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Technology Terrifying tale of an airport mix-up that turned a MacBook into a paperweight Mark Frauenfelder

law U.K. backs off plan to ban end-to-end encryption Rob Beschizza
Technology Woman's credit card can't be lifted from the ground Mark Frauenfelder
security Man wanted for January 6 riot was apprehended today near Obama's home with weapons cache and explosive materials Mark Frauenfelder
security Watch brute force hacking attempts fail in realtime Rob Beschizza
security Man caught with dangerous "vampire straw" at airport Mark Frauenfelder
security "Three margarita" man gets tackled and tased at airport, passengers applaud Mark Frauenfelder
security "They missed a whole bomb in my bag," says woman as she's patted down by TSA David Pescovitz
security Pentagon employees ignore security protocols to download all kinds of dodgy apps on their government-issued phones David Pescovitz
security Video of the suspected Chinese spy balloon (aka "civilian airship") floating over Montana David Pescovitz
Technology Security researchers show how to eavesdrop on mobile phone calls by measuring the ear speaker's tiny vibrations David Pescovitz
security Here are the 200 most common passwords Mark Frauenfelder
security Posh British bank tells its posh customers to turn off phone updates Rob Beschizza
security College to close after severe ransomware attack Rob Beschizza
security Gentleman robs company that specializes in security cameras David Pescovitz
security Bullets in deodorant, a meth burrito, and the TSA's other "Top 10 Catches of 2021" David Pescovitz
security Woman describes experience of being tracked with an Apple AirTag Mark Frauenfelder
security If the Silk Road founder had used a BusKill, he'd be a crypto billionaire somewhere in eastern Europe right now instead of serving life in prison Mark Frauenfelder
security The decline of the wallet: states roll out digital IDs Annie Rauwerda
security Hacker who looted millions of customer records from T-Mobile confirms that "their security is awful" Rob Beschizza

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