When Jigsaw tested this privacy app with a few dozen political activists in Venezuela, the company wanted to keep the trial small. Within weeks, thousands of people around the world were using Intra, a security app used to stop government regimes from censoring the internet and manipulating traffic. On Wednesday, Jigsaw, a tech incubator owned …

Your face can and will be used against you. During an FBI investigation of six Ohio men charged with sexually abusing children and creating child pornography, agents forced one of the suspects to unlock his iPhone X by showing his face to the phone. On Aug. 10, federal investigators searched Grant Michalski’s home in Columbus, Ohio, and found an iPhone …

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If your heart’s beating faster, the new Apple Watch Series 4 will be able to tell. The latest Apple Watch packs several new features, with the most obvious change on its surface: a redesigned face to put much more screen on your wrist.  It’s about time.  The tech giant on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 4 from the …

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A storm of security issues is closing in on the Android version of Fortnite. And it isn’t likely to pass anytime soon. Developer Epic Games just fixed a security flaw with Fortnite’s installer for Android devices, but researchers are expecting a flurry of problems for the online game as it gets more popular on Android. That’s because Fortnite isn’t available …

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