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Vote by Mail Isn't Perfect. But It's Essential in a Pandemic
Despite Donald Trump’s invective, the spread of Covid-19 has made the expansion of absentee voting expansion critical. http://www.wired.com/ -
Clever Cryptography Could Protect Privacy in Covid-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
Researchers are racing to achieve the benefits of location-tracking without the surveillance. http://www.wired.com/ -
A Cheap 3D Printer Can Trick Smartphone Fingerprint Locks
With a budget of just $2,000, researchers could fool biometric scanners 80 percent of the time. http://www.wired.com/ -
The Defense Production Act Won’t Fix America’s N95 Face Mask Shortage
The Trump administration put off using the DPA for weeks. Now it may be too late to help secure N95 ... -
This Map Shows the Global Spread of Zero-Day Hacking Techniques
The collection of countries using those secret hacking techniques has expanded far beyond the usual suspects. http://www.wired.com/ -
A Notorious Spyware Vendor Wants to Track Coronavirus Spread
Plus: An evacuated aircraft carrier, Iranian hackers, and more of the week’s top security news. http://www.wired.com/ -
A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam
They’ve been patched, but the Safari vulnerabilities would have given an alarming amount of access. http://www.wired.com/ -
So Wait, How Encrypted Are Zoom Meetings Really?
The service’s mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it. http://www.wired.com/ -
The Zoom Privacy Backlash Is Only Getting Started
A class action lawsuit. Rampant zoombombing. And as of today, two new zero-day vulnerabilities. http://www.wired.com/ -
Online Credit Card Skimmers Are Thriving During the Pandemic
As brick and mortars close due to the novel coronavirus, thieves have increasingly targeted digital check-out. http://www.wired.com/
