September 18, 2023 Your Face Belongs to Us When the New York Times broke the Clearview AI story in 2020, we suddenly had to face the reality that no one could truly…
January 9, 2023 Privacy Tide is Turning Facebook stock is down 65%, they just paid $725M to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, and they’ve just been fined over $400M by the…
December 5, 2022 Tis the Season for Scams Tis the season for giving… and unfortunately, also for taking. Scammers tend to be extremely active during the holiday season. We’re buying lots of…
November 7, 2022 Redirect Ransom QR codes are not inherently dangerous. They’re effectively links we can click in the real world using the camera app on our phone. Like…
October 24, 2022 Your TV is Watching You This is going to sound bonkers, even though you’re used to so many things tracking you… web pages, emails, and apps… but I’m here…
August 1, 2022 No Place Left to Hide Cameras are everywhere. Every person you pass on the street has a camera on their phone and security cameras are everywhere. They’re so cheap…
June 13, 2022 Peppering Your Passwords I preach about using password managers constantly – because they really are a fantastic tool for increasing your security. Humans suck at creating memorable…
May 30, 2022 Emergency Mode Modern smartphones have a potentially life-saving feature called “SOS” or “Emergency” mode that can give first responders critical medical information and automatically dial your…
September 14, 2020 It’s a Trap! Enterprising scammers have found some very clever ways to trick you into believing your computer needs fixing, when in reality it’s just fine. Using…
June 15, 2020 From Mailbox to Ballot Box With the US general election just over 20 weeks away and no vaccine in sight for the coronavirus, it’s time to think very seriously…
