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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

Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Steep Tariffs on Brazil

July 31, 2025Justin Porter

SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station

July 31, 2025KENNETH CHANG

What Countries Recognize a Palestinian State: A Map

July 30, 2025Ashley Wu

Canada to Recognize Palestinian State at the U.N. General Assembly

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025IAN AUSTEN

Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Steep Tariffs on Brazil

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025Daniel E. Slotnik

Ugandan and South Sudanese Troops Exchange Fire in Border Skirmish

July 30, 2025Eve Sampson

When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It

July 30, 2025KENNETH CHANG

Horst Mahler, 89, Dies; Voice of the German Far Left, Then the Far Right

July 30, 2025Clay Risen

Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025Vjosa Isai

Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Generate Such a Weak Tsunami?

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025Katrina Miller
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