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Someone left the fridge open to hackers – #WTFWednesday

First we brought you breaking news about how your car can be hacked. Then we exposed the nasty truth about wireless pacemakers. Now we’re...
man bites off his own fingerprints to avoid police
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Which body part did this man eat to avoid being ID’ed?

Warning! Not for the faint of heart! A Florida man, recently arrested for driving a stolen Mercedes, spent his time detained in the police...
ftc is authorized to regulate corporate cybersecurity
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US corporations that skimp on cybersecurity now subject to FTC regulation

NOTE: This post was originally published on September 17, 2015 A US appeals court has recently ruled that the Federal Trade Commission now has the authority...
app helps you stalk your facebook friends IRL
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Creepy Chrome extension lets you stalk your Facebook friends in real life – #WTFWednesday

Gather round, kids, because today’s #WTFWednesday is scary. Like walking in on your 85-year-old grandma in the tub scary. We already know how Facebook...
at&t wifi ad injection at free hotspots
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AT&T’s free Wi-Fi comes with one big catch

One of the perks of signing a contract with AT&T, the largest mobile carrier in the United States by customer base, is the use...
ios 9 tracking your sex life
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iOS 9 can track your sex life?

This post was originally published on September 9, 2015. If you have an iPhone, then your device and its maker, Apple, know a lot about...
A crowd of people going about their business. They are blissfully unaware that Facebook is watching. Run, people! Think of the children!
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Facebook can identify you even if it can’t see your face – #WTFWednesday

It’s creepy enough that Facebook can recognize your face in photos. Even if you didn’t upload it yourself, Facebook can spot you and let...
spotify's privacy policy explained
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Spotify responds to backlash against ‘creepy’ new privacy policy

Find out how Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded to the outcry against Spotify's "creepy" new privacy policy—and what the new policy means for you.
at&t helps nsa
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AT&T happy to help NSA spy on millions

A joint investigation between the New York Times and ProPublica details decades-long collaboration between AT&T and the NSA.
Stegosaurus.
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Pixels in images can hack your computer – #WTFWednesday

What’s so dangerous about looking at a picture file in your web browser? In the past, nothing. You loaded the image. It displayed on your...

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