Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDifferential 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 somehow preserving the anonymity and privacy of the individua…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Microscoping Our Apps
We've been installing apps on our smartphones for almost two decades now. The iPhone and Android app stores kicked off in 2008 and we still, to this day, have no real way to know what's in them. It t…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s Tax (Scam) Time Again
Tax time is once again upon us here in the USA, which means that the tax scammers are coming out of the woodwork. Many will claim to be representing the IRS, claiming that there is an urgent need to …
Published on 5 months ago
All Things Secured
Josh Summers lived in China for many years and learned a lot about privacy and security. Since he left, he's made it his mission to share this knowledge through his website and YouTube channel called…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Slay Browser Ads Forever
Google's Chrome browser is rolling out changes that will hamstring ad blockers - so there's never been a better time to try a better browser. There are a handful of good options, but I'm going to rec…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Back to The L0pht
Today, we travel back in time and back to The L0pht with one of the original founders of L0pht Heavy Industries, Weld Pond (aka Chris Wysopal). We'll talk about how hacker culture has impacted modern…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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 the US government and is the basis for the Tor Network. Onion routi…
Published on 6 months ago
Security Planner
Generic security advice is good, but tailored advice is much better. Everyone's situation is a little different. What are you trying to protect? Who or what are you trying to protect it from? What ar…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Crypto Wars 2.0
Privacy is a human right - and you don't have to justify rights, you just have them. That's kinda the whole point. But you do need to exercise them and defend them sometimes. It has been leaked that …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Controlling Your Digital ID
In the real world, we present different aspects of ourselves in different environments: home, work, family, friends, school, etc. Why can't we do this in the virtual world, as well? While marketers l…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago