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Pegasus by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud review – spyware hiding in plain sight

The story of how investigative journalists exposed the frightening abuse of software that can infect your phone

Charles Arthur

11, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

The Digital Republic by Jamie Susskind review – how to tame big tech

A radical vision for protecting users – but can it save us from our own worst impulses?

Charles Arthur

15, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM

Alarming and unnecessary: Facebook’s new cryptocurrency must be resisted | Charles Arthur

The tech giant has big ambitions for ‘Libra’. Privacy and regulation are just the start of the problems, says Charles Arthur, a former Guardian technology editor

Charles Arthur

19, Jun, 2019 @2:30 PM

Innovate? Big tech would rather throw us a broken Samsung Galaxy Fold | Charles Arthur

Again and again, technology companies show a peculiar disregard for users, writes author Charles Arthur

Charles Arthur

24, Apr, 2019 @5:00 AM

Social media polarises and radicalises – and MPs aren’t immune to its effects | Charles Arthur

Politicians in closed Facebook or WhatsApp groups become more extreme in their views. They need to recognise this, says Charles Arthur, author of Cyber Wars: Hacks That Shocked the Business World

Charles Arthur

11, Mar, 2019 @3:13 PM

Gadgets: the hardest thing to make now is a profit

Be it smartwatches or smart speakers, it’s never been easier to make gadgets. But only the big players have the muscle to survive

Charles Arthur

01, Jan, 2019 @3:57 PM

Snapchat changes specs to look past the iPhone generation

The app wants to distance itself from its rivals’ troubles, but needs more of their revenues

Charles Arthur

22, Dec, 2018 @3:59 PM

Huawei, sanctions and software: everything you need to know

The Chinese telecom giant is under renewed global scrutiny after the arrest of its founder’s daughter. Here’s why

Charles Arthur

08, Dec, 2018 @4:00 PM

Huawei faces catastrophe in the technology cold war

If the US can prove the Chinese firm broke sanctions, Huawei could grind to a halt

Charles Arthur

06, Dec, 2018 @12:51 PM

Liberation day! Don’t email me. I sure won’t be emailing you | Charles Arthur

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is the data detox we’ve been waiting for, writes technology author Charles Arthur

Charles Arthur

25, May, 2018 @5:00 AM

Lenovo, the Chinese giant that plays by the rules … and loses

Contrary to the accusations levelled at China’s tech sector, the firm bought its patents fair and square. But is it facing losses?

Charles Arthur

12, May, 2018 @3:00 PM

WhatsApp plans to ban under-16s. The mystery is how | Charles Arthur

The Facebook-owned company won’t be able to stop European under-16s using its service, says Charles Arthur, a former technology editor for the Guardian

Charles Arthur

26, Apr, 2018 @10:45 AM