Interview with Oxford Internet Institute Head Can We Develop Herd Immunity to Internet Propaganda? Internet propaganda is becoming an industrialized commodity, warns Phil Howard, the director of the Oxford Internet Institute and author of many books on disinformation. In an interview, he calls for greater transparency and regulation of the industry. Interview Conducted By Hilmar Schmundt
Business-Mail-Betrugsmasche Wenn die E-Mail vom Chef gar nicht vom Chef kommt Ein nigerianischer Instagram-Star soll von Firmen Millionen Euro durch E-Mail-Betrug erbeutet haben. Mit einer Masche, die bei Kriminellen beliebt und oft erfolgreich ist. Man kann sich aber schützen. Von Eike Kühl
Germany's New Hate Speech Law Populists Fight for Their Right to Racism German right-wing populists are blasting a new law regulating hate postings on Twitter and Facebook, saying it destroys freedom of opinion in the country. But their tirades are misplaced. Von Hussein Ahmad, Melanie Amann, Sven Röbel und Marcel Rosenbach
Digital Darwinism We Need New Rules for the Internet Economy Antitrust laws only go so far when addressing companies that don't produce any physical goods. It is time to negotiate a new set of rules. Otherwise, our future economy will be dominated by just a few companies. Von Armin Mahler
New WikiLeaks Revelations CIA Spies May Also Operate in Frankfurt WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents pertaining to CIA efforts at global surveillance, including a tool to transform smart-TVs into a powerful spying device. The documents indicate that some of the intelligence agency's spying may be done from Frankfurt. Von Michael Sontheimer
Security Holes German Parties and Ministries Vulnerable To Hacking Attacks Politicians in Germany are warning about the threat of hacking attacks, but when it comes to their own data, many are too careless. SPIEGEL reporting has determined that some German political parties are failing to take advice from the country's information security authority seriously enough. Von Fabian Reinbold
Business Insider CEO 'There Are No Must-Read Publications Any More' Henry Blodget, editor-in-chief of Business Insider, talks to SPIEGEL about the future of digital media, the likelihood of another dot-com bubble and about his own checkered past on Wall Street. Von Isabell Hülsen
Berlin's NSA Fears Treason Investigation Reveals Anxiety at the Top Germany's federal prosecutor was just forced out of office after launching a treason investigation against journalists. The scandal, just like the "SPIEGEL Affair" 50 years ago, reveals a growing state of anxiety among the country's political elite. Von Klaus Brinkbäumer
Paid as a Pro-Kremlin Troll 'The Hatred Spills over into the Real World' Lyudmila Savchuk recently went public about her experiences working for a Russian Internet propaganda factory in St. Petersburg. In an interview, she describes how clandestine workers are promoting the Kremlin's message. Von Benjamin Bidder
Upwardly Mobile Postmates Readies for Battle with Tech Giants Founded by German entrepreneur Bastian Lehmann, on-demand courier service Postmates is going head-to-head with Uber and Amazon. The company has big ambitions but faces stiff competition. Von Thomas Schulz
S&M Images Max Mosely and Google End Legal Dispute Max Mosley has ended his years-long legal dispute with Google. The case centered on the search engine's inclusion of images of the ex-Formula One president participating in an S&M sex party in its search results. Now, the two parties have reached a settlement. Von Isabell Hülsen
Tomorrowland How Silicon Valley Shapes Our Future In the Silicon Valley, a new elite is forming that wants to determine not only what we consume, but also the way we live. They want to change the world, but they don't want to accept any rules. Do they need to be reined in? Von Thomas Schulz
Source Code Similarities Experts Unmask 'Regin' Trojan as NSA Tool Just weeks ago, SPIEGEL published the source code of an NSA malware program known internally as QWERTY. Now, experts have found that it is none other than the notorious trojan Regin, used in dozens of cyber attacks around the world. Von Marcel Rosenbach, Hilmar Schmundt und Christian Stöcker
Dr. Web German Medical Start-Ups Aim to Digitalize Healthcare A new cluster of start-ups in Germany is seeking to exploit the digital revolution that is gripping the medical sector. In the future, we are likely to use apps that can measure our heartbeat or analyze potential skin conditions to augment normal healthcare. Von Martin U. Müller
Treasure Map The NSA Breach of Telekom and Other German Firms According to top-secret documents from the NSA and the British agency GCHQ, the intelligence agencies are seeking to map the entire Internet, including end-user devices. In pursuing that goal, they have broken into networks belonging to Deutsche Telekom.
Fighting Google Europe Eyes Digital Agenda to Better Compete with the US Jean-Claude Juncker, the next head of the European Commission, plans to implement a new digital strategy for the Continent. Europe, he believes, needs to become better equipped to defend itself from the US and Asia. Von Frank Dohmen und Christoph Pauly
Interview with Alex Pentland Can We Use Big Data to Make Society Better? In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies.
Europe: 1, Google: 0 EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy A ruling by the European Union's highest court last week ordering Google to provide people with the right to be forgotten has generated fiercely divergent responses in the US and Europe. Germans are celebrating the decision, which buttresses privacy. Von SPIEGEL Staff
Widerwillen gegen Technik Wir Offline-Profs E-Learning soll die Unis revolutionieren, doch der Umsturz lässt auf sich warten. Neben einigen Professoren voller Enthusiasmus wehren sich noch immer viele gegen das Online-Lernen. Begründung: Die vergangenen 2000 Jahre waren doch ganz gut.
Targeting Huawei NSA Spied on Chinese Government and Networking Firm According to documents viewed by SPIEGEL, America'a NSA intelligence agency put considerable efforts into spying on Chinese politicians and firms. One major target was Huawei, a company that is fast becoming a major Internet player.