Why "Zoombombs" are so hard to stop

PLUS: A Chrome cookie update, variant-proof vaccines, and services to help your mental health. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.03.21   COOKIES The Chrome Update Is Bad for Advertisers but Good for Google BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK The world's most popular browser is about to make it a lot harder for advertisers to track your online activity.   TROLLS Why 'Inside Job' Zoombombs Are So Hard to Stop BY ANDY GREENBERG Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges.   PUBLIC HEALTH What Will it Take to Make Covid-19 Vaccines Variant-Proof? BY MEGAN MOLTENI As emerging mutations threaten the progress made against the pandemic, scientists and regulators are racing to figure out a process for updating shots.   HACKING A Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Third-Party Software Fears BY LILY HAY NEWMAN It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PRIME TIME Jeff Bezos Steps Down as CEO—and Shows Amazon Is a Cloud Company Now BY LAUREN GOODE AND TOM SIMONITE Andy Jassy, who helped create Amazon Web Services in 2006 and has run it since, will take over as chief executive later this year.   TAKE CARE 3 Services to Help You Take Charge of Your Mental Health BY JAIME STATHIS We're all having a tough time right now, but these apps, podcasts, and websites can provide a lifeline.   AHEAD OF THE CURVE It's Time for a National Pandemic Prediction Agency BY ADAM ROGERS A federal office that collects outbreak data, models epidemics, and spreads the word to the public could keep the next Covid from being another Covid.   KINDA SUS Among Us Taps Into Our Obsession With Betrayal BY JAMES BIGLEY II The massively popular game gives players the freedom and autonomy to backstab one another—but also build connections.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Deals and Cases for Every Galaxy S21 BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU We break down the differences between Samsung's three Galaxy phones—and our favorite accessories and discounts.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions