Privacy
Code Words
Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private
We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger’s new feature aimed at addressing critics’ most persistent complaint. Here’s how it works.
Andy Greenberg
Unfair Warning
Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say
Dell Cameron
Private Matters
Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights
Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts
Security Roundup
US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked
Lily Hay Newman
Security Roundup
A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay
Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess
Security Roundup
23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits
Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg
Going for Bust
Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else
Matt Laslo