Web scraping is an automated method of collecting data from websites and storing it in a structured format. We explain popular tools for getting that data and what you can do with it. I write to ...

Q: What’s the dark web, and should I be worried about it? A: The term “dark web” can pop up in news stories, especially when there’s a big data breach. As ominous as it sounds, it’s helpful to have an ...

The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a ...

I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With companies vying for user data, AI skimming it for tools, and countless bad actors seeking to exploit it, safeguarding the ...

OpenAI announced this week the arrival of its new artificial-intelligence-powered web browser, ChatGPT Atlas. “We think that AI represents a rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser ...

Some say more than 16.5 billion credentials are involved. One thing is for sure: the dark web is swimming in stolen data. Reading time 3 minutes Data breaches are so common these days that, when a new ...