Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One. A new forensic technique sailed through its first test in court, leading to a guilty verdict. But beyond the courtroom, a battle over privacy is intensifying. Read More…
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How the Digital Era Has Changed the Daily Crossword Puzzle design programs, word databases and web searches to help vet an answer: These are some of the tools that Sam Ezersky, assistant puzzles editor, uses in his job. Read More…
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Yes, You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How. Products that we enjoy continue to create privacy, misinformation and workplace issues. We can do better at getting the industry to do better. Read More…
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Why Is America So Far Behind Europe on Digital Privacy? Legislators should seize the moment to pass meaningful protections for the digital age. Read More…
Read moreHow to Navigate the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Offer Consumers affected by the 2017 Equifax data breach (that’s most U.S. adults who have credit) can get their names on the list to get free credit monitoring and/or monetary compensation. Read More…
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Does Russia Want More Than Your Old Face? The FaceApp fracas forces us to think hard about giving our personal data to companies in authoritarian countries. Read More…
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F.T.C. Said to Be Investigating YouTube Over Child Privacy Claims The video service has been under increasing pressure from parents and consumer groups for the way it handles children’s videos. Read More…
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Meet the Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich N.B.A. Elite Who’s the guy Klay Thompson and other N.B.A. stars trust to manage their wealth? One who knows how to rebound with $8,000 stuffed into his underwear. Read More…
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To Back Warren Is to Treat Politics as a Matter of Substance Detailed plans can tell a candidate’s story about what kind of person she is — and what kind of president she would be. Read More…
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