Jen Easterly on Why TikTok, AI Worry Her
April 12 2023
CISA Chief: Like Nukes Last Century, AI is Most Powerful Technology This Century
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly finds AI and China’s data collection through TikTok concerning.
HIPAA Doesn’t Cover Everything
Jan. 12 2023
What Journalists Need to Know about Healthcare Privacy
Your WebMD searches, Apple Watch metrics, Noom app, cancer support group on Facebook – none of these are covered by HIPAA. How journalists can help protect and educate consumers.
Abortion Data Privacy in Post-Roe America
Jan. 09 2023
Beyond Period Trackers: What Journalists Need to Know After Dobbs
Dr. Jamila Perritt of Physicians for Reproductive Health, Rachana Pradhan of Kaiser Health News and Jordan Wrigley of Future of Privacy Forum explain how data poses risks for those seeking abortion.
Medical Devices Get Cybersecurity Upgrade
Dec. 29 2022
Protecting Medical Devices That Transmit Patient Data from Hacking, Ransomware
Everything is hackable, and U.S. regulation of healthcare security devices is lagging, experts say.
Data Privacy Act Has Bipartisan Support. But …
Dec. 28 2022
American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) Didn't Pass But Got Further Than Ever
Why is the U.S. one of the only developed countries without a comprehensive data privacy law?
What is the Internet of Bodies?
Dec. 21 2022
Beyond Smartwatches and Pacemakers, New Devices Collect Biometric Data with Patchy Regulation
Wearable, ingestible and implantable devices might know if you drank too much last night, didn’t take your meds or aren’t paying attention. Who’s regulating them?
Tech Reporters’ Tips for Covering Meta, Google, FTC
Dec. 20 2022
One Reporter’s Advice: Offer the First Interview Off the Record
Big Tech employees can get you insider information, but beware of “employee compliance” monitoring.
Discrimination Driven by Data
Dec. 19 2022
Black, LGBT, Disabled People Face AI and Algorithmic Bias, Privacy Advocates Say
You can either benefit from technology or you can protect your privacy. You can’t do both, says an expert from the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Election Security Issues to Watch in 2022, 2024
Sept. 14 2022
What Keeps The Experts Up At Night?
Experts on misinformation, online harassment and election security share their concerns and hopes for election audits and public trust.
Can You Define Digital Trade? Fintech?
Aug. 08 2022
How Data Protection, E-Commerce and Fintech Are (And Aren’t) Changing How Journalists Cover Trade
Digital economy agreements have been happening for more than two decades, yet there’s still no single accepted definition of "digital trade."
Abortion Coverage After Roe: Personal Stories, Personal Data
July 01 2022
Journalists Covering Abortion Issues Face Urgent New Realities
Post Roe v. Wade, journalists must think critically while reporting on abortion access, marginalized communities and user data privacy.
Connection as an Antidote to Disinformation
Jan. 11 2022
Journalists’ understanding of audience, influencers will help spread truth
Bad actors use censorship, ransomware, disinformation and evolving technology and social media norms. But journalists, too, have opportunities.
Ransomware and Retaliation
Sept. 15 2021
Pay Up, or Strike Back? Covering the Fallout from Cyberattacks
Should companies hit with ransomware be allowed to hack their attackers back? Can their customers win negligence suits?
Russian Disinformation 2021
Sept. 14 2021
How to investigate — and understand — disinformation by foreign adversaries.
Moscow continues to use bots, super-connectors and fake news stories to inflame and divide Americans. Their goal: Preventing consensus.
Cybersecurity Villains and Superheroes
Sept. 02 2021
No Easy Fix to Ransomware, Microsoft Expert Says. It Will Take a Village.
Cyberattacks and norms have changed. Journalists should profile defenders and solutions that work, not just cyber villains.
Making Technology Work for Your Reporting
Feb. 21 2019
Combining Technology and Reporting for Impactful Journalism
Gizmodo reporter and technologist paired up to create an award-winning package on internet-connected devices and privacy.
Finding and Protecting Inside Sources
Oct. 02 2017
People in Washington Talk – As Long as You Keep Their Names Out of It
From Signal to WhatsApp, there are several tools reporters can use to keep conversations with sources secure.
Protecting Journalists in a World of Hackers
Aug. 27 2015
Why I Write…
Aug. 27 2015
Stranger Danger in a Pop-Up Window
Aug. 07 2015
Cyber SPF
June 24 2015
Heather Dahl co-founded The Cynja LLC, a multi-platform media company focused on introducing children to the world of technology and cybersecurity. In addition, she co-authored The Cynja Volume 1 and her second book will be released this fall. The Cynja is a Founding Partner of the Respect Network.
Wrong Turn?
June 03 2015
Resolve to Change
April 22 2015
Are You Inviting Digital Chaos In?
April 20 2015
Don’t Unwittingly Star in Your Own Reality TV
April 08 2015
ONLY Click on Links You Can Verify
April 01 2015
Can’t Touch This!
March 04 2015
Time to Go Nuclear?
Feb. 24 2015
Heather Dahl co-founded The Cynja LLC, a multi-platform media company focused on introducing children to the world of technology and cybersecurity. In addition, she co-authored The Cynja Volume 1 and her second book will be released this fall. The Cynja is a Founding Partner of the Respect Network.
Your Cyber Power – Encryption
Feb. 11 2015
Passwords Matter, Really
Feb. 04 2015
Vulnerable to a Cyberattack?
Jan. 28 2015
Protect Your Kids From Cyberhacking
Jan. 06 2015
Crooks and evil-doers lurk in cyberspace. Are your kids safe?
The Invisible Internet
July 13 2012
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