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  1. Facebook Fights Terrorism with AI; Is It Censorship?

    Much of the terrorist content that Facebook identifies could be considered protected speech, no matter how unsavory.

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  2. Welcome, Coffee Shop Yahoos, to 'Free Wi-Fi'

    On public Wi-Fi, someone nearby could easily be intercepting your web traffic.

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  3. Rake in 6 Figures as a Cyber-Warrior

    The job of a white-hat hacker will pay up to $240,000 starting out.

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  4. Chelsea Manning Benefit Features Graham Nash, Michael Stipe

    It’s nice to see the music community coming together to help someone in need.

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  5. Trump, Liverpool Billboard Hacks: A Study in Contrasts

    Houston commuters got an eyeful this week when hackers broke into an electronic road sign to troll Trump.

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  6. Hack Back! OK No, Not Really

    Before IT departments run out and invest in a nice branded set of black hoodies, they should know that there are limits.

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  7. Accidental Nuclear War Could Be Imminent

    Governments show endemic incompetence when it comes to the highly complex problem of keeping nuclear arsenals safe from ne’er-do-wells.

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  8. Gift Cards: A Bow-Wrapped Package for Criminals

    Gift card fraud has evolved from a great way to launder stolen credit cards to selling unused gift card balances online.

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  9. Allrecipes Serves Up A Heapin' Helping O' Data Breach

    A security breach over at the food-focused site has left a bad taste in its members’ mouths.

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  10. Burger King's Flame-broiled Privacy Fail

    The curious case of the Burger King ad that broke free of the television to enter the living room.

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  11. Cooking with Gas? Smart AGA Ovens Hijacked by Text Message

    The remote control features for the oven are half-baked.

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  12. Tax Day Scams Spring Eternal

    There has been an astounding 6,000% increase in tax-related spam emails in the US from Dec. 2016 to Feb. 2017.

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  13. US Privacy Heads into the Abyss

    The evisceration of privacy is something that US citizens have been tacitly involved in creating.

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  14. Trump is Elmer Fudd

    Every week brings new stories of breathtaking ridiculousness, set in a cartoonish fantasy world.

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  15. Playing the Blame Game

    If you've been hacked, the answer is simple and straightforward: find someone to blame. Anyone but yourself.

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  16. McDonalds Goes Rogue on Twitter

    Are there people working at Golden Arches HQ that are willing to do their small part to protest the chaos that is the Donald?

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  17. Samsung Facial Recognition: An Exploding Opportunity?

    Would you cozy up to a Samsung device?

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  18. March Madness: A Slam Dunk for Hackers

    It’s a favorite of Vegas bookies and b-ball fans alike—but perhaps we should rename it March Hackness.

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  19. Verifone Falls to the Empire

    Verifone is the largest maker of credit card terminals used in the United States.

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  20. Beware the Squirrels, Not the Hackers

    The energy grid is more at risk from gnawing rodents than hoodie-wearing cyber-terrorists.

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