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Security Advice

Buying Guide

The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

Scott Gilbertson

It's a Journey

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

Screen Protector

How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging

Brian Barrett and Andrew Couts

Workarounds

How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

Private Eyes

The Best VPNs to Protect Yourself Online

Scott Gilbertson

Looking Back

Hey, Maybe It's Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories

Lily Hay Newman

Counter Spy

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Reece Rogers

New Era

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Keeping Track

What Google’s U-Turn on Third-Party Cookies Means for Chrome Privacy

Kate O'Flaherty

Pa55word!

Apple’s New Passwords App May Solve Your Login Nightmares

Matt Burgess

Showdowns

How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’

Kate O'Flaherty

Urgent

How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam

Justin Pot

end to end

A Guide to RCS, Why Apple’s Adopting It, and How It Makes Texting Better

David Nield

Work Buddy

AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?

Kate O'Flaherty

Spyware 101

Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know

Kate O'Flaherty

Is That You?

How to Protect Yourself (and Your Loved Ones) From AI Scam Calls

Reece Rogers

stop keeping tabs

It's Time to Switch to a Privacy-Focused Browser You Can Trust

David Nield

Critical Update

You Should Update Apple iOS and Google Chrome ASAP

Kate O'Flaherty

Double Check

How to Turn Off Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication Change

Reece Rogers

Critical Update

Here Are the Google and Microsoft Security Updates You Need Right Now

Kate O'Flaherty

bye, abc123

I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

Matt Burgess

Critical Update

Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year

Kate O'Flaherty

Access Denied

You Need to Turn on Apple’s New Stolen iPhone Tool

Matt Burgess