September 7, 2026 Use a Secure Wi-Fi Router Probably the single most important device on your home network in terms of security is your Wi-Fi router. In most cases, it’s the only…
October 20, 2025 Securing Old Accounts Now that we’ve tracked down all our old online accounts, it’s time to make them more secure and review the data they contain. We…
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…
April 7, 2025 Differential Privacy When we collect a lot of personal data, say via the US Census, the goal is to glean important aggregate information and statistics, while…
December 2, 2024 Letters from the Mailbag It’s been too long since I’ve dipped into the listener mailbag, so today I’m going to answer a small selection of your questions on…
November 18, 2024 Best & Worst Gifts for 2024 Holiday shopping season is here! And today I’ll give you the highlights of my annual Best & Worst Gift Guide for 2024, with regard…
June 3, 2024 Migrate to Mastodon Most major social media platforms are a hot mess. Your feed is filled with tons of crap you never asked to see and your…
November 6, 2023 The Rise of Cellular IoT Connecting all our stuff to the internet – making devices “smart” – brings with it a lot of risks. Besides the more obvious cybersecurity…
June 5, 2023 Blocking .zip Domains Two weeks ago, I told you about the availability of two new top-level domains that also happen to be popular file name extensions: .zip…
January 30, 2023 Data Privacy Week 2023 Every January, we celebrate privacy with Data Privacy Week. It has rightly expanded from Data Privacy Day. And of course every day should be…
