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A bad idea, whose time should not come
More ideas on avoiding the 'Mugged in Madrid!' nightmare
A "scared straight" approach to proper password hygeine
Seeing is not believing
Phishers step up their game
Google has a flawlessly coordinated plan to take over your life. Sort of.
Is using Gmail's "two-factor" system a nuisance? Let me put it this way: is it a nuisance carrying around keys to your house, versus just leaving the door unlocked?
Don't want to be 'mugged in Madrid'? Learn from our experience.
Surprisingly sad news, around the world
Words to live by: 'no reply needed'
I used to wear a bandana over my face when I played cops-'n'-robbers as a little kid. Now I may start doing so again to stay anonymous.
More ways to stay safe online, including an online calculator that compares how difficult it would be to hack various passwords
A little something to offset the drear of current events: Good news on cloud storage, secure passwords, browsers, and online privacy
Microsoft gets a welcome humor implant, and uses it against Google's Gmail Man, with an online advertisement for Office 365
Why I haven't answered your message, or anyone's
The British prime minister strikes an unfortunately resonant note
Was your Gmail account hacked sometime this year? Please tell me about it for a new article that I'm working on for the magazine.
Worried about foreign pilots snapping pictures while in flight? Fortunately, you can worry about something else.
Almost any measure was worthwhile in getting bin Laden. Almost.
What's up with all this fancy new Google stuff? It could be a step forward in design. At least one person, former NYTimes.com design director Khoi Vinh, is a big fan.