June 7, 2021 Have I Been FLoCed? (Part 2) Is it possible for you to view your FLoC ID right now? And if so, can you decode this ID to understand what Google…
May 31, 2021 Have I Been FLoCed? (Part 1) The public has voted and the results are in: people do not want to be tracked. In response, like pop-up ads before them, third…
February 1, 2021 Stop Watching Me! Tracking and data mining has gotten way out of hand. We’re not only being tracked online, we’re now being tracked around the real world,…
January 25, 2021 De-Googling Your Life We all love to beat up on Facebook over user privacy, but the real granddaddy of them all is Google. Google is everywhere. And…
September 21, 2020 Take Out the (Windows) Trash If you’re a Windows PC user, you know the term “bloatware”, or maybe “crapware”. Every consumer PC comes chock full of it. Free trials…
August 24, 2020 Apple’s Epic Battle Epic – the maker of the massively popular game Fortnite – has thrown down the proverbial gauntlet. It has decided that it no longer…
August 3, 2020 The Pros & Cons of Antivirus Software When most people think of protecting their computers, they think of antivirus software. Viruses are a real problem, of course, but how well do…
September 23, 2019 Not Just a Face in the Crowd (Part 1) Use of facial recognition technology (FRT) is exploding around the globe. While touted as a convenience for checking in for a flight or crossing…
September 16, 2019 Google’s Not-So-Private Sandbox No doubt sensing the impending US privacy regulations, Google has released a plan to “enhance” user privacy… by finding different ways to track you….
May 19, 2019 Google Knows What You Buy It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that Google can read your Gmail. You may even realize that Google is scanning your emails for things…
