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Tech

A Canadian Company Is Blocking LGBTQ Content for Censorious Regimes

04.25.18

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Chinese Government Forces Residents To Install Surveillance App With Awful Security

04.09.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

This App Is Helping Iranians Beat Tehran’s Internet Censorship

01.09.18

By Justin Ling
Tech

Ethiopia Allegedly Spied on Security Researcher With Israel-Made Spyware

12.06.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Pulse

Net Worth: Data Insecurities

07.06.17

By Vice Money
Tech

Mexico’s Sloppy Hacking Attempts Expose Customers of a $1 Billion Spyware Company

06.19.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Ron Deibert’s Lab Is the ‘Robin Hood’ of Cybersecurity

02.06.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Egyptian Human Rights Activists Are Being Targeted in ‘Dangerous’ Hacking Campaign

02.02.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Canadian Government’s Plan to Sell New Spying Powers to Citizens

10.05.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Apple Patches OS X Vulnerabilities After Cyberattack on Human Rights Dissident

09.01.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Meet NSO Group, The New Big Player In The Government Spyware Business

08.25.16

By Joseph Cox and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Government Hackers Caught Using Unprecedented iPhone Spy Tool

08.25.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike