Hillary Clinton Didn’t Delete Her Emails, She Super Deleted Them

Though the Internet is often an inhospitable place, a celebrity hack this week was particularly shocking and painful because of its racial and gendered undertones. Comedian and actor Leslie Jones had her Tumblr hacked on Wednesday. The attackers posted screenshots of her driver’s license and passport photos along with her phone number and Twitter password, nude pictures of her, and racist images. The photos seemed to come from Jones’ iCloud account. The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the incident, which serves as an unfortunate reminder that online harassment is an urgent problem.

Another big story that continues to evolve is the leak of National Security Agency hacking tools by an anonymous group called the Shadow Brokers. This week we reported on evidence that people are learning about and exploiting the vulnerabilities revealed in the data dump. This is not surprising, but it does speak to the risks the NSA takes by finding and keeping software bugs for its own use instead of disclosing them to companies to be patched. Meanwhile, WhatsApp changed its user agreement this week so it can share your phone number and other data with parent-company Facebook. The messaging service has always said it put privacy first, so the move is disappointing. WhatsApp users have 30 days to opt out, so get on it.

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