Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGoing on a Data Diet
The world wide web, as we know it today, has been around for over 30 years. In that time, most of us have created many dozens, perhaps hundreds, of online accounts. How many of those accounts are sti…
Published on 10 hours ago
I’m Just a (Privacy) Bill
Why don’t we have meaningful privacy laws in the US? While we haven’t been able to pass federal privacy legislation, many states have managed to pass laws protecting our data and establishing some ba…
Published on 1 week ago
Hacker Summer Camp 2025
It’s early August, which means it’s time for BSides Las Vegas and DEF CON, part of the trio of conferences that make up “hacker summer camp” (the other being Black Hat, which I don’t attend). It’s be…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Tariffs vs IP Law
Cory Doctorow has garnered a lot of needed attention to the decline of modern online platforms, including Google Search, Facebook and Twitter. Much of this is a result of coining the now-viral term E…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Physical Phone Security
We take our phones with us everywhere. And they contain, or have cloud access to, pretty much all of our personal information and online accounts. While phone makers have made it difficult for thieve…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Passport, Lawyer, Locksmith
We talk a lot about digital or online security. Today we’re going to focus on physical security and the general ethos of “be prepared”. There are many situations in life when you will find yourself w…
Published on 1 month ago
Freezing Your Mobile Account
Your cell phone number uniquely identifies you. Many companies rely on this 1-to-1 relationship to authenticate you to their systems. So if someone were to somehow manage to steal your mobile phone n…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Defending Student Privacy
Privacy risks are bad enough for adults – but it’s much worse for our kids, particularly as students. Who provides notice and obtains consent for minors at school? In many cases it’s not the parents,…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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 in-app browser that can gather your data and even inject a…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
ShmooCon: Moose You Already
On January 12th, 2025, the ShmooCon hacker conference held it’s 20th and final gathering. I was lucky enough to be able to not only attend the final show but also to interview the founders, Heidi and…
Published on 2 months ago