Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee


How the Bash Bug works and who is vulnerable.


A New York Times article describes the first experiments with online news — in 1980.


More than a year after Ed Snowden’s revelations, Congress still hasn’t passed legislation on NSA surveillance.


The move is ironic; PayPal once dreamed of disrupting conventional banks the way Bitcoin is now trying to do.


When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, pundits debated whether he could meet his goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008.


A legal scholar argues that revenge porn, death threats, and other online harassment deprives women of the opportunity to fully participate in online life.


There are a ton of internet users in Southeast Asia.


Apple’s modern products are slimmer, sleeker, cheaper, and more powerful.


You’ve probably never used Oracle software. So how does the company make billions of dollars?


The cable industry warns that regulating the internet like a utility will lead to DMV-caliber customer service. But cable companies’ customer service isn’t much better than a DMV now.