Jill Scharr
Jill Scharr is a creative writer and narrative designer in the videogame industry. She's currently Project Lead Writer at the games studio Harebrained Schemes, and has also worked at Bungie. Prior to that she worked as a Staff Writer for Tom's Guide, covering video games, online security, 3D printing and tech innovation among many subjects.
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They know everything about you! Digital Shadow, a promotion for the game 'Watch Dogs,' scrapes your Facebook profile for personal data.

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Plenty of games feature magic and curses; it's rarer to see one whose lines are all verses.

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It took less than a week. The Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner is even easier to hack than the iPhone 5s, experts show.

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This phishing scam tells you your account has been compromised, then tricks you into compromising the account yourself and paying to fix it.

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With thousands of other players logged in to Elder Scrolls Online, Tamriel has never felt more like a real place.

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The Canadian tax agency and a U.K. parenting website are the first confirmed instances of Heartbleed exploits, experts say.

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What lies below? That's the secret worth dying for in indie game "Below," which was playable for the first time at PAX East in Boston.

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The pocket-size Mini Mobile Robotic Printer runs on batteries and rolls around on top of a page, laying down ink as it goes.

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Google boosts Android security with a feature that scans installed apps to make sure they haven't gotten any malicious updates.

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Were you tricked into downloading the Lightspark Player Pro adware, or just sick of the popups? Here's how to get rid of it.

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All of Yahoo is potentially at risk thanks to the Internet-wide Heartbleed security bug. Here's how to re-secure your account.

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Jerk.com has been charged by the FTC for stealing personal Facebook data and creating user profiles without permission.

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A devastating flaw called the Heartbleed bug may have caused millions of websites to leak critically sensitive data over the past two years.

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Microsoft is pushing out critical end-of-life fixes for Windows XP and Office 2003, just before support ends forever.

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Now out for Windows, Aviator browser by WhiteHat has many features that increase your security and privacy online.

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Messaging app Secure Haze offers encrypted messaging, calling and video calls, but it's hazy on its own details, which makes us wary.

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More than 158,000 user accounts related to Samsung-owned Internet-TV service Boxee are in the wild after a data breach sometime last month.

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Samsung's new 28-inch UD590 monitor, available on April 18 for $699, is one of the cheapest ways to get 4K-quality picture in your home.

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Cybercriminals have found a way to rob ATMs simply by sending text messages to cellphones attached to the cash machines.

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Hands-on with Tobii's eye tracking tech for video games, integrated into upcoming games like 'Son of Nor' and hitting shelves this summer.

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Make your searches private with the Disconnect Android App and Chrome, Firefox, IE and Safari browser plugin, updated today.

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Why would you want to play high-quality 3D games in a Web browser? Because you can. We check out Firefox's gaming capabilities.

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A new technology from Intel allows desktop computers to sync files across the network or even stream content while sleeping.
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