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Technology

Why people ruin others’ lives by exposing all their data online

Doxers causes devastation by revealing targets' sensitive information to the worst elements of the internet. Now the first study to examine doxing shows who is most affected – and a potential fix

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Estonia freezes popular e-residency ID cards due to security bug

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AI binges on CSI crime shows and learns to guess whodunnit

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An altered computer chip

Technology

UK is right to worry that tech takeovers may let hackers in

Comment

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Life

People who illegally kill birds of prey are getting away with it

News

A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

Life

A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

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Technology

A world where cameras are always on may make us less human

Leader

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Police body cams were meant to keep us safer. Are they working?

Insight

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Technology

Online game will spot if you have hidden cybersecurity talents

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People lie on the ground as a police officer points a gun

Technology

This AI reads the news to keep tabs on US police shootings

There’s no central government database on police-related shootings in the US, but now a machine-learning system is helping record details by scanning the news

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Two-colour pixels let you draw pair of images in the same space

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Why the iPhone X’s Face ID is a terrible way to secure your data

Insight

Technology

Equifax data breach hits nearly half of US – and isn't over yet

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The Darkening Web: Misinformation is the strongest cyberweapon

Culture