Jesse Emspak

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9 Common Photography Mistakes — And How to Fix Them

By Jesse Emspak Published

We sent our writer, an amateur photographer, out with a professional photographer to take pictures of the same subjects. Here are their photos and the lessons we learned.

Cameras & Photography
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Why It's So Hard for the CIA to Hack Your iPhone

By Jesse Emspak Published

The CIA has been trying to hack iPhones, the latest Snowden documents reveal, but by all appearances, the agency has largely failed.

iPhones
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How 'Anonymous' Shopping Data Reveals Your Identity

By Jesse Emspak Published

Scrubbed credit-card purchase data can easily be used to track individuals, and Big Data may never truly be anonymous, a new study finds.

Online Security
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How Your Next Hotel Room Could Be Hacked

By Jesse Emspak Published

Upscale hotels let guests control room lights and other functions with a tablet. But these systems can be hacked, with interesting results.

Online Security
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How Jailbreaking Puts Your iPhone at Risk

By Jesse Emspak Published

Many people 'jailbreak' iPhones without realizing the security risks. Here's what jailbreakers need to know, and do, to keep devices safe.

iPhones
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How Hackers Could Crash a Cellular Network

By Jesse Emspak Published

Two Greek researchers think they've found a way to knock an entire cellular network offline by flooding it with bogus requests.

Online Security

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