April 20, 2026 AI’s Promise and Peril Artificial Intelligence – in particular, Large Language Models (LLMs) or “chatbots” – are increasing in power at an astonishing pace. In fact, the latest…
April 13, 2026 Identity Resolution There are all sorts of things that can be used to identify us online and in the real world, beyond our names, addresses, and…
June 30, 2025 The In-App Switcheroo Do you realize that you’re not always using your chosen mobile web browser or your network privacy features? Many mobile apps have their own…
February 24, 2025 Onion Routing Not all Privacy Enhancing Technologies are new – but this one is probably new to you. Onion routing was developing in the 1990’s by…
November 4, 2024 Curbing Location Tracking Our location is being tracked mercilessly today, in several ways. In the digital age, location data is among the most sensitive information we share,…
October 7, 2024 Indicators of Account Compromise Sometimes it’s obvious when your accounts are hacked. Maybe your money is gone. Maybe you can no longer log in using the password you…
July 15, 2024 How & Why to Block Ads Ads on the web are beyond annoying – they are actually a threat to your privacy and sometimes even your security. Ads pay for…
February 27, 2023 Unmasking Shortened Links Web links are great, when you’re on the web. But if you need to read off or write down a web address, or URL,…
January 16, 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: 2023 It’s that time of year again! Time to put the past behind us and look forward to a brand new year, full of possibilities…
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…
