December 21, 2020 Best of 2020! I’ve painstakingly scoured the last 50 episodes to select the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the top tips for the…
December 14, 2020 Setting the Digital Standard (Part 2) One today’s show, Ben Moskowitz from Consumer Reports will tell us about an extremely useful tool they’ve created to help you improve your personal…
December 7, 2020 Setting the Digital Standard (Part 1) Are consumers really concerned about security and privacy in the products they buy? And if so, how could manufacturers capitalize on these attributes to…
November 30, 2020 Best & Worst Gifts Guide 2020 Looking for fun gifts that won’t also be gifts to hackers and data miners? In today’s show, I’ll list off the top products and…
November 23, 2020 Dark Patterns (Part 2) So, what can we do about these dark patterns? Are there technical solutions to this problem? Or will this require regulations? Or perhaps we…
November 16, 2020 Dark Patterns (Part 1) Are you tired of being pestered to allow notifications or access to your location? Do you wonder why you have to give your credit…
November 9, 2020 Zoom: Now with Actual Privacy Zoom went from an obscure teleconferencing company to a household word when the pandemic hit. Zoom wasn’t the best videoconferencing app by any means….
November 2, 2020 The Ebb & Flow of the Internet For better or for worse, the internet today is funded by advertising. While ads can be annoying, the real issue isn’t having to watch…
October 26, 2020 Big Proctor is Watching You (part 2) In the second half of my interview with the EFF’s Lindsay Oliver and Jason Kelley, we talk about how these draconian surveillance systems put…
October 19, 2020 Big Proctor is Watching You (part 1) In this time of COVID19, we’ve all had to learn to work and learn from home. But how do our bosses know we’re not…