Wired Security Spoken Edition

The Amazon-owned home surveillance company says it is shuttering a feature in its Neighbors app that allows police to request footage from users. But it’s not shutting out the cops entirely.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple’s iOS 17.3 introduces Stolen Device Protection to iPhones, which could stop phone thieves from taking over your accounts. Here’s how to enable it right now.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The FTC forced a data broker to stop selling “sensitive location data.” But most companies can avoid such scrutiny by doing the bare minimum, exposing the lack of protections Americans truly have.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new report from Chainalysis finds that stablecoins like Tether, tied to the value of the US dollar, were used in the vast majority of crypto-based scam transactions and sanctions evasion in 2023.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X's two-factor authentication settings. Here's how to fix yours.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A midair blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 showed seatbelts matter, but infants under two still aren’t required to have their own seats. Experts say changing the rules would make flying safer for children—but, counterintuitively, would result in more deaths.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors. But an exclusive cast of middlemen will earn big in the background, too.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero to launder their profits and evade law enforcement.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple crushed Beeper Mini, an app that let Android users into Apple’s iMessage service. Beeper cofounder Eric Migicovsky says interoperability between Big Tech’s walled gardens is urgently needed.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It was a year of devastating cyberattacks around the globe, from ransomware attacks on casinos to state-sponsored breaches of critical infrastructure.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Being fully anonymous is next to impossible—but you can significantly limit what the internet knows about you by sticking to a few basic rules.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If you're at high risk of being targeted by mercenary spyware, or just don't mind losing iOS features for extra security, the company's restricted mode is surprisingly usable.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple updated its location-tracking system in an attempt to cut down on AirTag abuse while still preserving privacy. Researchers think they’ve found a better balance.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

NIST, the US agency Joe Biden tasked with curbing the risks of AI, lacks the necessary resources. Lawmakers are concerned it could be forced to rely on private companies developing the technology.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Keep your logins locked down with password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices