Messaging apps have an eavesdropping problem

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.05.21   THE RESCUERS | 7-MINUTE READ What Rat Empathy May Reveal About Human Compassion BY MAX G. LEVY Rats may feel concern when cage mates are trapped. But, like people, they don't always care enough to help.   BUYING GUIDE | 16-MINUTE READ Get the Most Out of Your iPad With These Accessories BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU These are some of our favorite stands, cases, keyboards, and Pencils no matter which iPad you have.   REGULATION | 5-MINUTE READ Amazon's Massive GDPR Fine Shows the Law's Power—and Limits BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK It's the first significant GDPR ruling against Big Tech. But secrecy around the decision exposes the regulation's flaws.   LISTEN UP | 4-MINUTE READ Messaging Apps Have an Eavesdropping Problem BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Vulnerabilities in Signal, Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, and more all point to a pervasive privacy issue. GET WIRED Summer Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ Protecting the Immune-Compromised Keeps Everyone Safe BY TARA HAELLE It isn't just about social responsibility. It's about ending the pandemic and not giving  the coronavirus chances to evolve.   ENCRYPTION | 6-MINUTE READ Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud BY ANDY GREENBERG With a new capability to search for illegal material not just in the cloud but on user devices, the company may have opened up a new front in the encryption wars.   INSIDE OUT | 4-MINUTE READ These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race BY TOM SIMONITE A study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study's authors aren't sure what cues are used by the algorithms.   ON THE FARM | 3-MINUTE READ John Deere Doubles Down on Silicon Valley and Robots BY WILL KNIGHT The farm-equipment giant is buying Bear Flag Robotics, which makes autonomous tractors, marking its second big tech buy in four years.   F2P | 6-MINUTE READ These Games Taught Me to Love the Freemium Grind BY MICHAEL CRIDER Free-to-play games get a bad rep, but the good ones can keep you hooked in all the right ways—especially when you have a lot more time on your hands.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.