August 17, 2020 This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (part 2) Can Facebook or Google really promise to keep your data private in this era of mass surveillance by the likes of the NSA and…
May 18, 2020 Beware the Evil Maid Intel created the Thunderbolt protocol to give us blazingly fast data transfer and other interesting features. Thunderbolt usually comes with the newer USB-C ports,…
May 11, 2020 COVID19 Security & Privacy Tips (Part 2) In part two of my interview with Malwarebyte’s David Ruiz, he tells us how to avoid the scams we discussed last week. And then…
April 13, 2020 Contact Tracing, Privately As health services and society in general struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, people are desperately seeking new and inventive ways to curb…
March 30, 2020 Privacy by Design Wouldn’t it be nice if privacy wasn’t an afterthought? What if user privacy was built in from the get go? What if the entire…
March 16, 2020 The CCPA and You (Part 2) In part 1 of this interview, Hayley Tsukayama walked us through the details of the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In part 2,…
March 9, 2020 The CCPA and You (Part 1) On January 1st, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect. While not perfect, the CCPA is a landmark piece of legislation…
February 3, 2020 Just Say No (to Sharing) We install antivirus software to protect us, not exploit us. Like a bodyguard, AV programs needs full, unfettered access to everything in order to…
January 27, 2020 Data Privacy Day 2020 Happy Data Privacy Day! My guest today is none other than Bruce Schneier: world renowned security guru and author of several great books, including…
January 6, 2020 Time to Upgrade Windows It’s not too late! You can still snag a free upgrade to Windows 10 from Microsoft. If you’re still running Windows 7, it’s time…
