookie. In a blog post announcing…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Apr 13

A New Tracker Promises to Collect a Lot More of Your Data. Its Maker Says That’s Better For Your Privacy.

MSCHF’s Latest Project Is an ATM That Broadcasts Your Account Balance

DuckDuckGo’s New Web Browser Will Protect Your Privacy While You Watch YouTube

Some EU Websites Make You Pay to Reject Cookies—the US Could Be Next

Everything We Know About the Massive Uber Hack

Patched TikTok Exploit Potentially Let Attackers Take Control of User Accounts

A New Firefox Update Can Stop Certain URLs from Tracking You Around the Web

Does Texas’ Idiot Attorney General Have a Point About Chrome’s Incognito Mode?

Scientists Invent Device for Optimally Separating Oreos

DuckDuckGo’s Super Private Browser to the Rescue (For Mac)

The Hidden Failure of the World’s Biggest Privacy Law

Ads Will Soon Target You Based on Your Music and Podcast Taste

Your Graphics Card Can Be Used to Track Your Movements on the Web, Researchers Find

Google’s New Plan for Tracking Users Is Still All About Your Browsing History

Hackers Are Getting Better and Better at Defeating Your 2FA Security

How Your Ad Blocker Can Track You Across the Web

The End of Cookies Is Coming Later than We Thought

This Browser Plugin Can Kill Those Annoying ‘Privacy Setting’ Pop-Ups

Please, Don’t Trade Your Cookies for Cookies

What You Need to Know About FLoC, the Ad-Targeting Tech Google Plans to Drop on Us All

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

You Can Add ‘Lamp That Folds Your Laundry’ to the List of Doomed Startups

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

A New Tracker Promises to Collect a Lot More of Your Data. Its Maker Says That’s Better For Your Privacy.

MSCHF’s Latest Project Is an ATM That Broadcasts Your Account Balance

DuckDuckGo’s New Web Browser Will Protect Your Privacy While You Watch YouTube

Some EU Websites Make You Pay to Reject Cookies—the US Could Be Next

Everything We Know About the Massive Uber Hack

Patched TikTok Exploit Potentially Let Attackers Take Control of User Accounts

A New Firefox Update Can Stop Certain URLs from Tracking You Around the Web

Does Texas’ Idiot Attorney General Have a Point About Chrome’s Incognito Mode?

Scientists Invent Device for Optimally Separating Oreos

DuckDuckGo’s Super Private Browser to the Rescue (For Mac)

The Hidden Failure of the World’s Biggest Privacy Law

Ads Will Soon Target You Based on Your Music and Podcast Taste

Your Graphics Card Can Be Used to Track Your Movements on the Web, Researchers Find

Google’s New Plan for Tracking Users Is Still All About Your Browsing History

Hackers Are Getting Better and Better at Defeating Your 2FA Security

How Your Ad Blocker Can Track You Across the Web

The End of Cookies Is Coming Later than We Thought

This Browser Plugin Can Kill Those Annoying ‘Privacy Setting’ Pop-Ups

Please, Don’t Trade Your Cookies for Cookies

What You Need to Know About FLoC, the Ad-Targeting Tech Google Plans to Drop on Us All

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

You Can Add ‘Lamp That Folds Your Laundry’ to the List of Doomed Startups

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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