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ProPublica - Technology

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

9 hours ago

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

20 days ago

Tow Center for Digital Journalism

11 months ago

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

1 month ago

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

3 months ago

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

2 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled by Congress Over Cybersecurity Failures

5 months ago

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

1 year ago

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

3 months ago

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

4 months ago

Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft's Cybersecurity Failures

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

11 months ago

Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime

1 year ago

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

5 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.

5 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

11 months ago

Inside Google's Quest to Digitize Troops' Tissue Samples

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

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

1 year 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 years ago

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

2 years ago

The New York Times

20 days ago

A Former Hacker's Guide to Boosting Your Online Security

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

Boston City Councilors Seek Review of Surveillance Tech Purchase by Police

2 years ago

The Extortion Economy Podcast: Exploring the Secret World of Ransomware

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism

1 year ago

How to Avoid Being Scammed by Fake Job Ads

6 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

How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users

3 years ago

Senate Banking Chair Asks CFPB How It Plans to Address Risks of Chime and Other Banking Apps

3 years ago