Geoffrey A. Fowler
Washington Post
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Apple is switching iPhone cables again. This time, that’s good.
No, Apple’s big connector-plug switch to USB-C isn’t (just) a scam to sell more chargers. → Read More
Apple event 2023 highlights: iPhone 15, Pro features and Apple Watch 9 announced
Apple’s 2023 event showcased the new iPhone 15, Pro and its colors alongside the new Apple Watch series 9. → Read More
Printer ink is a scam. Here’s how to spend less.
Americans waste $10 billion each year on name-brand ink. So we tested low-cost options including remanufactured cartridges, ink injection kits — and even making our own. → Read More
We hate printers as much as you do. Printer Week is here to help.
Here’s some advice to make your printer a little less predatory. → Read More
To fight AirTag stalking, Apple and Google finally team up
The makers of iOS and Android say they’re working on software that will alert you when you’re being followed by a Bluetooth tracker — regardless of what kind of phone you use. → Read More
Amazon Clinic patients must sign away some privacy rights under HIPAA
You agreed to what? The ‘HIPAA authorization’ for Amazon's new low-cost Clinic offers the tech giant more control over your health data. → Read More
We tested a new ChatGPT-detector for teachers. It flagged an innocent student.
Five high school students helped our tech columnist test a ChatGPT detector coming from Turnitin to 2.1 million teachers. It missed enough to get someone in trouble. → Read More
Facebook’s new $12 fee is straight out of Don Corleone’s playbook
Big Tech’s new business model is making you pay for security and basic customer service. That’s called a protection racket when mobsters do it. → Read More
Will an Apple Watch or Fitbit make you lose weight? Don’t count on it.
Researchers find that wearing a fitness tracker doesn’t necessarily give people the motivation to change their behavior. And for some, it might have the opposite effect. → Read More
Should you delete TikTok? A guide to the real privacy risks.
As debate about banning TikTok for its Chinese ownership heats up, our tech columnist separates the facts from the fears. Here’s exactly what TikTok knows about you. → Read More
Twitter said it fixed ‘verification.’ So I impersonated a senator (again).
Elon Musk said Twitter would begin authenticating users who pay $8 for Blue. Our tech columnist was still able to get a checkmark for an impostor Sen. Ed Markey. → Read More
TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.
16 major domestic airports are testing facial-recognition tech to verify IDs — and it could go nationwide in 2023. → Read More
It’s not your imagination: Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse
Most of what you see at first on Amazon is now an ad. → Read More
Internet providers play tricks to raise your bill. Here are the worst.
Dear internet service providers of America: We're onto your tricks. Last year, I encouraged Washington Post readers to participate in a major nationwide... → Read More
America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone
Your phone could now give you an up to 60 second warning when a big earthquake is about to hit → Read More
We got Twitter ‘verified’ in minutes posing as a comedian and a senator
Twitter will now give a blue check mark to any account for $8, including our imposter Blaire Erskine and Sen. Ed Markey. That makes it mostly worthless. → Read More
How to track your ballot online
Want to make sure your vote counts? Now if you vote by mail, you can follow your ballot’s every move like a UPS package. → Read More
She clicked sign-in with Google. Strangers got access to all her files.
You've probably seen it on lots of apps and websites: buttons urging you to sign in with... → Read More
Stop iPhones from spying on kids with this new app
Do Not Track Kids, made by an ex-NSA researcher, works behind the scenes to block connections to data brokers and ad companies. → Read More
In the ultimate Amazon smart home, each device collects your data
A visual guide to what Amazon learns about you through Alexa, Echo speakers, Fire TVs, Ring doorbells, Roombas and more. → Read More