If anyone has ever taken your photo, you're at risk.  Meta is quietly testing a new “cloud processing” feature that asks users to let its AI scan every photo on their phone whether it’s been shared to Facebook or not. Meta wants its AI to analyze t...

How Social Media Algorithms Fuel Political Polarization I love fireworks, but one of the best parts of the 4th of July for me is spending it with people from vastly different political viewpoints celebrating life, liberty and the pursuit of happines...

Your address book powers one of the most dangerous and invisible forms of surveillance capitalism. Here’s why it matters and what you can do about it.  Through its 'Upload Contacts' feature on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, Meta harvest...

Over 16 billion account login credentials have been exposed online. As one of the biggest data leaks in history, it affects close to everyone. Quite likely, you and me.  Hackers can now easily access many of your accounts. Your money, photos, c...

A killer built an assassination plan using addresses and family ties made available through online data broker sites, but you can eliminate this huge danger for you and your loved ones in less than five minutes.  The recently released Boelter Federa...

We often download apps without a second thought, but each one is like a tiny window into our lives. Many apps quietly collect personal information—like where we go, who we talk to, and even what we search for—and share it with advertisers or data br...

We can't have privacy by ourselves Our personal information is only as safe as the weakest link. Privacy Pup and I’d be leading everyone down a merry chase if I didn’t acknowledge this up front: your privacy, my privacy, our privacy doesn’t exist in...

It’s all 😊 and 😎 for Zuckerberg’s Children Hmm... does he know something we don't? Mark Zuckerberg NEVER shows the faces of his daughters on his social media posts. Why? Huge irony alert ahead:  It's to protect their privacy and identity. The ...

Take back your data before it's spun out! Your data may be yours, but Google and Meta control it. They - not you - own the profile they create of you from your personal information. If they should be broken up or sold, that profile may go to the new...

The news has clanged loudly lately about U.S. National Security advisor Mike Waltz and the public display of his Friends on Venmo. Forget for a moment the national security risk for our Stars and Stripes. Let’s talk about Venmo's danger to you....

While SignalGate may be a pretty big “oopsie” for US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Mike Walz, and Vice President JD Vance, it’s kudos to this mighty messaging app that Signal could so casually be trusted for something ...

“They” know more than you think. What began as research for a thriller called BREEZE OFF quickly took me down the rabbit hole as I realized a surveillance capitalism run amok grossly invades our individual privacy as Americans. I felt so violated, o...