security Efail: instructions for using PGP again as safely as is possible for now Cory Doctorow

security Efail: researchers reveal worrying, unpatched vulnerabilities in encrypted email Cory Doctorow

crypto Proof-of-concept camera encrypts images with GPG Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thunderbird finds a new home Cory Doctorow

surveillance Mozilla will let go of Thunderbird Cory Doctorow

security Facebook rolls out new encryption features Xeni Jardin

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

dance Watch this dance troupe's mesmerizing interpretation of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" Jennifer Sandlin

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

art "Medical Science Inktober" highlights terrific, creepy drawings of "unsavory science" topics including polycephaly, bloodletting, and more Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

Funny The Fall of the Damned: a painting that will make your bad day feel less bad Popkin

MARS ROVER This gingerbread Mars Curiosity rover is out of this world Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Why Tom Morello and Ted Nugent are friends Elías Villoro

Science An up-close look at how laser beams engrave things Popkin