May 5, 2019 Health Apps Behaving Badly A disturbing study in the JAMA Network Open journal showed that almost all of 36 mental health apps they downloaded were sharing your data…
February 17, 2019 Toying With Security The European Union has recalled a GPS smart watch meant to be worn by children so that their parents can keep tabs on them….
February 3, 2019 You Have Been Pwned Last week we saw perhaps the single largest data breach dump in history, close on the heels of another massive data disclosure from the…
January 28, 2019 Data Privacy Day Pod-Centennial! We’re celebrating international Data Privacy Day along with the 100th episode of Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons! And what a show we have! My guest…
January 21, 2019 Delete My DNA, Please Ancestry analysis firm 23andMe has just inked a 4-year, $300M deal to share its DNA samples with the colossal pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. What are…
January 14, 2019 Ghost on the Wire Last month Australia passed a sweeping surveillance law, quickly and without meaningful debate, called the Assistance and Access Act. Like the UK’s Investigatory Powers…
December 31, 2018 2019 Security & Privacy New Years Resolutions It’s that time of year again – time to make your New Years Resolutions! You know all those really important things I’ve been telling…
January 29, 2018 🎧 Data Privacy Day: Take Control of Your Data Data Privacy Day is upon us, and today is the day you take back your online privacy. And I’m going to help you do…