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…
June 27, 2022 Total Cookie Protection Firefox officially rolled out its Total Cookie Protection feature last week, which is a clever and elegant solution for blocking tracking using third party…
May 9, 2022 How to Stop Tracking & Stalking We are being tracked constantly by our cell phones. We willingly carry supercomputers in our pockets 24/7, and these devices are chock full of…
December 20, 2021 The Log4Shell Debacle The internet is on fire this week. The worst cybersecurity vulnerability of the last ten years (and perhaps more) has kicked the internet ant…
March 8, 2021 Last Straw for LastPass Ep210. I’ve recommended LastPass for years – since I wrote my book and every day since. Until now. There are several good (secure and…
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,…
December 23, 2019 Behind the One-Way Mirror (part 2) We know that we’re tracked, but what remains largely invisible is the massive economy working behind the scenes (or “mirror”) to buy, sell, trade…
December 16, 2019 Behind the One-Way Mirror (part 1) If you’ve listened to even a handful of my shows, you are well aware that you’re being tracked around the web. But even I…