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Author: BRIAN X. CHEN

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It’s Time to Stop Paying for a VPN

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on It’s Time to Stop Paying for a VPN

Many virtual private network services that were meant to protect your web browsing can no longer be trusted. Here are other ways.

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What We Learned From Apple’s New Privacy Labels

January 27, 2021January 28, 2021BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on What We Learned From Apple’s New Privacy Labels

Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others.

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Explaining Trump’s Potential Ban on TikTok, WeChat: Q&A

September 18, 2020BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on Explaining Trump’s Potential Ban on TikTok, WeChat: Q&A

The Commerce Department announced that it was prohibiting downloads of WeChat and TikTok in U.S. app stores. Here’s what you need to know.

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A Guide to Pandemic Scams, and What Not to Fall For

May 13, 2020BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on A Guide to Pandemic Scams, and What Not to Fall For

Fraudsters see opportunities to target us in these uncertain times. Here are their most popular schemes and how we can protect ourselves.

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What Pandemic Scams Are People Falling For

May 13, 2020BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on What Pandemic Scams Are People Falling For

Fraudsters see opportunities to target us in these uncertain times. Here are their most popular schemes and how we can protect ourselves.

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The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom

April 8, 2020BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom

The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.

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The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom

April 8, 2020BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom

The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.

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FaceTime Bug Lets iPhone Users Eavesdrop, in a Stumble for Apple

January 29, 2019BRIAN X. CHENComments Off on FaceTime Bug Lets iPhone Users Eavesdrop, in a Stumble for Apple

A glitch in the video and audio calling app, which the company says it will fix, can turn the device into one perhaps better suited for espionage.

Headlines

Lisbon Funicular Crash: What to Know About Cause and Victims

September 4, 2025Francesca Regalado

China’s Show of Military Might

September 4, 2025Justin Porter

Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

September 4, 2025Catherine Porter and Steven Erlanger

Palestinian Leaders Urge U.S. to End Visa Ban Ahead of Statehood Summit

September 4, 2025Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim

‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattack May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025ADAM GOLDMAN

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Erica L. Green

Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Christine Hauser and Simar Bajaj

China’s Show of Military Might

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Daniel E. Slotnik and Parin Behrooz

U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025EDWARD WONG

Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’

September 3, 2025Lisa Friedman
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