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Why Facebook is the tool of choice for government manipulation
The Global Disinformation Order, a new study by the Oxford Internet Institute, confirms our worst fears about governments’ use of social media to influence their people. “Evidence of organized soc...
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Are at-home DNA tests worth the privacy risks?
The article was originally published on October 10, 2019. I admit I’ve always been intrigued by DNA testing kits. My family lineage is complex, spanning a range of cultures and geographic regions, s...
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What is a smart city?
The words “smart city” are practically foolproof conversation starters these days. Around the world, smart cities are implementing IoT devices, sensors, and other components to harvest data and gl...
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Can filmmaking be the future of VR?
This post was originally published on October 7, 2019. Virtual reality technology has been a talking point for a few years now without really breaking through to the mainstream. Sure, the market is gr...
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Instead of freeing us, the internet is making us conform
The fact that we’re far less likely to engage in deviant behavior if we think we’re being watched isn’t a new discovery. In 2012, a group of researchers from the University of Newcastle in the U...
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Want to trade crypto? Here are the top 5 exchanges to try your hand
To buy Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, you have multiple options. You can go to a Bitcoin ATM, accept them as payments for your goods and services, buy them peer-to-peer or from a brokerage. The mo...
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As we rush toward convenience, say so long to privacy
We’re all guilty of the same thing. In our rush to download and install apps, we carelessly breeze through all the necessary permissions without even a second glance. Facebook wants to record audio?...
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8 of the biggest crypto thefts of all time
It’s easy to see why crypto heists capture the public imagination. First, there’s the sheer amount of money to be pilfered—legacy banking institutions rarely get robbed of such vast amounts of m...
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Your devices are rating you. Behave accordingly.
This post was originally published on August 15, 2019. Chances are you’ve seen “Nosedive,” the infamous Black Mirror episode depicting a world in which ordinary people rate each other on the bas...
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11 massive government data breaches
We’re constantly hearing about data breaches lately—and it’s no wonder, given that billions of personal records are exposed every year. While the majority of cybersecurity headlines center ar...
