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Buying GuideAmazing Shopping Apps You Won't Believe You've Lived WithoutThis could be really good...or really bad.
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PoliticsOur MethodologyHow we acquired and parsed the electoral data
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CultureThe Privacy WhisperersYou've read about their companies in the news. Now, hear from the women behind data privacy at the tech industry's heaviest hitters—Facebook, Apple, Google, and more.
By Colleen Leahey McKeegan -
CultureMy Data Is Safe, Right?There are two parts to the online safety conversation: privacy and security. Our quiz will help determine whether you're good to go on both fronts.
By Rachel Tobac -
Health-fitnessAre Contact-Tracing Apps Worth the Privacy Risk?They’re only a tiny piece of the puzzle in helping fight the spread of COVID-19—and they’re yet to be proven effective.
By Rachel Epstein -
PoliticsThe FTC Wants to Protect Women’s PrivacyThe organization is fighting revenge porn, stalkerware, and more. Here, Maneesha Mithal, associate director of the division of privacy and identity protection, explains how the group created to “bust the trusts” is stopping cybercrime.
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Health-fitnessForget Tracking Your Period—Your Period (App) Is Tracking YouFemtech apps—like ones that track your period or pregnancy—are spilling your bedside secrets.
By Maria Ricapito -
Sex loveI Escaped My Abuser. He Found Me Through My Computer.After more than a year of abuse at the hands of her then-fiancé, Jaél de Pardo, eight months pregnant, fled the apartment they shared. She was living in secret...until he tracked her.
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How ToHow to Stay Safe Using Dating Apps and WebsitesDid you know your favorite dating apps may be selling your intimate information? Swipe right on privacy with these key safety tips.
By Jenny Hollander -
Career adviceIs My Workplace Watching Me?As we adjust to the work-from-home life, some worry employers might take, um, more liberties when it comes to our private data.
By Kate Dwyer -
PoliticsLand of The Free... InformationThe U.S. Constitution does not explicitly protect privacy. Worse, we are one of the few countries without a universal data privacy law (along with the likes of Sudan and Syria). Mary Stone Ross, coauthor of the country's most expansive state privacy law, argues in favor of federal legislation.
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PoliticsYour Data Is Discriminating...Against YouFor some, privacy infringement doesn’t just mean annoying ads; it could mean being denied a job or housing. Prachi Gupta investigates big data’s big problem.
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CelebrityNancy Grace Wants You to Take Your Cyber Safety SeriouslyYour life is moving online fast, so here’s advice from the prosecutor and true-crime legend who has seen it all.
By Maria Ricapito -
Career adviceThe Women Reinventing the Way We WorkCOVID-19 forced about two thirds of Americans to hastily pack up their offices and head to homemade workstations. Many will never go back. These six women are making WFH the new reality.
By Megan DiTrolio -
PoliticsNew Abortion Finder Tool Helps Women Find CareAmid legislative attacks on our reproductive health, this tool helps women find verified abortion care providers across the country.
By Rachel Epstein -
PoliticsThe Ride From HellA rideshare is supposed to be the safe option after a night out, but for these women, the reality was the opposite.
By Jill Filipovic -
CultureWho Are Myka James Stauffer, Who Face Controversy After "Rehoming" Son Huxley?YouTube star Myka Stauffer and her husband James are facing backlash for re-homing their young son, Huxley, who they adopted in 2017 and who has autism.
By Jenny Hollander -
Health-fitnessSamsung Just Made Working Out at Home Even EasierThe brand's Samsung Health platform is designed with at-home exercise in mind.
By The Editors -
Career adviceThe Coolest Jobs at NASA Are Held by Women, NaturallyUm, how do I become a rocketship driver?
By Megan DiTrolio
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