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Nov

08

Why you should care about privacy (even if no one else around you does)

There's a pattern I've noticed over the last couple years that goes something like this. Person has a personal revelation

Nov 8, 2020

6 min read

Jun

23

Google: a walk down privacy lane

Google has been constantly embroiled in some kind of controversy for almost two decades. Between changing user settings remotely, manipulating

Jun 23, 2020

29 min read

Jun

12

Thoughts on Disroot

What is Disroot?Per their words, Disroot is a platform providing online services based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation

Jun 12, 2020

5 min read

Jun

08

Thoughts on Brave

Brave is in the news after being caught adding referral codes for their partner Binance, a platform for buying and

Jun 8, 2020

5 min read

Jun

06

How companies are using your data against you

Updated 6.14.20: Added 4 instances Updated 8.19.20: Added 1 instance Updated 7.19.21 Added 2

Jun 6, 2020

12 min read

Jun

06

Managing your privacy: Communication

UPDATE 8/7/20: Wickr was caught sending metadata to Google and Microsoft servers and when pressed for answers, Wickr

Jun 6, 2020

11 min read

May

24

Managing your privacy: Cloud Storage

Being able to upload a photo or document and have access to it anywhere in the world is an incredible

May 24, 2020

11 min read

May

23

Managing your privacy: Cell Phones, pt. 1

Note: This post is written from a US perspective.  Some information may not be the same in other countries. Cell

May 23, 2020

5 min read

May

20

Finding your threat model

Defining your threat model is an important factor when it comes to navigating privacy because it acts as a target

May 20, 2020

5 min read

May

20

Managing your privacy: Data Brokers

There's a good chance that any time you've plugged a name or phone number into a search box online that

May 20, 2020

5 min read