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Every fitness tracker but Apple’s is a privacy nightmare

Rand Paul drops out of GOP presidential race

How ISIS trains militants in online security

According to these help forums, cats cause a lot of technical difficulties

<p>Once named one of Forbes’ 20 Under 20 and hired as a staff writer for the Daily Dot when he was still a senior in high school, William Turton is a rising tech reporter focusing on information security, hacking culture, and politics. Since leaving the Daily Dot in April 2016, his work has appeared on Gizmodo, the Outline, and Vice News Tonight on HBO.</p>


William Turton

Viral Politics

Marvel CEO donates $1 million to Donald Trump fundraiser

Spotify will start letting you stream video this week

This drone is designed to chase birds away from your house

10 anti-surveillance tools that protect your privacy online

The most disturbing viral video now has a sequel, and we spoke to the creator

This malfunctioning brain-scanning headband was the most cringeworthy demonstration at CES 2016

Inside David Bowie’s insane, disturbing virtual world from 1998 that some fans never left

Hacker group Lizard Squad has turned against its former spokesman

<p>Mike Wehner is a former tech editor for the Daily Dot who now writes for BGR. His work has appeared everywhere from Yahoo to CNN, and there’s a good chance his Apple Watch is dead right now.</p>


Mike Wehner

how to read facebook messages without the other person knowing

How to secretly check Facebook messages without the other person knowing

Former NSA chief says U.S. can get around encryption with metadata, argues against backdoors

Black Lives Matter’s biggest moments of 2015

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