An absurdly basic bug let anyone grab all of Parler's data

PLUS: A COVID-risk point system, clean tech at CES, and heated clothes. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  01.12.21   CES 2021 CES Liveblog: Laptops, Robovacs, and Lab-Grown Breast Milk BY GEAR TEAM The consumer tech show is virtual this year, and the WIRED Gear crew is watching all the Zooms to bring you up-to-the-minute highlights of news from CES.   COMPANY POLICY Google's New Union Is Already Addressing Political Issues BY AARIAN MARSHALL The Alphabet Workers Union isn't seeking better pay and benefits. It wants to influence the company's policies on social and other issues.   How Many Microcovids Would You Spend on a Burrito? BY GREGORY BARBER Six nerdy roommates used public health data to create an online Covid-risk points system for every activity—and protect their pandemic pod.   OOPS An Absurdly Basic Bug Let Anyone Grab All of Parler's Data BY ANDY GREENBERG The "free speech" social network also allowed unlimited access to every public post, image, and video.   SPONSORED CONTENT We Can Recover From The Last Four Years The new book by Former FBI director James Comey shares stories and lessons learned from his career to explore our justice system and the need for truth. Read Saving Justice today. GET WIRED Get one year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   CES 2021 It's a Big Year for 'Clean Tech' at CES BY BOONE ASHWORTH Pandemic-inspired sanitizing technology is everywhere. Even if the science behind the gadgets is sound, it's smart to be skeptical.   DRESS FOR EGRESS My Quest to Survive Quarantine—in Heated Clothes BY KATE KNIBBS Cold weather sucks even more when a pandemic makes it nearly impossible to socialize inside. But I found a hack.   PLANET PLASTIC The Arctic Ocean Is Teeming With Microfibers From Clothes BY MATT SIMON Scientists find an average of 40 microplastic particles per cubic meter of the northern water. The likely source? The synthetic clothing in our washing machines.   REVIEWS Omori Is the Horror RPG of Your Dreams (or Nightmares) BY JULIE FUKUNAGA As an elegant exploration of psychology and grief, it has the promise of Undertale—and it might have slipped under your radar.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions