Lily Hay

Lily Hay Newman is a senior writer at WIRED focused on information security, digital privacy, and hacking. She has previously worked as a technology reporter at Slate magazine and staff writer for Future Tense, a publication and project of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State University. Her work has appeared in Gizmodo, Fast Company, IEEE Spectrum, and Popular Mechanics. She currently lives in New York City.

Biography:  https://www.wired.com/author/lily-hay-newman/

91%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

98%

Examples:

  • Her work has appeared in Gizmodo, Fast Company, IEEE Spectrum, and Popular Mechanics.
  • Lily Hay Newman focuses on information security, digital privacy, and hacking. She has previously worked as a technology reporter at Slate magazine and staff writer for Future Tense.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • In one article, Lily reports on a data breach at Disney where hackers allegedly gained access to 1.1 TB of Disney Slack messages, including conversations about maintaining the corporate website and assessments of candidates for employment. However, in another article she reports that Google has added Passkey support for users of its Advanced Protection Program which aims to provide additional account protection for individuals at high risk of targeted digital attacks.
  • The two articles do not contradict each other directly, but they do showcase Lily's ability to report on different topics within the realm of information security and digital privacy.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • In one of her articles, Lily reports on a data breach at Disney where hackers allegedly gained access to 1.1 TB of Disney Slack messages, including conversations about maintaining the corporate website and assessments of candidates for employment. The article does not contain any deceptive practices.

Recent Articles

Disney's Massive Slack Data Breach: Hackers Leak Over 1 Terabyte of Corporate Conversations and Unreleased Project Details

Disney's Massive Slack Data Breach: Hackers Leak Over 1 Terabyte of Corporate Conversations and Unreleased Project Details

Broke On: Monday, 15 July 2024 Hackers, led by the group Nullbulge, have gained access to over 1 terabyte of data from Disney's internal Slack channels, including conversations about corporate website maintenance, software development, employment assessments and unreleased projects. The breach comes amidst Disney's handling of artist contracts and disregard for consumer privacy. Previously targeted for its approach to AI, this is not the first time Disney has faced a data breach; in 2014, Sony Pictures was hacked with devastating consequences.
Google's Advanced Protection Program Introduces Passkeys: A Secure and Convenient Alternative to Physical Security Keys for High-Risk Users

Google's Advanced Protection Program Introduces Passkeys: A Secure and Convenient Alternative to Physical Security Keys for High-Risk Users

Broke On: Wednesday, 10 July 2024 Google's Advanced Protection Program now offers passkeys as an alternative to physical security keys for high-risk users like journalists, activists, and political campaign staff. Passkeys provide a more secure and phishing-resistant alternative to passwords based on the FIDO Authentication standard. Google has partnered with Internews to provide security support for journalists and human rights workers through a global network of security partners and trainers across 10 countries.