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…
May 12, 2019 Time to Break Up Facebook Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes makes a heartfelt and cogent argument for breaking up the world’s dominant social media company, Facebook. The litmus test for…
January 7, 2019 Google is Watching You Just because you’re not paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not following you. A new study finds that Android phones tattle on you up to 340 times a day.
October 15, 2018 Did China Implant Spy Chips in Our Computers? Bloomberg claims that Chinese manufacturers have implanted tiny spy chips into many of our computer systems. Apple, Amazon and others strenuously deny this. Who’s…
August 20, 2018 🎧 Hacking Your Network Using 1970s Technology Security researchers have demonstrated that a modern all-in-one printer machine can be compromised using technology from the 1970s: the venerable fax machine. If you…
July 30, 2018 🎧 When Plugins Go Rogue A small company has recently bought up a bunch of mobile phone add-ons and browser plugins, and apparently decided to start snooping on its…
June 11, 2018 🎧 Carpe Datum: Opting Out of Data Collection There are estimated to be 2500-4000 data brokers in the United States who are collecting, buying and selling your information. Vermont has become the…
April 23, 2018 🎧 Who Was at the Scene of the Crime? Google Knows! Google truly does know everything. Law enforcement is now turning to the search company to locate potential crime suspects. Google owns Android and Waze,…
